This THORNE_readme20260714.txt file was generated on 20260714 by Michael S. Thorne. ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset Model for: Seismic Array Constraints on the D" Discontinuity Beneath Central America 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Michael S. Thorne Institution: University of Utah Address: Frederick Albert Sutton Building 115 S 1460 E, ROOM 383 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102 Email: michael.thorne@utah.edu ORCID: 0000-0002-7087-1771 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Stefanie Whittaker Institution: University of Alaska Fairbanks 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 20151207 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): NA 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: NSF grant EAR-1014749 -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Public Domain Ð This data is free of copyright restrictions (e.g. government sponsored data). 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: - https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015JB012392 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: NA 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: NA 5. Was data derived from another source? No 6. Recommended citation for the data: Michael S. Thorne and Stefanie Whittaker. 2026. "Model for: Seismic Array Constraints on the D" Discontinuity Beneath Central America." The Hive: University of Utah Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.7278/S5d-gpa1-2bkg. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: 2015_Whittaker_Model.xyz Short description: This is the published model of D" discontinuity height. This is a text file that has 3-columns: longitude, latitude, height (km) B. Filename: bhw2_sunsetx.cpt Short description: This is the color palette used to plot the discontinuity heights in Fig. 6 of the paper where this model was presented. This is a text file that provides the RGB values used to create the plot. C. Filename: ddp_height.ps Short description: This is a postscript format image file of the model. D. Filename: plot_model.csh Short description: This is a text file that provides instructions for reproducing the Fig. 6 plot showing the model written for the Generic Mapping Tools version 4.5 2. Relationship between files: The main file is the "2015_Whittaker_Model.xyz" file, which has the actual values of the model. The other files are just there to be helpful for someone to be able to quickly reproduce our own plot of the model as shown in the publication. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: No 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: See the following publication for additional methodological information about the model: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015JB012392 2. Methods for processing the data: NA 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: NA 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: NA 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: NA 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: NA 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: NA ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: 2015_Whittaker_Model.xyz ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 3 2. Number of cases/rows: 3. Variable List A. Longitude B. Latitude C. D" discontinuity height in km 4. Missing data codes: NaN = Not a Number 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used: NA