Summary
THO-MT-2021 is a three-dimensional electrical conductivity model of the southern Trans-Hudson Orogen and surrounding terranes based on magnetotelluric data.
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Description
Name | THO-MT-2021 |
Title | Southern Trans-Hudson Orogen electrical resistivity model |
Type | 3-D Electrical Resistivity Earth Model |
Sub Type | |
Units | log(10) electrical conductivity (S/m) |
Year | 2021 |
Data Revision | r0.0 (revision history) |
Short Description | Three-dimensional electrical conductivity model of the southern Trans-Hudson Orogen and surrounding terranes based on magnetotelluric data. |
Authors: | Paul A Bedrosian, Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, United Stated Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA Carol A Finn, Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, United Stated Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA |
Previous Model | N/A |
Reference Model | N/A |
Model Download | THO.MT.Bedrosian2021.resistivity.r0.0.nc (see metadata) is the above model in netCDF 3 Classic format. THO.MT.Bedrosian2021.resistivity.zip is the above model in its original format. |
Model Homepage | N/A |
Depth Coverage | 0 to 350 km |
Area | North American Central Plains, United States and Canada (37.5° to 54.5° latitude, -125° to -90° longitude) |
Data Set Description | Inversion used 1072 MT stations (full impedance tensors and vertical magnetic field transfer functions, period range 5-20,000 s). |
Citations and DOIs
To cite the original work behind this Earth model:
- Bedrosian, P.A., and Finn, C.A., 2021, When Wyoming Became Superior: Oblique Convergence Along the Southern Trans-Hudson Orogen: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 48, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL092970.
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.2021.thomt.1
Credits
- r0.0 model provided by Paul Bedrosian.
Revision History
revision r0.0: uploaded September 21, 2021.
Timeline
- 2021-09-21
- online