Summary
The iasp91 reference model is a parameterised velocity model that has been constructed to be a summary of the travel time characteristics of the main seismic phases, Kennett (1991).
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Description
| Name | iasp91 |
| Title | iasp91 velocity model |
| Type | 1-D Reference Earth Model |
| Sub Type | P & S velocity model |
| Year | 1991 |
| Short Description | The iasp91 reference model is a parameterised velocity model that has been constructed to be a summary of the travel time characteristics of the main seismic phases, Kennett (1991). |
| 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 | |
| Base Model | |
| Referenced by | |
| Model Download | |
| in comma separated value (CSV) file format (IASP91.csv ) with columns lef to right representing Depth (km), Radius (km), Vp (km/s), and Vs (km/s) | |
| in IDV CSV file format (IASP91_IDV.csv) | |
| Model Homepage | http://www.iaspei.org/downloads |
| Depth Coverage | 0 to 6371.0 km |
| Area | radial Earth model |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Kennett, B.L.N. (Compiler and Editor). 1991. “IASPEI 1991 Seismological Tables.” Bibliotech, Canberra, Australia, 167 pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1991.tb00863.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:
Credits
- B.L.N. Kennett
Timeline
- 2010-12-09
- Online
