Summary
Pn tomography model for the contiguous United States. Model parameters include isotropic Pn velocity, anisotropy, vertical velocity gradient, and crustal thickness.
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Description
| Name | PnUS_2016 |
| Title | Pn tomography model for the contiguous United States |
| Type | 2-D tomography Earth Model |
| Sub Type | Pn velocity (km/s), vertical velocity gradient (1/s), anisotropy (%), crustal thickness (km) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Short Description | Pn tomography model for the contiguous United States. Model parameters include isotropic Pn velocity, anisotropy, vertical velocity gradient, and crustal thickness. |
| Authors: | |
| Janine Buehler | |
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography | |
| UC San Diego | |
| Peter Shearer | |
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography | |
| UC San Diego | |
| Corresponding author: | jsbuehler@ucsd.edu |
| Previous Model | N/A |
| Reference Model | N/A |
| Model Download | PnUS_2016_Pn_crustalthickness.dat — the crustal thickness map as latitude, longitude, thickness (km) |
| The model file containing Pn velocity, gradient, and anisotropy parameters on 2D grid: PnUS_2016.nc (see metadata ), is the netCDF file for the model |
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| Depth Coverage | mantle lid |
| Area | contiguous U.S. |
| Data Set Description | Pn travel times recorded at USArray (http://www.anf.ucsd.edu) |
| Supplemental Information | N/A |
(bottom) structure across the USArray footprint.
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Buehler J.S., and P.M. Shearer (2016), Uppermost mantle seismic velocity structure beneath USArray, J. Geophys. Res., 121, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JB013265.
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
Schmandt, B., Lin, F. C., & Karlstrom, K. E. (2015). Distinct crustal isostasy trends east and west of the Rocky Mountain Front. Geophysical Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066593
Credits
Model provided by Janine Buehler
Timeline
- 2017-01-05
- online
