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Fig. 10.24.: Results of the initial 3D inversion sequence using (a) a halfspace starting model and (b) a layered starting model. The<br />

two inversion models on display possess the minimum RMS misfit for the respective starting model, i.e. 2.05 (a) and 2.35 (b); cf. Fig.<br />

10.23. Models are displayed, from left to right, by a vertical slice parallel to the N-S axis, i.e. approximately parallel to the PICASSO<br />

Phase I profile (left-hand plot); a vertical slice through the central area of the profile, parallel to the E-W axis (middle plot); and a<br />

horizontal slice through the model at 50 km depth (right-hand plot); relative positions of the slices are indicated in the overview plot<br />

at the top-right of this Figure.<br />

along the whole length of the PICASSO Phase I profile (labelled ‘a’ in Figure 10.6) is<br />

discontinuous in the 3D inversion models. Also, the crustal region is more resistive in the<br />

isotropic 3D inversion (for both starting models) than in the isotropic 2D inversion; i.e. in<br />

the order of a few hundreds to a thousand of Ωm’s in contrast to the few tens of Ωm’s in<br />

the 2D inversion. Model features from this initial inversion sequence, however, are not to<br />

be over-interpreted and additional iterations are required to enhance the model.<br />

Based on its overall lowest RMS misfit, the model obtained through inversion with<br />

a halfspace starting model and a model roughness of 10 (model ‘a’ in Figure 10.24) is<br />

used as starting model for an additional inversion sequence of ten iterations. After eight<br />

inversion steps the RMS misfit is reduce to 1.5 with subsequent inversion steps exhibiting<br />

higher misfits; indicating that a misfit minimum is reached (cf. Fig. 10.25). A comparison<br />

between observed and calculated responses for the minimum misfit model of the second<br />

3D inversion sequence (labelled ‘a’ in Figure 10.27) is displayed in Figure 10.26; figures<br />

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