Summary
Three-dimensional electrical conductivity model of the Midcontinent Rift based on magnetotelluric data.
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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). |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Bedrosian, P. A. (2016) Making it and breaking it in the Midwest: Continental assembly and rifting from modeling of EarthScope magnetotelluric data. Precambrian Research, 278, 337-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2016.03.009
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
