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Characterisation of subglacial water using a constrained transdimensional Bayesian transient electromagnetic inversion
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
Adam D. Booth
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
Philip W. Livermore
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
C. Richard Bates
Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, St
Andrews, KY16 9AL, UK
Landis J. West
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK
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Short summary
This paper presents MuLTI-TEM, a Bayesian inversion tool for inverting TEM data with independent depth constraints to provide statistical properties and uncertainty analysis of the resistivity profile with depth. MuLTI-TEM is highly versatile, being compatible with most TEM survey designs, ground-based or airborne, along with the depth constraints being provided from any external source. Here, we present an application of MuLTI-TEM to characterise the subglacial water under a Norwegian glacier.
This paper presents MuLTI-TEM, a Bayesian inversion tool for inverting TEM data with independent...
