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Descriptor English: p Wave
Descriptor Spanish: Onda p
Descriptor onda P
Scope note: Onda de cuerpo compresional o longitudinal generada por un sismo. El movimiento de las partículas del medio que atraviesa la onda en el sentido de propagación, causa compresión y rarefacción. Su velocidad varía entre 6 y 14 km por seg. y su periodo entre 0.1 y 2.0 seg. (Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992)
Descriptor Portuguese: Onda p
Descriptor French: Onde P
Entry term(s): Compressional Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Primary Wave
Tree number(s): SP8.190.270.371.679
Scope note: Compressional or longitudinal wave body generated by an earthquake. The movement of particles passing through the middle in the direction of wave propagation, causes compression and rarefaction. Its speed varies between 6 and 14 km/s and the period varies between 0.1 and 2.0 seconds. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
DeCS ID: 34897
Unique ID: DDCS034897
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p Wave - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060769
Scope note Compressional or longitudinal wave body generated by an earthquake. The movement of particles passing through the middle in the direction of wave propagation, causes compression and rarefaction. Its speed varies between 6 and 14 km/s and the period varies between 0.1 and 2.0 seconds. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992)
Preferred term p Wave
Entry term(s) Compressional Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Primary Wave



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