Summary
Taiwan.TTT.KWR.2012 (Kuo-Chen, Wu & Roecker, 2012) is based on a travel-time tomographic method from active- and passive-source experiments of Taiwan Integrated Geodynamic Research (TAIGER) and other permanent seismic networks. Totally, ~2800 stations are used.
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Description
Name | Taiwan.TTT.KWR.2012 |
Title | 3D P-wave velocity model of Taiwan from travel-time tomography |
Type | 3-D Tomography Earth Model |
Sub Type | P-wave velocity (km/s) |
Year | 2012 |
Short Description | Taiwan.TTT.KWR.2012 is based on a travel-time tomographic method from active- and passive-source experiments of Taiwan Integrated Geodynamic Research (TAIGER) and other permanent seismic networks. Totally, ~2800 stations are used. |
Authors: | |
Hao Kuo-Chen | |
Department of Earth Sciences | |
National Central University | |
Jhongli, 32001, Taiwan | |
Francis T. Wu | |
Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies | |
University of New York at Binghamton | |
NY 13902, USA | |
Steven W. Roecker | |
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
NY 12180, USA | |
Previous Model | None |
Reference Model | None |
Model Download | Taiwan.TTT.KWR.2012-vp_kmps.nc (see metadata ), is the netCDF file for the model |
Model Homepage | None |
Depth Coverage | 0 to 116 km (best resolution 0-60 km) |
Area | Taiwan (latitude: 21.5°/25.496°, longitude: 120°/122.5°) |
Data Set Description | Kuo-Chen et. al., 2012 |
Supplemental Information | The supplemental information page for this model contains information on model resolution. |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Kuo-Chen, H., F. T. Wu, and S. W. Roecker (2012) Three-Dimensional P Velocity Structures of the Lithosphere Beneath Taiwan from the Analysis of TAIGER and Related Seismic Data sets, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B06306, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JB009108.
- Wu, F. T., and H. Kuo-Chen, K. McIntosh (2014) Subsurface imaging, TAIGER experiments and tectonic models of Taiwan, J. Asian Earth Sci., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.03.024.
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 Hao Kuo-Chen
Timeline
- 2015-01-06
- added to EMC