/mtpy

Python toolbox for standard Magnetotelluric (MT) data analysis

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MTpy: A Python Toolbox for Magnetotelluric (MT) Data Processing, Analysis, Modelling and Visualization

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How to Cite

If you use this software in a scientific publication, we'd very much appreciate if you could cite the following papers:

  • Kirkby, A.L., Zhang, F., Peacock, J., Hassan, R., Duan, J., 2019. The MTPy software package for magnetotelluric data analysis and visualisation. Journal of Open Source Software, 4(37), 1358. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01358
  • Krieger, L., and Peacock, J., 2014. MTpy: A Python toolbox for magnetotellurics. Computers and Geosciences, 72, p167-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2014.07.013

Overview

A Python Toolbox for Magnetotelluric (MT) Data Processing, Analysis, Modelling and Visualization

Note that this repository has superseded the geophysics/mtpy and GeoscienceAustralia/mtpy2

Contacts

Alison Kirkby
Alison.Kirkby@ga.gov.au
Fei Zhang
fei.zhang@ga.gov.au
Jared Peacock
peacock.jared@gmail.com
Bren Moushall
brenainn.moushall@ga.gov.au
Rakib Hassan
Rakib.Hassan@ga.gov.au
Jingming Duan
Jingming.Duan@ga.gov.au

System Requirements

  • Python 2.7
  • Python 3.6+

License

MTpy is licensed under the GPL version 3

The license agreement is contained in the repository and should be kept together with the code.

Conventions Used in the MTPy Software

  1. MTpy uses E- and B-fields (although the sensors may be confusingly named as H-sensors in EDI files)
  2. [E] = microvolts/meter (muV/m)
  3. [B] = nanotesla (nT)
  4. [Z] = [E]/[B] = km/s
  5. Apparent resistivty rho = 0.2 * T * |Z|^2 (in Ohm m)
  6. Angles are given in degrees (mod 360)
  7. EDI files can contain data in Z- or rho/phi-form
  8. EDI files contain data from one station only
  9. Coordinates are handled in decimal degrees (converted when reading)
  10. Time stamps refer to UTC
  11. Internal coordinates: X = North-South, Y = East-West
  12. Rotations are interpreted clockwise (mathematically negative)
  13. 0 degrees azimuth = North