The data set consists of dispersion curves and the corresponding 2D phase velocity maps based on earthquake generated Rayleigh surface waves and ambient noise, as well as the resultant shear-wave velocity model for entire Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden and Finland). We resolved the crust and mantle to 250 km depth to provide new insight into the maintenance of the Paleozoic Scandes mountain range and the lithospheric architecture of the Precambrian Baltic Shield (Mauerberger et al., in review). For this study, we use the virtual ScanArray network which consists of more than 220 seismic stations of the following contributing networks: The ScanArray Core (1G network, Thybo et al., 2012) consists of 72 broadband instruments which were operated by the ScanArray consortium (Thybo et al., 2021) between 2013-2017. We also used 28 stations from the NEONOR2 (2D network), 20 stations from the SCANLIPS3D (ZR network; England et al., 2015), 72 permanent stations from the Swedish National Seismic Network (SNSN; UP network; SNSN 1904) as well as further 35 permanent stations from the Finnish (HE and FN networks), Danish (DK network), Norwegian (NO network (NORSAR, 1971); NS (University of Bergen, 1982)) and international IU network (ALS/USGS, 1988). Since the exact operation times of the different temporary networks differ, we analyse data between 2014 and 2016, when most of the stations were operational. The pre-processing of the data involved the removal of a linear trend, application of a band-pass filter between 0.5 s and 200 s, downsampling to 5 Hz and deconvolution of the instrument response to obtain velocity seismograms. We also corrected for the misorientations stated in Grund et al., 2017.
We present a 3-D lithospheric-scale model covering the area of Germany that images the regional structural configuration. The model comprises 31 lithostratigraphic units: seawater, 14 sedimentary units, 14 crystalline crustal units and 2 lithospheric mantle units. The corresponding surfaces are integrated from previous studies of the Central European Basin System, the Upper Rhine Graben and the Molasse Basin, together with published geological and geophysical data. The model is a result of a combined workflow consisting of 3-D structural, gravity and thermal modelling applied to derive the 3-D thermal configuration.The top surface elevations and thicknesses of corresponding layers of the 3-D-D model are provided as ASCII files, one for each individual layer of the model. The columns in each file are identical: the Easting is given in the “X COORD (UTM Zone 32N)”, the Northing is in the “Y COORD (UTM Zone 32N)”, the top surface elevation of each layer is given as "TOP (m.a.s.l)", the thickness of each layer is given as "THICKNESS (m)".