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Shuo Ma

Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
Professor

Expertise: earthquake dynamics, crustal deformation, and tsunami
 
 
About Me Publications
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Ulrich, T., Gabriel, A., Ampuero, J., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., Goulet, C. A., Duan, B., Liu, D., & Asimaki, D. (2023, 09). Near Source High-Frequency Ground Motions from Physics-based Dynamic Rupture Simulations. Poster Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12830
Ma, S. (2023, 09). Wedge Plasticity and a Minimalist Dynamic Rupture Model for the 2011 MW 9.1 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake and Tsunami. Poster Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12760
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Ulrich, T., Liu, D., Duan, B., Gabriel, A., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Goulet, C. A., Asimaki, D., & Ampuero, J. (2022, 09). Near Source High-Frequency Ground Motion from Physics-based Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Simulations . Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12108
Ma, S. (2022, 09). Dynamic off-fault failure and tsunamigenesis at strike-slip restraining bends: Fully-coupled models of dynamic rupture, ocean acoustic waves, and tsunami in a shallow bay. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11899
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Ulrich, T., Liu, D., Duan, B., Gabriel, A., Ampuero, J., Oral, E., Dalguer, L. A., Goulet, C. A., & Asimaki, D. (2021, 08). Generation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: A Group Modeling Approach towards better Characterizing Seismic Hazard for Engineering Applications. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11344
Du, Y., Ma, S., Kubota, T., & Saito, T. (2021, 08). Impulsive Tsunami and Large Runup Along the Sanriku Coast of Japan Produced by an Inelastic Wedge Deformation Model. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11196
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Gabriel, A., Dalguer, L. A., Ulrich, T., & Goulet, C. A. (2020, 08). Generation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: A Group Modeling Approach towards better Characterizing Seismic Hazard for Engineering Applications. Poster Presentation at 2020 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10277
Ma, S., Withers, K. B., Ampuero, J., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2019, 08). Validation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: towards better characterizing seismic hazard for engineering applications. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9442
Wilson, A., & Ma, S. (2019, 08). Wedge plasticity and coupled simulations of dynamic rupture and tsunami in the Cascadia subduction zone. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9407
Nie, S., & Ma, S. (2018, 08). Testing the Amplitude of Ambient-field Green’s Function by Simulated Scattered Waves in a 3D Sedimentary Basin . Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8586
Ma, S., & Nie, S. (2018, 08). Inelastic Wedge Failure and Along-Strike Variations of Tsunami Generation in the Shallow Subduction Zone. Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8521
Hirakawa, E. T., & Ma, S. (2017, 08). Effect of Undrained Gouge Plasticity on Rupture Dynamics of Rough Faults. Poster Presentation at 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 7583
Hirakawa, E. T., & Ma, S. (2016, 08). Coseismic Strengthening of the Shallow Subduction Megathrust Further Enhances Inelastic Wedge Failure and Efficiency of Tsunami Generation. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6770
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Ampuero, J., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2020). Update - Dynamic Rupture Code Validation Project. Oral Presentation at SCEC Dynamic Rupture Group Ingredients Workshop on Fault Friction. SCEC Contribution 10042
Nie, S., Anthony, D., & Ma, S. (2019). Testing the Amplitude of the Deconvolution-Based Ambient-Field Green’s Functions by 3D Simulations of Elastic Wave Propagation in Sedimentary Basins. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB017197. SCEC Contribution 9052
Withers, K. B., Ma, S., Ampuero, J., Dalguer, L. A., Wang, Y., & Goulet, C. A. (2019). Validation of Broadband Ground Motion from Dynamic Rupture Simulations: towards better characterizing seismic hazard for engineering applications. Poster Presentation at AGU Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10041
Harris, R. A., Barall, M., Aagaard, B., Ma, S., Roten, D., Olsen, K., Duan, B., Luo, B., Liu, D., Bai, K., Ampuero, J., Kaneko, Y., Gabriel, A., Duru, K., Ulrich, T., Wollherr, S., Shi, Z., Dunham, E., Bydlon, S., Zhang, Z., Chen, X., Somala, S., Pelties, C., Tago, J., Cruz-Atienza, V., Kozdon, J., Daub, E., Aslam, K., Kase, Y., Withers, K., & Dalguer, L. (2018). A suite of exercises for verifying dynamic earthquake rupture codes. Seismological Research Letters, 89(3), 1146-1162. doi: 10.1785/0220170222. SCEC Contribution 7960
Hirakawa, E. T., & Ma, S. (2016). Dynamic fault weakening and strengthening by gouge compaction and dilatancy in a fluid-saturated fault zone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 121(8), 5988-6008. SCEC Contribution 6296
Andrews, D. J., & Ma, S. (2016). Validating a Dynamic Earthquake Model to Produce Realistic Ground Motion. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106, 2136-2153. SCEC Contribution 6173
Shi, Z., Day, S. M., & Ma, S. (2012, 6). 3D Numerical Modeling of Dynamic Rupture Along the San Gorgonio Pass Section of the San Andreas Fault. Oral Presentation at SCEC Workshop on San Gorgonio Pass. SCEC Contribution 2055
Ma, S., & Beroza, G. C. (2012). Ambient-field Green's functions from asynchronous seismic observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 39(6), L06301. doi: 10.1029/2011GL050755. SCEC Contribution 1538
Harris, R. A., Barall, M., Andrews, D. J., Duan, B., Ma, S., Dunham, E. M., Gabriel, A., Kaneko, Y., Kase, Y., Aagaard, B. T., Oglesby, D. D., Ampuero, J., Hanks, T. C., & Abrahamson, N. A. (2011). Verifying a computational method for predicting extreme ground motion. Seismological Research Letters, 82(5), 638-644. doi: 10.1785/gssrl.82.5.638. SCEC Contribution 1473
Aagaard, B. T., Graves, R. W., Rodgers, A. J., Brocher, T. M., Simpson, R. W., Dreger, D. S., Petersson, A., Larsen, S., Ma, S., & Jachens, R. C. (2010). Ground-motion modeling of Hayward fault scenario earthquakes II: Simulation of long-period and broadband ground motions. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100(6), 2945-2977. doi: 10.1785/0120090379. SCEC Contribution 1425
Ma, S., & Andrews, D. J. (2010). Inelastic Off-fault Response and Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Earthquake Rutpture on a Strike-Slip Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth,. SCEC Contribution 1323
Ma, S. (2009). Distinct Asymmetry in Rupture-Induced Inelastic Strain Across Dipping Faults: An Off-Fault Yielding Model. Geophysical Research Letters,. doi: 10.1029/2009GL040666. SCEC Contribution 1314
Harris, R. A., Barall, M., Archuleta, R. J., Dunham, E. M., Aagaard, B. T., Ampuero, J., Bhat, H. S., Cruz-Atienza, V. M., Dalguer, L. A., Dawson, P. B., Day, S. M., Duan, B., Ely, G. P., Kaneko, Y., Kase, Y., Lapusta, N., Liu, Y., Ma, S., Oglesby, D. D., Olsen, K. B., Pitarka, A., Song, S., & Templeton, E. L. (2009). The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise. Seismological Research Letters, 80(January/February 2009), 119-126. doi: 10.1785/gssrl.80.1.119. SCEC Contribution 1184
Ma, S., Prieto, G. A., & Beroza, G. C. (2008). Testing Community Velocity Models for Southern California Using the Ambient Seismic Field. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,. SCEC Contribution 1211
Sleep, N. H., & Ma, S. (2008). Production of Brief Extreme Ground Acceleration Pulses by Nonlinear Mechanisms in the Shallow Subsurface. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9, Q03008. doi: 10.1029/2007GC001863. SCEC Contribution 1144
Ma, S., & Beroza, G. C. (2008). Rupture Dynamics on a Bimaterial Interface for Dipping Faults. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 98(4), 1642-1658. doi: 10.1785/0120070201. SCEC Contribution 1112
Ma, S., Custodio, S., Archuleta, R. J., & Liu, P. (2008). Dynamic Modeling of the 2004 Mw 6.0 Parkfield, Califorina, Earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 113(B02301). doi: 10.1029/2007JB005216. SCEC Contribution 1088
O'Connell, R., Ma, S., & Archuleta, R. J. (2007). Influence of Dip and Velocity Heterogeneity on Reverse- and Normal-Faulting Rupture Dynamics and Near-Fault Ground Motions. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(6), 1970-1989. doi: 10.1785/0120070042. SCEC Contribution 1100
Ma, S., Archuleta, R. J., & Page, M. T. (2007). Effects of Large-Scale Surface Topography on Ground Motions: As Demonstrated by a Study of the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles, California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(6), 2066-2079. doi: 10.1785/0120070040. SCEC Contribution 1087
Ma, S., & Liu, P. (2006). Modeling of the Perfectly Matched Layer Absorbing Boundaries and Intrinsic Attenuation in Explicit Finite-Element Methods. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 96(5), 1779-1794. doi: 10.1785/0120050219. SCEC Contribution 973
Ma, S., & Archuleta, R. J. (2006). Radiated Seismic Energy Based on Dynamic Rupture Models of Faulting. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 111(B05315). doi: 10.1029/2005JB004055. SCEC Contribution 949

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