SCEC: Research: 1998 Funded Research Projects

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1998 Funded Research Projects

1998 Executive Summary

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Mark Abinante and Leon Knopoff	Model of Dynamic Fractures in a Continuum 1.2 Mb	G
Greg Anderson, Duncan Agnew, Hadley Johnson and Frank Wyatt	Fault-Zone Interaction: A Study of the San Jacinto Fault 314k	E
John Anderson	High Frequency Ground Motion by Regression and Simulation	B
Jill Andrews, Mark Benthien and Sara Tekula	SCEC Education and Knowledge Transfer Program 81k	I
Ralph Archuleta	Portable Broadband Instrumentation 83k	I
Ralph Archuleta and Alexei Tumarkin	SCEC Strong-Motion Database SMDB and Empitical Green's Functions Library EGFL 99k	I
Ramon Arrowsmith and Lisa Grant	Historic and Paleoseismic Behavior of the South-Central San Andreas Fault Between Cholame and the Carrizo Plain--Continuation (Arrowsmith) 809k Historic and Paleoseismic Behavior of the South-Central San Andreas Fault Between Cholame and the Carrizo Plain--Continuation (Arrowsmith) 479k	C
Yehuda Ben-Zion	Coupled Self-Organization of Seismicity Patterns and Networks of Faults, and Basis for Evaluating Seismic Risk and Precursors 99k	G
Yehuda Ben-Zion	High Resolution Imaging of Fault Zone Properties 264k	D
Yehuda Bock et al	Infrastructure Support for Southern California Integrated GPS Network (SCIGN)/Permanent GPS Geodetic Array (PGGA) 908k	E
James Brune	Study of the Topping Accelerations of Precarious Rocks in a Profile Perpendicular to the San Andreas Fault for Constraining Strong Motion Attenuation Relationships for Great Earthquakes 149k	B
Rob Clayton and Leo Eisner	Using Reciprocal Green's Functions to Model Strong Ground Motion 99k Page 5 6.8Mb Page 6-9 330k	B D
Robert Clayton	SCEC Data Center Operation 33k	I
Paul Davis	Management of LARSE II (UCLA) Stress Modeling and Data Analysis 297K	D
Paul Davis	LARSE II: High Resolution Santa Monica Experiment 17k	D
Paul Davis and Justin Rubinstein	Analysis of Northridge Aftershock Amplitudes and Damage and Santa Monica High Resolution Experiment 2.3Mb	B
Steve Day and Ruth Harris	Dynamic Modeling of Earthquakes on Inhomogeneous Faults	G
Steve Day	Effects of Low Velocity Near-Surface Sediments on Long Period Basin Response	B
Steve Day and Jeffry Stevens	Three-Dimensional Simulation of Long Period Ground Motion in L.A. Basin	B
James Dolan	Identification of Potential Paleoseismologic Trench Sites on the San Andreas Fault Between Palmdale and Gorman	C
James Dolan	Paleoseismologic and Slip Rate Study of the Raymond Fault, San Gabriel Valley	C
Danan Dong	Optimal Separation of Coseismic and Postseismic Deformations From Secular Tectonic Motion 99k	E
Ned Field	Phase III Summary, PHSA Source Model, and Ground Motion Simulation Comparisons 33k	A B
Nikki Godfrey, David Okaya and Tom Henyey	3-D Contribution from LARSE 1 Data to the SCEC 3-D Velocity Model 957k	D
Lisa Grant	Neotectonics and Holocene Paleoseismology of the San Joaquin Hills, Orange County, California 17k Figure 2 1.9Mb	C A
Rob Graves, Arben Pitarka, and Dave Wald	Ground Motion Validation Studies on the Southern California 3D Velocity Model 1Mb Page 4 5.4Mb Page 5 1.4Mb	B D
Rob Graves	Setup of 3D Velocity Model: Version 1	B D
Katrin Hafner, John Marquis and Egill Hauksson	Earthquake-Related SCEC Educational Modules for the WWW 99k	E
Brad Hager	Continuum Mechanics Models of Blind Thrusts in the LA Basin 33k	E
Jeanne Hardebeck, Jishu Deng, and Egill Hauksson	Tectonic Stress and Earthquake Hazards 2.3Mb	A
Egill Hauksson and Julie Nazareth	3-D Velocity Models and Focal Mechanisms 1.9Mb	D
Don Helmberger	Basin-Edge Structures from Waveform Modeling 2Mb	B
Tom Herring, Robert King, Simon McClusky, R. Reilinger	Geodetic Constraints on Interseismic, Coseismic, and Postseismic Deformation in Southern California 1.1MB	E
Gene Humphreys	Fully 3-D Visco-Elastic Faulting Response 17k Figure 1 1Mb Figure 2 1.9Mb Figure 3 1.4Mb Figure 4 1.5Mb	A
Dave Jackson, Yan Kagan, Z. Shen, and L. Sung	Seismic Hazard Estimation 446k	A
Hadley Johnson, Duncan Agnew, Greg Anderson	Geodesy Infrastructure: GPS Data Archiving 3.9Mb	E
Yan Kagan, Dave Jackson, and Z. Shen	Stress Modeling 2.1Mb	A
Hiroo Kanamori	Determination of the Slip Plane of Mid-Crustal Earthquakes in Southern California 858k	D
Hiroo Kanamori and Egill Hauksson	Enhancement of TERRAscope 611k	I
Ed Keller	Earthquake Hazard of the Santa Barbara Fold Belt, Santa Barbara, California 66k	C
Keith Kelson and John Baldwin	Paleoseismic Investigation of the Northridge Hills Fault Northridge Park, California 314k	C
Robert King, Tom Herring, Simon McClusky	Support for GPS Analysis 4.3Mb	E
Moritz Heimpel and Leon Knopoff	Model of the Southern California Fault Network 710k	G
Leon Knopoff	Nucleation and Breakout of Large Earthquakes 446k	G
Monica Kohler	I. Subsurface Imaging of Lithospheric Structures Using Dense Array Data. II. Site Preparation for the Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment II Passive Phase 4.3Mb	D
Harold Magistrale	3D Seismic Velocity Models of Populated Southern California Basins 462k	B D
Harold Magistrale	Integrated Los Angeles Area Velocity Model 1.1Mb	D
Harold Magistrale	Setup of 3-D Velocity Model Version 1 33k Figure 1-3 1.4Mb Figure 4 1.2Mb Figure 5 1.5Mb Figure 6 759k	D
Mehrdad Mahdyiar	Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis of Southern California 17k	A
Sally McGill	Paleoseismic Studies of the San Andreas Fault in the San Bernadino Area 198k	C
Bernard Minster	Use of Evolutionary Strategies in Seismicity Pattern Analysis 66k	A
Karl Mueller, John Shaw and Carlos Rivera	Determining the Geometry of the San Joaquin Hills Blind Thrust: Implications for Earthquake Source Characteristics 347k	C
Karl Mueller	Structural Analysis of Active Blind Thrusts and Folds in East Los Angeles 17k	C
Kim Olsen	Ground Motion Modeling in Los Angeles 875k	A B
Kim Olsen	3-D Elastic Finite-Difference Simulation of a Dynamic Rupture 759k	G
James Rice	Elastodynamic Simulations of Rupture Propagation and Earthquake Sequences along Complex Fault Systems 2Mb	G
James Rice	New Methodology in Computational Seismology for Dynamic Rupture along Complex Fault Systems 50k	G
Tom Rockwell, Timothy Dawson and Scott Lindvall	Paleoseismic Study of the San Andreas Fault at Frazier Mountain 347k	C
Charlie Rubin	Hydraulic Trench Shoring for Paleoseismic Studies in Southern California 17k	C
Charlie Sammis	Fault Zone Physics	G
Nano Seeber and John Armbruster	Earthquakes, Faults and Stress in Southern California 875k	A D
John Shaw and Peter Suess	Velocity Structure of the Los Angeles Basin from Sonic Logs and Stacking Velocities 116k	D B
Peter Shearer	Precision Relocation of Los Angeles Region Seismicity 281k	D
Zheng-Kang Shen and L. Sung	Crustal Deformation Velocity Map 17k Figure 1 1.5Mb Figure 2 1.1Mb	E
Kerry Sieh and Egill Hauksson	Relationship of Aftershocks to Mainshock Rupture of the Landers Earthquake 66k	C D
Kerry Sieh	Characterization of Active Faults in East Los Angles 875k	C
Kerry Sieh and James Spotila	Characterizing Seismogenic Sources Associated with the Uplift of the San Bernardino Mountains 17k Figure 1 1.1Mb Figure 2 1.3Mb	C
Kerry Sieh and Doug Yule	Neotectonic and Paleoseismic Investigation of the San Andreas Fault System, San Gorgonio Pass 2.3Mb	C
Jamie Steidl and Ralph Archuleta	SCEC Borehole Instrumentation Initiative 924k	B
Jamie Steidl	Site Response: Completion of Phase III and Beyond 363k	A B
Zheng-Kang Shen, Li-Yu Sung and Dave Jackson	Regional GPS Surveys 83k	E
Lynn Sykes and Jishu Deng	Development of a Physical Model of Stresses in Southern California 231k	A
Alexei Tumarkin and Ralph Archuleta	Integrated Approach to Time Histories Prediction 1.5Mb	B
Mladen Vucetic	Utilization of the Low-frequency Bedrock Motions Calculated by 3-D Linear Methods in the 1-D Nonlinear SCEC SITE-EFFECTS GIS 281k	B
Steve Ward	Research toward the Master Model 149k	A E
Ray Weldon	Analysis of San Andreas Fault Paleoseismic Events at Wrightwood California	C
Frank Wyatt and Duncan Agnew	Pinon Flat Observatory: Continuous Monitoring of Crustal Deformation 1.7Mb	E
Yue-Hua Zeng and John Anderson	Simulation of Ground Motion in the Los Angeles Basin 50k	B

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