International Workshop of APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation Eiichi Fukuyama National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan John B Rundle ACES Executive Director University of California, Davis, CA USA
What is ACES? ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region. One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.
What is ACES? ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region. One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.
What is ACES? ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region. One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.
What is ACES? ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region. One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.
History of Meetings 8 th International workshop on Advances of Simulation in Multihazards, Maui, HI, USA, Oct, 2012 ACES small workshop on Multihazards, Maui, HI, USA, May, th International workshop, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct th International workshop, Cairns, AU, May th International workshop, Maui, HI, USA, April th International workshop and iSERVO meeting, Beijing, China, July rd ACES working group meeting, Melbourne and Brisbane, AU, June 2003 ACES working group meeting, Maui Supercomputer center, Maui, HI, USA, Aug nd International workshop, Hakone, Japan, Oct st Inaugural International workshop, Brisbane and Noosa, Japan, Jan- Feb 1999.
Objectives of the Project Develop Science and Technology Network for earthquake and tsunami simulation established by the ACES project in Share the state-of-arts technology on earthquake and tsunami simulation among APEC economies. Establish assimilation technology of numerical modeling for the prediction of future earthquake and tsunami disasters.
Project Schedule August, 2009: First Circular May, 2010: Second Circular (Call for Abstract) August, 2010: Deadline for Abstract and Registration September, 2010: Third Circular (Final Program) October 3-8, 2010: ACES International Workshop November, 2010: Fourth Circular (Workshop Report)
Workshop Outline WG1: Microscopic Simulation WG2: Scaling Physics WG3: Macro-scale Simulation: Earthquake Generation and Cycles WG4: Macro-scale Simulation: Dynamic Rupture and Wave Propagation WG5: Computational Environment and Algorithms WG6: Data Assimilation and Understanding WG7: Model Applications WG8: Other Geoscience Simulation
Some Recent Outputs Joint simulation of earthquake generation process constrained by GPS observation Seismic wave and tsunami propagation A possible future application
Earthquake Generation Cycle Simulation along San Andreas Fault system (as InSAR Images)
Hashimoto, Noda, Sagiya & Matsu’ura (2009) GEONET Epicenters and tsunami source regions GPS velocity vectors ( ) Slip-deficit rate distribution Slip-Deficit Rate Distribution at Plate Interfaces Inferred from GPS Data Inversion
Fukuyama, Ando, Hashimoto, Aoi & Matsu’ura (2009) Comparison of computed (red) and observed (black) waveforms Slip velocity changes and the final slip distribution The source area of the 2003 Tokachi-Oki earthquakes Joint Simulation of Stress Accumulation, Dynamic Rupture and Seismic Wave Propagation
Seismic Wave and Tsunami Propagation from Large Earthquakes Seismic Wave Propagation Tsunami Propagation
A Practical Application for Earthquake and Tsunami Simulation Real-Scale Shaking Table Experiments by E-Defense
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