MTpy: A Python Toolbox for Magnetotelluric (MT) Data Processing, Analysis, Modelling and Visualization
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
- Home Page: https://github.com/MTgeophysics/mtpy
- API Documentation: http://mtpy2.readthedocs.io/en/develop/
- Issue tracking: https://github.com/MTgeophysics/mtpy/issues
- Installation Guide (Wiki Pages): https://github.com/MTgeophysics/mtpy/wiki
- User Guide: https://github.com/MTgeophysics/mtpy/blob/develop/docs/MTPy%20User%20Guide.pdf
Note that this repository has superseded the geophysics/mtpy and GeoscienceAustralia/mtpy2
Contacts
Alison Kirkby
Fei Zhang
Jared Peacock
Bren Moushall
Rakib Hassan
Jingming Duan
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
- MTpy uses E- and B-fields (although the sensors may be confusingly named as H-sensors in EDI files)
- [E] = microvolts/meter (muV/m)
- [B] = nanotesla (nT)
- [Z] = [E]/[B] = km/s
- Apparent resistivty rho = 0.2 * T * |Z|^2 (in Ohm m)
- Angles are given in degrees (mod 360)
- EDI files can contain data in Z- or rho/phi-form
- EDI files contain data from one station only
- Coordinates are handled in decimal degrees (converted when reading)
- Time stamps refer to UTC
- Internal coordinates: X = North-South, Y = East-West
- Rotations are interpreted clockwise (mathematically negative)
- 0 degrees azimuth = North