TauP.R (version 1.5)

model: ak135 Earth Model

Description

Planet model using the data from the ak135 1-D model.

Usage

data(model)

Format

List with following elements:

z

Sample depths (km)

vp

Sample P wave velocities (km/s)

vs

Sample S wave velocities (km/s)

rho

Sample densities (kg/m^3)

qp

P attenuation

qs

S attenuation

name

Model name

rp

Planet radius

year

Year published

conr

Depth to Conrad (upper crust/lower crust) discontinuity

moho

Depth to Mohorovicic (top of mantle) discontinuity

d410

Depth to top of transition zone

d520

Depth to olivine beta-gamma transition

d660

Depth to top of lower mantle

cmb

Depth to core-mantle boundary

icb

Depth to inner core boundary

References

Kennett, B.L.N. Engdahl, E.R. & Buland R., 1995. Constraints on seismic velocities in the Earth from travel times, Geophys J Int, 122, 108-124 <doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1995.tb03540.x>

Examples

# NOT RUN {
data(model)

Earthplot(model)

Traveltime('P', 60, 0, model)
# }