SCEC Award Number 10117 View PDF
Proposal Category Collaborative Proposal (Data Gathering and Products)
Proposal Title Integrating New Types of Seismic Data into SCEDC
Investigator(s)
Name Organization
Jesse F. Lawrence Stanford University Robert Clayton California Institute of Technology Ellen Yu University of California, Riverside Elizabeth S. Cochran University of California, Riverside
Other Participants
SCEC Priorities B4, A SCEC Groups Seismology
Report Due Date 02/28/2011 Date Report Submitted N/A
Project Abstract
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Intellectual Merit Dense, seismic observations also have wide-reaching outcomes for improved
seismic hazard analysis and increased public knowledge of earthquakes. By increasing
the density of seismic sensors, we will improve our understanding of earthquakes and
wave propagation that directly translates into improved building codes and seismic
safety. In the future, these sensors may provide the density of observations necessary
to create a working earthquake early warning system in California, which has been a
long-term goal of state and national earthquake agencies. In addition, because these
sensors will be distributed throughout the community in schools, homes, and offices
they encourage greater understanding and interest in seismology by the public.
Broader Impacts The
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data archiving with SCEDC proposed here represents an important step towards one of
the Quake-Catcher Network’s primary goals: “To openly share seismic data in near real
time”. As the network grows, data sharing becomes especially important because it will
allow a variety of researchers to assess the utility of non-standard MEMS-based seismic
data.
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