{"title":"Hall Scale in the Earth's Magnetosphere and Magnetospheric Substorm","authors":"E. E. Antonova, I. Kirpichev, M. Stepanova","doi":"10.1029/2024GL114315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114315","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We investigate the contribution of the Hall term on the generalized Ohm's law in magnetospheric plasmas. In particular, we focus on its role in processes that lead to the formation of substorm perturbations deep inside the magnetosphere. Using data from the THEMIS mission, we calculate the average Hall length <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mfenced>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>L</mi>\u0000 <mtext>Hall</mtext>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mfenced>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $left({L}_{text{Hall}}right)$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> and its spatial distribution near the equatorial plane. Our findings reveal that <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>L</mi>\u0000 <mtext>Hall</mtext>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> ${L}_{text{Hall}}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> significantly exceeds the ion inertial length, which suggests that the Hall term's contribution to generalized Ohm's law is significantly greater than the convective term. In this case, the magnetic field lines are able to slip through the plasma, something that conventional magnetohydrodynamic models cannot adequately describe. We explore how such slippage facilitates the development of substorm perturbations that do not require changes in magnetic field topology. These perturbations include dipolarization of magnetic field lines, particle acceleration, electrojet formation, and other phenomena typically associated with substorms.</p>","PeriodicalId":12523,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Research Letters","volume":"52 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2024GL114315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143513863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microphysical Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Choiwan (2021) Outer Rainbands Derived From Polarimetric Radar Observations on a Research Vessel","authors":"Shimin Yang, Yu Du, Bin Han, Chong Wu, Hoiio Kong","doi":"10.1029/2024GL112557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112557","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Microphysical characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) over the open ocean remain elusive due to observation constraints. In this study, dual-polarization observations derived from a ship-borne C-band polarimetric radar are utilized to investigate the microphysical characteristics of an outer rainband associated with TC Choiwan during its evolution over the South China Sea from 0500 to 1300 UTC on 3 June 2021. Based on TC and convection intensity, the eight-hour period is categorized into three stages with distinct microphysical features: pre-mature, mature and post-mature. During the mature stage, both ice-phase and warm rain processes are active, resulting in a distribution pattern where most convective cells (CCs) contain high concentrations of small raindrops with a few exhibiting extremely large raindrops, and making raindrop size distributions (DSDs) fall between “continental-like” and “maritime-like”. In the pre-mature and post-mature stages, ice-phase processes predominantly govern the growth of raindrops, with CCs displaying “continental-like” DSD characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":12523,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Research Letters","volume":"52 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2024GL112557","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143513864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Thompson-Munson, J. E. Kay, B. R. Markle, L. Bertrand, M. R. Gallagher
{"title":"An Observational Constraint for Future Greenland Rain in a Warmer Atmosphere","authors":"M. Thompson-Munson, J. E. Kay, B. R. Markle, L. Bertrand, M. R. Gallagher","doi":"10.1029/2025GL114710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114710","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Increased rain over the Greenland Ice Sheet can accelerate ice sheet mass loss and sea level rise. Here, 14 years of unique spaceborne-radar observations over the Greenland Ice Sheet provide an observational constraint on increased rain occurrence in a warming climate. Combining these satellite-based precipitation observations with near-surface temperature reveals the spatial and temporal distribution of modern (2006–2020) snow and rain. This distribution serves as the foundation for determining the increase in Greenland rain due to atmospheric warming alone. Rain doubles under 2.3°C of local near-surface warming. With 10.7°C of warming, half of all precipitation observations become rain. Projected 21st century warming would lead to a rain-dominated precipitation record at low elevations with rain possible anywhere on the ice sheet. These results suggest precipitation phase shifts due to warming alone can generate rain capable of amplifying surface runoff and sea level rise.</p>","PeriodicalId":12523,"journal":{"name":"Geophysical Research Letters","volume":"52 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2025GL114710","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143513867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diurnal and Nocturnal Dust Aerosol Characteristics at Ayvaj of Southwest Tajikistan Determined From Sun-Sky-Lunar Photometric Measurements","authors":"Jianrong Bi, Xiting Wang, Zhongwei Huang, Sabur F. Abdullaev, Bowen Li, Zhaozhao Meng, Dilovar Nozirov, Jianping Huang","doi":"10.1029/2024JD042984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042984","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on CE318-T sun-sky-lunar photometric measurements, this study examined the diurnal and nocturnal variations of dust aerosol characteristics from June to October 2023 at Ayvaj of southwest Tajikistan for the first time. The results indicated that the ROLO-RCF (RObotic Lunar Observatory model with correction factor)-modified method was capable of reliably calculating nocturnal aerosol optical depths (AODs) and the Ångström exponent (AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub>) measured from the CE318-T photometer, which was validated with synchronous observations of a lidar. The AOD day/night transition coherence test has firmly demonstrated the reliability of nighttime AODs obtained from a photometer at night-to-day and day-to-night time intervals. Both spectral AOD values and AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub> exhibited prominent diurnal variations, and nocturnal AODs showed a good continuity with daytime AODs in a wide range of moon's illuminations. The maximal AOD<sub>500 nm</sub>, PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> mass concentrations under a heavy dust event on 9–10 June, 2023 were 3.07, 2,800 and 9,400 μg/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively, and corresponding AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub>, fine-mode fraction, and ratio of PM<sub>2.5</sub>/PM<sub>10</sub> were 0.01, 0.17 and 0.24, respectively, implying the dominance of large desert dust particles in Ayvaj. The percentage departures of AOD<sub>500 nm</sub> showed systematically negative values (−22% ∼ −5%) during daytime and positive values (+6% ∼ +25%) in nighttime and corresponding AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub> ranged within ±25%, attributable to the frequent intrusion of dust events. Both daytime and nighttime AODs showed a similar monthly variation characteristic, and average AOD values (AOD<sub>440 nm</sub> of 0.25 ∼ 0.51) in prevailing dust seasons were generally greater than the ones (AOD<sub>440 nm</sub> of 0.16 ∼ 0.45) in September and October. In contrast, the monthly average AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub> exhibited an opposite pattern. The overall average daytime and nighttime AOD<sub>440 nm</sub> values were 0.327 ± 0.187 and 0.381 ± 0.135, respectively, and corresponding AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub> were 0.472 ± 0.192 and 0.467 ± 0.200, respectively, suggesting that coarse-mode dust particles were the main contributors to total aerosol loading in Ayvaj. In summary, this paper has verified that the CE318-T photometer had a unique capability to measure nocturnal aerosol optical parameters under a wide range of lunar phase cycles in Ayvaj. Such significant diurnal variability of dust AODs and AE<sub>440–870 nm</sub> disparity should be included in regional climate models to simulate its diurnal radiative effect in the future work.</p>","PeriodicalId":15986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres","volume":"130 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143513573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature GeosciencePub Date : 2025-02-28DOI: 10.1038/s41561-025-01657-9
Lin Wang, Nobuyoshi Miyajima, Fei Wang, Tomoo Katsura
{"title":"Persistence of davemaoite at lower-mantle conditions","authors":"Lin Wang, Nobuyoshi Miyajima, Fei Wang, Tomoo Katsura","doi":"10.1038/s41561-025-01657-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01657-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The lower mantle occupies over half of Earth’s volume, and accordingly, its mineralogy is crucial in determining the structure and dynamics of Earth. Davemaoite, the calcium silicate perovskite, was believed to coexist with bridgmanite in the lower mantle and is considered essential for understanding the chemical evolution and dynamics of Earth’s lower mantle. However, the presence of davemaoite is challenged due to the potential for high calcium silicate solubility in bridgmanite. Here we use an ultrahigh-pressure multi-anvil technique to show experimentally that the calcium solubility in bridgmanite is insufficient to eliminate davemaoite under mantle conditions, including typical mantle pressure, temperature and chemical compositions. We conclude that davemaoite has been stable in Earth’s lower mantle since its formation. Due to the limited calcium solubility in bridgmanite, davemaoite-enriched domains are expected at the core–mantle boundary. These domains could serve as the principal reservoir for incompatible elements in the lower mantle and may be the source for some ocean island basalts. Furthermore, our study offers an explanation for the observed large low-shear-wave-velocity provinces at the bottom of the lower mantle. These provinces may consist of davemaoite-enriched materials crystallized from basal magma ocean in early Earth history.</p>","PeriodicalId":19053,"journal":{"name":"Nature Geoscience","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. C. Eckland, I. Overeem, B. Carlson, K. B. Lininger
{"title":"Accelerated Organic Carbon Burial Rates Reconstructed in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico During a Megadrought","authors":"A. C. Eckland, I. Overeem, B. Carlson, K. B. Lininger","doi":"10.1029/2023wr035254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023wr035254","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial lakes (reservoirs) accumulate sediment and organic carbon (OC) over time. We investigated sedimentation processes in a dryland reservoir and informed OC burial and potential preservation. Our study site, Elephant Butte Reservoir on the Rio Grande, New Mexico, USA receives inflows from sediment-laden, monsoon-driven flash floods. Using field data, historical reservoir sedimentation survey and river flux (water, sediment, and OC) data, we estimated sedimentation and carbon burial volumes and rates within the delta, reservoir bottom, and whole reservoir during wet (1980–1988) and dry (2007–2017/2019) climate periods. During severe drought (2021–2022), we measured suspended sediment and OC concentrations for characteristic (seasonal) phases of the river hydrograph, monitored delta sedimentation patterns, and observed river outflow plume dynamics. Measured suspended sediment concentrations (mean = 8,818 mg/l, median = 1,769 mg/l) frequently surpassed the hyperpycnal plume threshold (1,000 mg/l), especially during flash floods (maximum = 46,718 mg/l). River total OC content averaged 5.2% ± 12.2%, increasing to 6.3% ± 10.3% in the summer. Whole reservoir linear sedimentation averaged 3.1 ± 1.4% (dry)–4.0 ± 4.2% (wet) cm/yr, with higher rates on the reservoir bottom (5.0 ± 0.3% cm/yr) than the delta (0.8 ± 1.1% cm/yr) during drought from hyperpycnal plume deposition, potentially preserving OC. Comparisons of OC content in suspension and deposited OC in the delta indicate partial OC preservation. Estimated whole reservoir OC burial is higher during dry than wet conditions (391 ± 43.6% vs. 82.4 ± 56.4% g C/m<sup>2</sup>yr), suggesting that dryland reservoirs may be efficient carbon sinks during these periods.","PeriodicalId":23799,"journal":{"name":"Water Resources Research","volume":"185 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Equatorial convection controls boreal summer intraseasonal oscillations in the present and future climates","authors":"Aditya Kottapalli, P. N. Vinayachandran","doi":"10.1038/s41612-025-00959-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00959-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation (BSISO) is the major mode of tropical intraseasonal variability during the Indian summer monsoon (ISM), it partly controls the dry and wet spells of the ISM and thus is crucial for agricultural yield in the country. Understanding the future of BSISO is essential as it has been established recently that the large-scale BSISO environment enhances the probability of extreme rainfall events enormously. In this study, the ability of Coupled Model Inter Comparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) models to capture the northward propagation of boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation (BSISO) is examined using a counting algorithm. A composite moisture budget reveals the difference in moisture dynamics between the above-average-performing (AAPM) and below-average-performing (BAPM) models. The AAPM composite has a stronger horizontal moisture advection ahead of the convection centre than the BAPM composite. The weaker wind and moisture perturbations in the BAPM mainly cause this difference in the horizontal moisture advection between AAPM and BAPM. The BAPM composite shows a weaker equatorial convection signal compared to the AAPM composite, resulting in weaker wind and moisture perturbations and a lesser number of northward propagations. Finally, we understand the future of BSISO by examining the projections of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways 370 (SSP370) from the available AAPMs. The background moisture will be enhanced uniformly in the future, leading to no substantial change in gradients. The equatorial convection amplifies and broadens in the future projections, leading to very little change in the wind perturbations. This results in the enhancement of BSISO rainfall by 63% in the Bay of Bengal and 42% in the Arabian Sea. However, the proportion of northward propagations remains the same as moisture advection remains the same. The study implies that with a correct representation of BSISO’s equatorial convection, the prediction of BSISO and extreme rainfall associated with BSISOs becomes more reliable.</p>","PeriodicalId":19438,"journal":{"name":"npj Climate and Atmospheric Science","volume":"431 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lukáš Ackerman, Vojtěch Wertich, Jan Pašava, Martin Kubeš, Petr Rambousek, Jitka Míková, Jiří Sláma, Václav Santolík, Andreas Pack, Robert A. Creaser, Karel Malý, Tomáš Magna
{"title":"Orogenic arc-related Ni-Cu-(PGE) mineralization of the Ransko massif, Czech Republic, and implications for the metallogeny of the European Variscan belt","authors":"Lukáš Ackerman, Vojtěch Wertich, Jan Pašava, Martin Kubeš, Petr Rambousek, Jitka Míková, Jiří Sláma, Václav Santolík, Andreas Pack, Robert A. Creaser, Karel Malý, Tomáš Magna","doi":"10.1007/s00126-025-01353-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00126-025-01353-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Ransko (ultra)mafic massif, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic, hosts several Ni–Cu–(PGE) deposits and peculiar Zn–Cu–Ba ores. Geochronology integrated with petrography, bulk-rock, and mineral compositions together with Sr–Nd–Pb–Hf–Os–O isotopic systematics of barren and variably mineralized (ultra)mafic lithologies as well as massive ores reveal a complex evolution of the Ransko massif and its mineralizations. The Sm–Nd and U–Pb ages obtained for gabbros and cross-cutting granite porphyry, respectively, overlap with Re–Os ages of Ni–Cu–(PGE) and Zn–Cu ores and limit the formation age of (ultra)mafic rocks and metal accumulations to ~ 370–345 Ma. Compositional variations indicate derivation of parental melts of the Ransko massif from metasomatized, Variscan sub-arc mantle and underscore the importance of assimilation–fractional crystallization and crystal accumulation processes. The Ni–Cu ores were emplaced through the gravity-driven percolation of dense sulfide liquids along previously weakened structures associated with the downward crystal fractionation. The orogenic and arc-related nature of the Ransko Ni–Cu–(PGE) mineralization shares some remarkable similarities with some other Ni–Cu deposits in the European Variscan Belt highlighting the significance of these deposits emplaced in arc-related crustal domains. Yet, the variable nature of these mineralizations indicates complex processes that happen during the emplacement and evolution of the parental magmas driving their favourable metal contents.</p>","PeriodicalId":18682,"journal":{"name":"Mineralium Deposita","volume":"557 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shanye Yang, Guy Brasseur, Stacy Walters, Pablo Lichtig, Cathy W. Y. Li
{"title":"Global atmospheric distribution of microplastics with evidence of low oceanic emissions","authors":"Shanye Yang, Guy Brasseur, Stacy Walters, Pablo Lichtig, Cathy W. Y. Li","doi":"10.1038/s41612-025-00914-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00914-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent investigations based on sea–air transfer physical mechanistic studies suggest that the global ocean’s contribution to atmospheric microplastic emissions is significantly lower (four orders of magnitude) than previously estimated. However, no atmospheric models or observations have yet validated this lower emission flux, leaving the analysis without adequate validation and practical significance. Here, we provide quantitative estimates of the global atmospheric microplastic budget based on this reduced oceanic flux. Our model aligns well with observed atmospheric microplastic concentrations and suggests that the ocean functions more as a sink than a source, contributing only ~0.008% of global emissions but accounting for ~15% of total deposition. This challenges the previous view of the ocean as the primary atmospheric microplastic source, urging a reassessment of pollution mitigation strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19438,"journal":{"name":"npj Climate and Atmospheric Science","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Joaquín González, Nadia Mery, Felipe Navarro, Gonzalo Díaz, Diana Comte, Sergio Pichott
{"title":"Enhancing Mining Exploration through Geostatistical Analysis of Seismic Tomographies at Different Scales: Improving Low-Resolution Data by High-Resolution Results","authors":"José Joaquín González, Nadia Mery, Felipe Navarro, Gonzalo Díaz, Diana Comte, Sergio Pichott","doi":"10.1007/s11053-025-10472-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-025-10472-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the context of mining exploration, local earthquake tomography serves as a valuable complementary tool, applicable across varying scales from greenfield to brownfield projects. Nevertheless, interpreting body-wave velocity anomalies within tomographies poses a significant challenge, which largely depends on the expertise of the analyst and the availability of information. Addressing this challenge, this paper proposes a geostatistical analysis to effectively compare and enhance the information extracted from tomographies ranging from lower to higher resolutions. The data utilized in this study correspond to the tomographic inversion values of Mantos Rojos (MR) and Radomiro Tomic (RT) porphyry copper deposits situated within the Chuquicamata District in northern Chile. MR has a resolution of 2 × 2 km<sup>2</sup>, comparatively lower than RT’s resolution of 1 × 1 km<sup>2</sup>, yet both share the same spatial zone. This study evaluated the discernment capabilities of lower-resolution tomography (MR) in comparison to its higher-resolution counterpart (RT) using turning bands simulation. The simulated Vp/Vs values of MR were compared against RT seismic tomography data. Visual validation revealed that simulated Vp/Vs values from P- and S-wave velocity values of MR can identify the low Vp/Vs anomalies (< 1.7). Moreover, spatial analysis compared the experimental variograms for MR realizations and for RT values in preferential directions for Vp/Vs ratios, finding a correspondence between both spatial tools. Finally, geological validation was carried out by comparing the simulation results with geological maps of the study area and copper grades obtained through drilling campaigns provided by CODELCO, where spatial patterns indicative of mineralization and larger-scale geological features like the West Fault were identified. Our research has practical implications because, through geostatistical simulations, the grid dimensions of seismic tomography of MR can be reduced and still identify low Vp/Vs anomalies within the area of study, being consistent with the lower-resolution validation grid of RT. Our findings demonstrate the efficacy of geostatistical methods in enhancing exploration decision-making by providing insights into subsurface geological features and their relationship to mineralization. This approach not only improves the efficiency and success rate of mineral exploration projects but also minimizes environmental impact by allowing for more targeted and informed exploration activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":54284,"journal":{"name":"Natural Resources Research","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}