The Geophysical Lithosphere · Official Model Release

One Consistent View of the Lithosphere

Magnetization, density, and more to come — built through advanced geophysical inversion, with full documentation, figures and open data downloads.

A Central Collection of Leading Lithospheric Models

Enabling joint interpretation of lithospheric structure, thermal state and physical properties — with new model families added as they are released.

A global 1°×1° model of lithospheric magnetization strength derived from petrologic and satellite data inversion.

A global 1°×1° density model of the Earth's crust and lithosphere derived from joint seismic and satellite gravity inversion.

Global coverage · 1° grids · petrological & seismic constraints · open data downloads · expanding model families.

2026 Magnetization Published

Zhang, Y., Sun, S., Mooney, W. D., & Xu, Y.

2026 Density In Preparation

Zhang, Y., Mooney, W. D., Sun, S., & Xu, Y.