Abstract

It is now possible, because of recent advances in geophysics, to create for the first time, fully three-dimensional simulations of earthquake fault-rupture and fault-system dynamics. Such physics-based simulations are crucial to gaining a fundamental understanding of earthquake phenomena, and they can potentially provide enormous practical benefits for assessing and mitigating earthquake risks through improvements in seismic hazard analysis. The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) has embarked on an ambitious program to develop physics-based models of earthquake processes and integrate these models into a new scientific framework for seismic hazard analysis and risk management. This project involves a collaboration among SCEC, the Information Sciences Institute (ISI), the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), the Incorporated Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), and the US Geological …

Date

2001

Authors

Thomas H Jordan, Reagan W Moore, Jean-Bernard Minster, Carl F Kesselman

Journal

NSF Award

Volume

1

Issue

122464

Pages

22464