Current Capabilities of the SCEC Unified Community Velocity Model (UCVM) Software Framework

Philip J. Maechling, Ricardo Taborda, Kim B. Olsen, Scott Callaghan, Thomas H. Jordan, & Christine A. Goulet

Published August 15, 2017, SCEC Contribution #7847, 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting Poster #302

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) has developed the Unified Community Velocity Model (UCVM) software framework to facilitate the registration and distribution of existing and future seismic velocity models to the SCEC community. The UCVM software framework is designed to provide a standard query interface to multiple, alternative velocity models, even if the underlying velocity models are defined in different formats or use different geographic projections. The UCVM framework provides a comprehensive set of open-source tools for querying seismic velocity model properties, combining regional 3D models and 1D background models, visualizing 3D models, and generating computational models in the form of regular grids or unstructured meshes that can be used as inputs for ground-motion simulations. The UCVM framework helps researchers compare seismic velocity models and build equivalent simulation meshes from alternative velocity models. These capabilities enable researchers to evaluate the impact of alternative velocity models in ground-motion simulations and seismic hazard analysis applications. In this poster, we describe the key components of the UCVM framework, describe the most recent features and capabilities of the software, and showcase the impact it has had in various applications.

Key Words
Velocity Model, simulation

Citation
Maechling, P. J., Taborda, R., Olsen, K. B., Callaghan, S., Jordan, T. H., & Goulet, C. A. (2017, 08). Current Capabilities of the SCEC Unified Community Velocity Model (UCVM) Software Framework. Poster Presentation at 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting.

Related Projects & Working Groups
Community Modeling Environment (CME)