Summary
MC35 reference Earth model is based on the continental Earth model PEM-C . MC35 replaces PEM-C ‘s high- and low-velocity zones of the uppermost mantle (to the depth of 210 km) with a constant shear-wave velocity of 4.5 km/s.
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Description
| Name | MC35 |
| Title | A 1-D modified PEM-C S velocity model |
| Type | 1-D Reference Earth Model |
| Sub Type | S velocity |
| Year | 1997 |
| Short Description | MC35 reference Earth model is based on the continental Earth model PEM-C . MC35 replaces PEM-C ‘s high- and low-velocity zones of the uppermost mantle (to the depth of 210 km) with a constant shear-wave velocity of 4.5 km/s. |
| Authors: | |
| Suzan van der Lee | |
| Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences | |
| Northwestern University | |
| Evanston, Illinois, USA | |
| Guust Nolet | |
| Geosciences Azur | |
| Universite de Nice/Sophia Antipolis | |
| Sophia Antipolis, France | |
| Base Model | PEM-C |
| Referenced by | NA04 & NA07 |
| Model Download | |
| in its original format (vs.MC35 ) with columns lef to right representing Depth (km), and Vs (km/s) | |
| in comma separated value (CSV) file format (MC35.csv ) with columns lef to right representing Depth (km), and Vs (km/s) | |
| in IDV CSV file format (MC35_IDV.csv ) | |
| Model Homepage | |
| Depth Coverage | 0 to 2885 km |
| Area | Continental point data |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Van der Lee, S. and Guust Nolet 1997. “Upper mantle S-velocity structure of North America.” J. Geophys. Res. 102:22815-22838. https://doi.org/10.1029/97JB01168.
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
- S. Van der Lee and Guust Nolet
Timeline
- 2010-12-09
- Online
