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type: Agent

West Flank Coso FORGE: Magnetotelluric Inversion
type: Dataset
contact point: Organization
  fn: Doug Blankenship
keyword: geothermal
keyword: coso
keyword: inversion
keyword: north-america
keyword: geophysics
keyword: mt
keyword: geoss
keyword: united-states
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: forge
keyword: inverse
keyword: egs
keyword: report
keyword: geo
keyword: magnetotelluric
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: model
keyword: 3d
keyword: west-flank
keyword: national
keyword: survey-map
keyword: ckan
description: The Coso Magnetotelluric (MT) dataset of which the West Flank FORGE MT data is a subset, was collected by Schlumberger / WesternGeco and initially processed by the WesternGeco GeoSolutions Integrated EM Center of Excellence in Milan, Italy. The 2011 data was based on 99 soundings that were centered on the West Flank geothermal prospect. The new soundings along with previous data from 2003 and 2006 were incorporated into a 3D inversion. Full impedance tensor data were inverted in the 1-3000 Hz range. The modelling report notes several noise sources, specifically the DC powerline that is 20,000 feet west of the survey area, and may have affected data in the 0.02 to 10 Hz range. Model cell dimensions of 450 x 450 x 65 feet were used to avoid computational instability in the 3D model. The fit between calculated and observed MT values for the final model run had an RMS value of 1.807. The included figure from the WesternGeco report shows the sounding locations from the 2011, 2006 and 2003 surveys.
issued: 2016-05-16T06:00:00+00:00
modified: 2019-11-15T01:11:50+00:00
spatial: Location

West Flank MT Inversion.zip
type: Distribution
access URL: https://gdr.openei.org/files/808/WestFlankMT.zip
media type: application/zip
description: 3D MT inversion data and model for the West Flank FORGE site
format: ZIP
issued: 2022-08-08T11:39:02.102339
modified: 2025-11-19T21:06:40.725016