Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset

In 2002 and 2003 a collaborative effort was undertaken between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the USGS Menlo Park, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and Electromagnetic Instruments Inc. to study the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii using the magnetotelluric (MT) technique. The work was motivated by a desire to improve understanding of the magma reservoirs and conduits within Kilauea and the East and Southwest Rift zones, which has implications for understanding Kilaueas plumbing system. An improved understanding of the rift zones has implications in understanding large-scale landslides that are generated in the Hilina Slump, which produce significant impacts on coastal communities. Up to eight stations operated simultaneously, with multiple remote reference sites, and data were processed using multi-station robust processing techniques. In total, data were acquired at 70 sites over the Southwest and East rift zones. Good to excellent quality data were obtained even in the harshest conditions, such as those encountered on the fresh lava flows of the East Rift Zone (ERZ), where electrical contact resistances are on the order of 100 kOhm. This data supports the continuing efforts to increase geothermal power on the island of Hawaii.
Each of the 70 EDI files are the MT impedance tensors for 1 site. There is also a description of the processing of the data and a site map showing the locations of each site.
Data Processing Description.docx
Hawaii MT Site Location Map.png
Kilauea MT site 03-09.edi
Kilauea MT Site 03-02.edi
Kilauea MT Site 03-31.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-08.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-12.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-14.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-16.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-17.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-19.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-20.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-21c.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-29.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-38.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-40.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-41.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-44.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-45f.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-46.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-47.edi
Kilauea MT site 03-48.edi
Kilauea MT site 301.edi
Kilauea MT site 311.edi
Kilauea MT site 313.edi
Kilauea MT site H01.edi
Kilauea MT site H02.edi
Kilauea MT site J08.edi
Kilauea MT site J10.edi
Kilauea MT site J11.edi
Kilauea MT site J16b.edi
Kilauea MT site J21b.edi
Kilauea MT site J30.edi
Kilauea MT site J44.edi
Kilauea MT site KMC.edi
Kilauea MT site Keller.edi
Kilauea MT site al.edi
Kilauea MT site ba.edi
Kilauea MT site bigbus.edi
Kilauea MT site cr_alt.edi
Kilauea MT site golf.edi
Kilauea MT site h3-03.edi
Kilauea MT site h34b.edi
Kilauea MT site j07b.edi
Kilauea MT site j18.edi
Kilauea MT site j23b.edi
Kilauea MT site p15.edi
Kilauea MT site p17.edi
Kilauea MT site p19.edi
Kilauea MT site p20329.edi
Kilauea MT site p24.edi
Kilauea MT site p25.edi
Kilauea MT site p32.edi
Kilauea MT site s01.edi
Kilauea MT site s02.edi
Kilauea MT site s03.edi
Kilauea MT site s04.edi
Kilauea MT site s05.edi
Kilauea MT site s06b.edi
Kilauea MT site s08.edi
Kilauea MT site s09.edi
Kilauea MT site s1.edi
Kilauea MT site s19.edi
Kilauea MT site s21.edi
Kilauea MT site s22.edi
Kilauea MT site s23.edi
Kilauea MT site s24.edi
Kilauea MT site s25.edi
Kilauea MT site s26.edi
Kilauea MT site s28.edi
Kilauea MT site s65.edi
Kilauea MT site saddle.edi
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - In 2002 and 2003 a collaborative effort was undertaken between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the USGS Menlo Park, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and Electromagnetic Instruments Inc. to study the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii using the magnetotelluric (MT) technique. The work was motivated by a desire to improve understanding of the magma reservoirs and conduits within Kilauea and the East and Southwest Rift zones, which has implications for understanding Kilaueas plumbing system. An improved understanding of the rift zones has implications in understanding large-scale landslides that are generated in the Hilina Slump, which produce significant impacts on coastal communities. Up to eight stations operated simultaneously, with multiple remote reference sites, and data were processed using multi-station robust processing techniques. In total, data were acquired at 70 sites over the Southwest and East rift zones. Good to excellent quality data were obtained even in the harshest conditions, such as those encountered on the fresh lava flows of the East Rift Zone (ERZ), where electrical contact resistances are on the order of 100 kOhm. This data supports the continuing efforts to increase geothermal power on the island of Hawaii.
Each of the 70 EDI files are the MT impedance tensors for 1 site. There is also a description of the processing of the data and a site map showing the locations of each site.
AU - Hoversten, Gary
A2 - Gasperikova, Erika
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1872965
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - MT
KW - Kilauea
KW - magnetotelluric
KW - impedance tensors
KW - stations
KW - remote sensing
KW - processed data
KW - East Rift Zone
KW - ERZ
KW - Hawaii
KW - Volcano
KW - resistance
KW - lava
KW - magma
KW - magma reservoirs
KW - impedance
KW - electrical contact resistance
LA - English
DA - 2022/06/16
PY - 2022
PB - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T1 - Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1872965
ER -
Hoversten, Gary, and Erika Gasperikova. Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 16 June, 2022, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1872965.
Hoversten, G., & Gasperikova, E. (2022). Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/1872965
Hoversten, Gary and Erika Gasperikova. Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, June, 16, 2022. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1872965
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title = {Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset},
author = {Hoversten, Gary and Gasperikova, Erika},
abstractNote = {In 2002 and 2003 a collaborative effort was undertaken between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the USGS Menlo Park, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and Electromagnetic Instruments Inc. to study the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii using the magnetotelluric (MT) technique. The work was motivated by a desire to improve understanding of the magma reservoirs and conduits within Kilauea and the East and Southwest Rift zones, which has implications for understanding Kilaueas plumbing system. An improved understanding of the rift zones has implications in understanding large-scale landslides that are generated in the Hilina Slump, which produce significant impacts on coastal communities. Up to eight stations operated simultaneously, with multiple remote reference sites, and data were processed using multi-station robust processing techniques. In total, data were acquired at 70 sites over the Southwest and East rift zones. Good to excellent quality data were obtained even in the harshest conditions, such as those encountered on the fresh lava flows of the East Rift Zone (ERZ), where electrical contact resistances are on the order of 100 kOhm. This data supports the continuing efforts to increase geothermal power on the island of Hawaii.
Each of the 70 EDI files are the MT impedance tensors for 1 site. There is also a description of the processing of the data and a site map showing the locations of each site.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1387},
year = {2022},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1872965},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-05},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1872965
Details
Data from Jun 16, 2022
Last updated Jun 20, 2022
Submitted Jun 16, 2022
Organization
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Contact
Gary Hoversten
925.323.5409
Authors
Gary Hoversten
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryErika Gasperikova
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryKeywords
geothermal, energy, MT, Kilauea, magnetotelluric, impedance tensors, stations, remote sensing, processed data, East Rift Zone, ERZ, Hawaii, Volcano, resistance, lava, magma, magma reservoirs, impedance, electrical contact resistanceDOE Project Details
Project Name Innovative Subsurface Learning and Hawaiian Exploration using Advanced Tomography
Project Lead Mike Weathers
Project Number 37135