Summary
The US-Crust-Upper-mantle-Vs.Porter.Liu.Holt.2015 model is based on the shear velocity inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocities calculated from ambient noise and wave-gradiometry measurements.
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Description
| Name | US-Crust-Upper-mantle-Vs.Porter.Liu.Holt.2015 |
| Title | Lithospheric records of orogeny within the continental U.S. |
| Type | 3-D tomography Earth Model |
| Sub Type | Shear-wave velocity (km/s) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Short Description | The model is based on the shear velocity inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocities calculated from ambient noise and wave-gradiometry measurements. |
| Authors: | |
| Ryan Porter | |
| School of Earth Science and Environmental Sustainability | |
| Northern Arizona University | |
| Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA | |
| Yuanyuan Liu | |
| Department of Geosciences | |
| Stony Brook University | |
| Stony Brook, New York, USA | |
| Bill Holt | |
| Department of Geosciences | |
| Stony Brook University | |
| Stony Brook, New York, USA | |
| Previous Model | None |
| Reference Model | None |
| Model Download | US-Crust-Upper-mantle-Vs.Porter.Liu.Holt.2015_kmps.nc (see metadata ), is the netCDF file for the model |
| Depth Coverage | 0 to 300 km, (best resolution 5-150 km) |
| Area | Continental US (latitude: 28°/49°, longitude: -125°/-60°) |
| Data Set Description | [Porter et al., (2016)] The dataset includes shear velocities calculated from the inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocities determined from ambient noise and wave gradiometry analyses. Data were primarily collected by the EarthScope USArray. |
| Supplemental Information | The supplemental information page for this model contains phase velocity, crustal, and sediment thickness maps. |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Porter, R., Y. Liu, and W. E. Holt (2016), Lithospheric records of orogeny within the continental U.S., Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066950.
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:
Reference
Porter, R., Y. Liu, and W. E. Holt (2016), Lithospheric records of orogeny within the continental U.S., Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066950.
Credits
Model provided by Ryan Porter
Timeline
- 2016-01-20
- online
