Data Services Products: EMC-MCR-MT-2016 Midcontinent Rift electrical resistivity model

Summary

Three-dimensional electrical conductivity model of the Midcontinent Rift based on magnetotelluric data.

Description

Name MCR-MT-2016
Title Midcontinent Rift electrical resistivity model
Type 3-D Electrical Resistivity Earth Model
Sub Type
Units log(10) electrical conductivity (S/m)
Year 2016
Data Revision r0.0 (revision history)
 
Short Description   Three-dimensional electrical conductivity model of the Midcontinent Rift based on magnetotelluric data.
 
Authors: Paul A Bedrosian, Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, United Stated Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA
 
Previous Model None
Reference Model None
 
Model Download MCR.MT.Bedrosian2016.resistivity.r0.0-n4.nc (see metadata ), is the netCDF-4 Classic file for the model

MCR.MT.Bedrosian2016.resistivity.zip is the above model in its original format.
 
Model Homepage None
Depth Coverage 0 to 300 km
Area Western United States (36° to 49° latitude, -100° to -82° longitude)
 
Data Set Description Inversion used 305 MT stations (full impedance tensors and vertical magnetic field transfer functions, period range 8-17,000 s).

slice 5 km
Slice through the MCR-MT-2016 resistivity model at 5 km depth. See Bedrosian (2016) for details.

slice 15 km
Slice through the MCR-MT-2016 resistivity model at 15 km depth. See Bedrosian (2016) for details.

slice 30 km
Slice through the MCR-MT-2016 resistivity model at 30 km depth. See Bedrosian (2016) for details.

Citations and DOIs

To cite the original work behind this Earth model:

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: https://doi.org/10.17611/dp/emc.2023.mcrmt.2016.1

Credits

  • r0.0 model provided by Paul Bedrosian.

Revision History

revision r0.0: uploaded November 7, 2023.

Timeline

2023-11-07
r0.0 online

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