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Bouguer correction
A correction made to gravity data for the attraction of the rock between the station and the datum elevation (commonly sea level); or, if the station is below the datum elevation, for the rock missing between station and datum. The Bouguer correction is 0.01276 ph mgal/ft, or 0.04185 ph mgal/m, where p is the specific gravity of the intervening rock and h is the difference in elevation between station and datum.
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- Industri / Domain: Pertambangan
- Kategori: Peratmbangan secara umum; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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