Kilauea Magnetotelluric Dataset

DOI 10.15121/1872965
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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.

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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 -
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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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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: 2025-05-28}, doi = {10.15121/1872965} }
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Data from Jun 16, 2022

Last updated Jun 20, 2022

Submitted Jun 16, 2022

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Gary Hoversten

925.323.5409

Authors

Gary Hoversten

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Erika Gasperikova

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOE Project Details

Project Name Innovative Subsurface Learning and Hawaiian Exploration using Advanced Tomography

Project Lead Mike Weathers

Project Number 37135

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