Phoenix Geophysics MTU-5C Magnetotelluric Data Acquisition System

• Type Name: Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments
  Type Identifier: https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concepts/concept_scheme/bb175474-5e70-47be-8e1f-8dcd7563cc5b
  Type Identifier Type: URL
• Type Name: Magnetotelluric data acquisition system
  Type Identifier: https://pidinst.data.auscope.org.au/taxonomies/term/a2fb0e94-3bd0-4c51-b1f1-b2fcf58d8d37
  Type Identifier Type: URL

• Owner: Adelaide University
  Owner Contact: graham.heinson@adelaide.edu.au

• Manufacturer: Phoenix Geophysics (Canada)

• Model Name: MTU-5C
  Model Identifier: https://www.phoenixgeophysics.com/ultra-wideband-mt-systems
  Model Identifier Type: URL

• Date: 2019-11
  Date Type: Commissioned

• Variable Name: MAGNETIC FIELD
  Variable Identifier: https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/204b482b-449b-42c9-a5bb-f6da42bee3a4
  Variable Identifier Type: URL
• Variable Name: ELECTRICAL FIELD
  Variable Identifier: https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3202dab6-144a-4bfb-9bda-9d07e5ee7ec2
  Variable Identifier Type: URL

• Magnetotelluric
• MT
• Ultra-Wideband MT

The Phoenix Geophysics MTU-5C is a five-channel magnetotelluric (MT) data acquisition system used to record naturally occurring variations in the Earth’s electric and magnetic fields for passive electromagnetic investigations. The system simultaneously acquires two orthogonal electric field channels and three orthogonal magnetic field channels with GPS-disciplined timing, supporting broadband magnetotelluric observations when deployed with compatible electric dipoles and magnetic field sensors. The MTU-5C supports both standalone and remote-reference survey configurations and is widely used in regional and site-scale magnetotelluric investigations, including studies of crustal and lithospheric structure, mineral systems, geothermal resources, groundwater, and tectonic processes. This instrument instance forms part of the AuScope - ANSIR: Research Facilities For Earth Sounding and has been deployed in multiple research surveys across Australia.

• Funder: AuScope

• Alternate Identifier Type: Serial Number
  Alternate Identifier: 10242