Quality over quantity: on workflow and model space exploration of 3D inversion of MT data

K Robertson, S Thiel, N Meqbel - Earth, Planets and Space, 2020 - Springer
Abstract 3D inversions of magnetotelluric data are now almost standard, with computational
power now allowing an inversion to be performed in a matter of days (or hours) rather than …

Application of 3-D electromagnetic inversion in practice: challenges, pitfalls and solution approaches

MP Miensopust - Surveys in Geophysics, 2017 - Springer
In recent years, three-dimensional (3-D) inversion of electromagnetic (EM) data gained a lot
of attention and the number of 3-D EM case studies has increased. Many publications …

Parallel three-dimensional magnetotelluric inversion using adaptive finite-element method. Part I: theory and synthetic study

AV Grayver - Geophysical Journal International, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This paper presents a distributed magnetotelluric inversion scheme based on adaptive finite-
element method (FEM). The key novel aspect of the introduced algorithm is the use of …

Modeling a fractured geothermal reservoir using 3-D AMT data inversion: insights from Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, British Columbia, Canada

FH Ghalati, JA Craven, D Motazedian, SE Grasby… - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
An audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) survey was conducted to explore for shallow geothermal
resources in the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, the location of which has the highest geothermal …

Imaging the magmatic system beneath the Krafla geothermal field, Iceland: A new 3-D electrical resistivity model from inversion of magnetotelluric data

B Lee, M Unsworth, K Árnason… - Geophysical Journal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Krafla is an active volcanic field and a high-temperature geothermal system in northeast
Iceland. As part of a program to produce more energy from higher temperature wells, the …

Three-dimensional magnetotelluric characterization of the Travale geothermal field (Italy)

F Pace, A Martí, P Queralt, A Santilano, A Manzella… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The geoelectrical features of the Travale geothermal field (Italy), one of the most productive
geothermal fields in the world, have been investigated by means of three-dimensional (3D) …

The magma system beneath Changbaishan-Tianchi Volcano, China/North Korea: Constraints from three-dimensional magnetotelluric imaging

B Yang, W Lin, X Hu, H Fang, G Qiu, G Wang - Journal of Volcanology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano is a potentially hazardous intraplate volcano, and has
gained increasing concern because of its volcanic unrest between 2002 and 2006 …

Geothermal potential of the eastern end of the Gediz basin, western Anatolia, Turkey revealed by three-dimensional inversion of magnetotelluric data

Ö Hacıoğlu, AT Başokur, Ç Diner - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional models of the crustal electrical resistivity were derived from the inversion
of magnetotelluric data in the eastern end of the Gediz basin, western Anatolia. In total, 179 …

An electrical conductivity model of a coastal geothermal field in southeastern China based on 3D magnetotelluric imaging

Q Han, A Kelbert, X Hu - Geophysics, 2021 - library.seg.org
The hydrology and geology of the Xinzhou geothermal field in South China and its
surrounding area have been well studied. Previous studies have indicated that mantle heat …

The conductivity structure of the Gediz Graben geothermal area extracted from 2D and 3D magnetotelluric inversion: Synthetic and field data applications

E Erdoğan, ME Candansayar - Geothermics, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, we have created a virtual three-dimensional conductivity model of the Gediz
Graben geothermal area using real topographical variations and geological settings as …