SCEC Award Number 10120 View PDF
Proposal Category Collaborative Proposal (Integration and Theory)
Proposal Title EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED VERTICAL DEFORMATION MODELING CONSTRAINED BY GEODETIC AND GEOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS
Investigator(s)
Name Organization
Benjamin Hooks University of Texas at El Paso Bridget Smith-Konter University of Texas at El Paso
Other Participants 1 graduate student
SCEC Priorities A2, A10, A11 SCEC Groups Seismology, CDM, LAD
Report Due Date 02/28/2011 Date Report Submitted N/A
Project Abstract
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Intellectual Merit One of the goals is to investigate the vertical deformation associated with motion along the SAFZ. We achieved this by producing a 3D dynamic model that reproduces the observed stress, strain, and horizontal velocity patterns. The benefits of this approach are a dynamic interaction between the rheology of the model (crustal structure), applied stress or kinematics, and the resultant deformation patterns.
Broader Impacts The long-term dynamic model may help to resolve geodetic and geologic rate discrepancies by addressing the deformation within a temporally scalable framework. The development of this model has directly impacted work of a hispanic Ph.D. candidate at UTEP (underrepresented group), as well as has broader applications to other areas (e.g. Norumbega Fault Zone in Maine).
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