The inversion of electromagnetic sounding data does not yield a unique solution, but inevitably a single model to interpret the observations is sought. We recommend that this model be as simple, or smooth, as possible, in order to reduce the temptation to overinterpret the data and to eliminate arbitrary discontinuities in simple layered models. To obtain smooth models, the nonlinear forward pr...

[1] Interpretation of the EarthScope MT (magnetotelluric) data requires the development of a large‐scale inversion method which can address two common problems of 3D MT inversion: computational time andmemory requirements. We have developed an efficient method of 3D MT inversion based on an IE (integral equation) formulation of the MT forward modeling problem and a receiver footprint approach, ...

The usual methodology used in magnetotelluric signal processing (MT) has been studied and applied to the case of audio-magnetotellourics (AMT). The results obtained have proved not to be good enough in order to obtain a good subsurface resistivity model. Therefore, some changes have been made to the methodology of signal processing so that it suits audio-magnetotellurics. These changes have app...

Abstract There is no abstract available for this article. Structure and origin of the South China Sea Marine magnetotelluric Joint inversion interpretation electromagnetic instrument × Update English Chinese

We describe implementation of a modular system of computer codes for inversion of electromagnetic geophysical data, referred to as ModEM. The system is constructed with a fine level of modular granularity, with basic components of the inversion – forward modeling, sensitivity computations, inversion search algorithms, model parametrization and regularization, data functionals – interchangeable,...