Birch's law

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo Earth's interior
mantle rocks
gptkbp:describes relationship between compressional wave velocity and density in rocks
gptkbp:field geophysics
seismology
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Francis_Birch
gptkbp:hasEquation Vp = a + bρ (where Vp is compressional wave velocity, ρ is density, a and b are constants)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Birch's law
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Francis_Birch
gptkbp:usedIn interpretation of seismic data
gptkbp:yearProposed 1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Francis_Birch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7