SSA Session on Rapid Earthquake Modeling and Tsunami Detection

Forwarded message from Yehuda Bock

Please consider submitting an abstract (deadline January 11) to the following session of the 2012 SSA Annual Meeting (17-19 April 2012, San Diego) @ http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/2012/

Advances in Rapid Earthquake and Tsunami Detection and Modeling using Geodetic and Seismic Data

Experience with the great earthquakes and ensuing tsunamis of the last decade has shown that traditional seismic monitoring can be greatly improved in its ability to rapidly estimate accurate earthquake magnitude and fault slip parameters by the addition of real-time GPS measurements of static and dynamic seismic deformation. This session focuses on the exploitation of near-field real-time GPS data alone or in combination with seismic data to directly estimate displacements with sufficient accuracy to significantly improve the timeliness of earthquake parameter estimation, thereby also enhancing tsunami early warning and modeling. We welcome contributions on earthquake and tsunami early warning approaches for large/great earthquakes, scaling relationships for estimating earthquake magnitude, rapid centroid and moment tensor solutions, near-real-time finite fault slip inversions and tsunami modeling. Also of interest are preparations for monitoring expected large events in Western North America, including the Cascadia megathrust, the San Andreas fault, and the Mexican subduction zone.

Session Chairs
Yehuda Bock ybock@ucsd.edu
Shri Krishna Singh krishnamex@yahoo.com
Timothy Melbourne tim@Geology.cwu.EDU