Summary
ak135-f is a variant of the ak135 velocity model, Kennett, Engdahl & Buland (1995) , which is obtained by augmenting it with the density and Q model of Montagner & Kennett (1996) .
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Description
| Name | ak135-f |
| Title | ak135-f velocity model, ak135 full model (spherical average) |
| Type | 1-D Reference Earth Model |
| Sub Type | full model |
| Year | 1995 |
| Short Description | ak135-f is a variant of the ak135 velocity model, Kennett, Engdahl & Buland (1995) , which is obtained by augmenting it with the density and Q model of Montagner & Kennett (1996). |
| Authors: | |
| Brian L. N. Kennett | |
| Past President, IASPEI | |
| Research School of Earth Sciences | |
| Australian National University | |
| Canberra, Australia | |
| E. Robert Engdahl | |
| Past President, IASPEI | |
| Department of Physics | |
| University of Colorado | |
| Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| Raymond Buland | |
| National Earthquake Information Center | |
| Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| Base Model | ak135 |
| Referenced by | GyPSum , SAW24B16 and as PREM500 by SAW642AN and SAW642ANb |
| Model Download | |
| NOTE: according to the model’s website , the upper mantle density model should be treated with caution and may well change with further work. Please check the model’s website for any additional updates. | |
| in comma separated value (CSV) file format (AK135F_AVG.csv ) with columns lef to right representing depth (km), density (Mg/m3), P vel (km/s), S vel (km/s), Qκ, and Qμ | |
| in IDV CSV file format (AK135_AVG_IDV.csv ) | |
| Model Homepage | http://rses.anu.edu.au/seismology/ak135/ak135f.html |
| Depth Coverage | 0 to 6371.0 km |
| Area | spherical average Earth model |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Kennett B.L.N., E.R. Engdahl and R. Buland. 1995. “Constraints on seismic velocities in the earth from travel times” Geophys. J. Int. 122, 108–124. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.1995.tb03540.x
To cite IRIS DMC Data Products effort:
- Trabant, C., A. R. Hutko, M. Bahavar, R. Karstens, T. Ahern, and R. Aster (2012), Data Products at the IRIS DMC: Stepping Stones for Research and Other Applications, Seismological Research Letters, 83(5), 846–854, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220120032.
DOI for this EMC webpage:
Reference
- Montagner J.P. & Kennett B.L.N. 1996. “How to reconcile body-wave and normal-mode reference Earth models?” Geophys. J. Int. 125:229-248.
Credits
- B.L.N. Kennett, E.R. Engdahl and R. Buland
Timeline
- 2010-12-09
- Online
