3D magnetotelluric modelling including surface topography |
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| Authors: | Myung Jin Nam Hee Joon Kim Yoonho Song Tae Jong Lee Jeong-Sul Son Jung Hee Suh |
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| Institution: | Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources, Korea;, Department of Environment and Exploration Engineering, Pukyong National University, korea;, and Department of Civil, Urban and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea |
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| Abstract: | An edge finite‐element method has been applied to compute magnetotelluric (MT) responses to three‐dimensional (3D) earth topography. The finite‐element algorithm uses a single edge shape function at each edge of hexahedral elements, guaranteeing the continuity of the tangential electric field while conserving the continuity of magnetic flux at boundaries. We solve the resulting system of equations using the biconjugate gradient method with a Jacobian preconditioner. The solution gives electric fields parallel to the slope of a surface relief that is often encountered in MT surveys. The algorithm is successfully verified by comparison with other numerical solutions for a 3D‐2 model for comparison of modelling methods for EM induction and a ridge model. We use a 3D trapezoidal‐hill model to investigate 3D topographic effects, which are caused mainly by galvanic effects, not only in the Zxy mode but also in the Zyx mode. If a 3D topography were approximated by a two‐dimensional topography therefore errors occurring in the transverse electric mode would be more serious than those in the transverse magnetic mode. |
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