Colorado's Big Thompson River Valley subsurface geology is characterized using seismic refraction data. The dataset includes estimated velocities and thicknesses for layered-earth models, enabling construction of three cross sections depicting alluvium stratigraphy. The summary was provided by the USGS.
Use Cases
- Estimate sediment layer thicknesses from S-wave refraction data.
- Construct cross-sectional models of river valley stratigraphy from layered-earth models.
- Analyze the gross stratigraphy of alluvium from the cross sections.
Strengths
- Data collected along three roads crossing the valley.
- Three cross sections of the river valley were constructed.
Limitations
- Unknown sample size or data resolution.
- No column or raw data details are provided.
Provenance
- Source
- USGS_DDS-66 via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- S-wave refraction data collection.
- Geography
- Big Thompson River Valley, Colorado.