Conversion of seismic tomography model to a KML file

We provide here conversion tool from seismic tomography model to KML files. You can display global and local seismic tomography on Google Earth. In addition, you can make a vertical cross section along any profile you like. The original tomography models, now you can convert here, are as follows.

• GAP-P1 (Global model); Obayashi et al., 2006, Earth & Planet. Sci. Lett. 243, 149-158
• FP2006S-ifree (Local model); Isse et al., 2006a, Geophys. Res. Lett. 33, doi:10.1029/2006GL026872
• PHS2006S-ifree (Local model); Isse et al., 2006b, J. Geophys. Res. 111, doi:10.1029/2005JB003750

Note: Publications using KML files from this web site must acknowledge the use KML files produced by IFREE/JAMSTEC and refer to "Yamagishi et al. (2006), Integration of Geophysical and Geochemical Data, EOS Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN11A-1142" and the paper for the original tomography model.

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Global seismic tomography model

You can select output data range and plot color when you convert a tomography model to a KML file.

Global tomography model, GAP-P1 at the depth from 629 km to 712 km. The color varies from red, white to blue. The scale range is -1.5/+1.5 %.

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Local seismic tomography model

You can make a KML file of a tomography model which don't have global data.

High resolution local tomography model, FP2006S-ifree at the depth 180 km. The scale range is from -8 to +8 %. This is the same figure as Figure 4 (e) in Isse et al. 2006a.

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High resolution local tomography model, PHS2006S-ifree at the depth 240 km. The scale range is from -8 to +8 %. This is the same figure as Figure 5 (f) in Isse et al. 2006b.

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Vertical cross section

You can make a KML file of vertical cross section along any profile you like. In addition, you can zoom a part of the mantle.

Vertical cross section beneath Japan produced from GAP-P1. This is the same figure as Fig 2 (a) in Obayashi et al., 2006.

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Vertical ross section down to the 200 km depth beneath South Pacific superswell produced from FP2006S-ifree. This is the same figure as Fig 4 (f) in Isse et al., 2006a.

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Local seismic tomography from local/global model

You can make a KML file of a part of the original tomography model. In addition, you can select the altitude to display the model. You can display the seismic tomography on Earth's surface or at the altitude to be distance from CMB to the depth.

A part of the global model, GAP-P1 beneath Japan at the depth from 410 km to 478 km. This is the same figure as Fig. 1 (c) in Obayashi et al., 2006.

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Vertical cross section and local tomography beneath Japan at the depth from 410 to 478 km produced from GAP-P1. The altitude at whith the model is displayed is distance from CMB to the depth of the model.

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