Summary
SEMUCB-WM1 is a global whole-mantle tomographic earth model derived from fully numerical SEM-based forward modelling.
Description
| Name | SEMUCB-WM1 | ||
| Title | SEMUCB-WM1 Global Model (version 1.0) | ||
| Type | 3D tomography Earth model | ||
| Sub Type | Isotropic Vs and Radially anisotropic Xi | ||
| Year | 2014 | ||
| EMC Data Revision | r0.0 (revision history) | ||
| Short Description | SEMUCB-WM1 is a global radially anisotropic shear velocity model derived from fully numerical SEM-based forward modelling. It is parametrized in terms of isotropic S velocity (Voigt average) and the anisotropic parameter, xi (Vsh2/Vsv2 ). |
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| Usage Notes | This version of the model is only for plotting purposes. If you wish to compute synthetic seismograms based on this model, please refer to the guidelines here, or better, if you wish to use SPECFEM_3Dglobe, please ask us (barbarar@berkeley.edu) for the corresponding subroutines, as proper meshing is important, especially for the crust. We are in the process of incorporating these subroutines in the standard distribution of SPECFEM_3Dglobe. | ||
| Authors: | S. W. French, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, McCone Hall, University of California, Berkeley B.A.Romanowicz, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, McCone Hall, University of California, Berkeley |
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| Model Download | For visualization purposes only: Voigt-average isotropic shear wave velocity, Vs, model can be downloaded in netCDF 3 Classic format (semucb-2014-ucb-vs-viz-only.r0.0.nc, metadata). Radially anisotropic parameter, Xi (V_SH2/V_SV2), model can be downloaded in netCDF 3 Classic format (semucb-2014-ucb-xi-viz-only.r0.0.nc, metadata). Details about the model can be seen here as well as versions of the model appropriate for waveform simulations. |
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| Model Homepage | http://seismo.berkeley.edu/wiki_br/Broad_plumes_rooted_at_the_base_of_the_mantle_beneath_major_hotspots | ||
| Depth Coverage | 50 to 2800 km (netCDF), whole Earth (original model) | ||
| Area | Global (-90°/90°, -180°/180°) | ||
| Data Set Description | See French and Romanowicz, 2014 for details on the data set used. | ||
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- French, S., & Romanowicz, B. A. (2014). Whole-mantle radially anisotropic shear velocity structure from spectral-element waveform tomography. Geophysical Journal International, 199(3), 1303–1327. https://doi.org/
https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggu334
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.semucbwm1.1
References
If you use this model, please cite these papers:
- French, S. W., Y. Zheng, B. Romanowicz and K. Yelick (2015) Parallel Hessian assembly for Seismic Waveform inversion using Global updates, Proceedings of the 29th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (2015) https://doi.org/10.1109/IPDPS.2015.58.
- French, S.W., V. Lekic, and B. Romanowicz (2013), Waveform Tomography Reveals Channeled Flow at the Base of the Oceanic Asthenosphere, Science
Credits
Utpal Kumar, Berkeley Seismological Lab, University of California, Berkeley
Revision History
revision r0.0: uploaded January 24, 2023.
Timeline
- 2023-01-24
- online
