Data Services Products: EMC-MCR.MT.Yang-et.al.2015.resistivity 3D electrical resistivity model of the Midcontinent Rift from magnetotelluric data inversion

Summary

3D electrical resistivity model of the Midcontinent Rift from magnetotelluric data inversion

Description

Name MCR.MT.Yang-et.al.2015.resistivity
Title 3D electrical resistivity model of the Midcontinent Rift from magnetotelluric data inversion
Type 3-D Electrical Resistivity Earth Model
Sub Type
Units Electrical resistivity (Ohm-m)
Year 2015
 
Short Description   The model is recovered by inverting 222 magnetotelluric stations from EarthScope USArray dataset in Midcontinent Rift area, north-central USA.
Authors:  
Bo Yang
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
A. Kelbert
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
G. D. Egbert
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
Naser Meqbel
Research Centre for Geosciences-Potsdam (GFZ)
Potsdam, Germany.
 
Previous Model None
Reference Model None
Model Download MCR.MT.Yang-et.al.2015.resistivity.nc (see metadata ), is the netCDF file for the model
Model Homepage None
Depth Coverage 0 to 400 km, (best resolution 10-220 km)
Area The Midcontinent Rift (latitude: 34.5°/51.4°, longitude: -99.6°/-78.3°)
 
Data Set Description [Yang et al (2015)] The dataset includes multi-frequency MT transfer functions (impedance and induction vectors) from 222 sites.
Supplemental Information See the supplemental data of the online version of the paper.

conductance and resistivity at multiple depths
Depth sections of the electrical resistivity model at representative crustal and upper mantle depths.

Citations and DOIs

To cite the original work behind this Earth model:

  • Yang, B., A. Kelbert, G.D. Egbert , and N Meqbel (2015), Three-dimensional electrical resistivity of the north-central USA from EarthScope long period magnetotelluric data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 422, 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.04.006.

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

Model provided by Bo Yang

Timeline

2015-08-11
MCR.MT.Yang-et.al.2015.resistivity Earth model online

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