Multihazard Simulation and Cyberinfrastructure [Paperback]

This issue contains 16 papers, presenting work on tsunami hazards, earthquakes, and related computational infrastructure. The integration of multihazard simulations and remotely sensed observations is providing enormous benefits to earthquake and tsunami research. Earthquakes cause damage, but also generate tsunamis, which create additional damage. Remotely sensed observations coupled with geologic field measurements and simulations contribute to our understanding of earthquake processes, which is necessary for mitigating loss of life and property from these damaging events. This book focuses on assimilation of remotely sensed observations to advance multihazards simulation. This capability provides a powerful virtual laboratory to probe earthquake behavior and the earthquake cycle. Hence, it offers a new opportunity to gain understanding of the earthquake nucleation process, precursory phenomena, and space-time seismicity patterns needed for breakthrough advances in earthquake forecasting and hazard quantification.

Tsunami Hazards along Eastern Australian Coast from Potential Earthquakes-Results from Numerical Simulations, Xing, H., R.W. Ding, and D.A Yuen.-?Simulation of Tsunami hazards affecting the East Cape Region, New Zealand, Barberopoulou, A., X. Wang, W.W. Power, and B. Lukovic.- Magnitude estimation for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake based on ground motion prediction equations, Eshaghi, A., K.F. Tiampo, H. Ghorfrani, and G.M. Atkinson.-?Dynamic Overshoot near Trench Caused by Large Asperity Break at Depth, Fukuyama, E., and S. Hok.-?Spatial heterogeneity in earthquake fault-like Systems, Kazemian, J., R. Dominguez, K.F. Tiampo, and W. Klein.-?Short-term surface deformation on the northern Hayward fault, CA, and nearby landslides using Polarimetric SAR Interferometry (PolInSAR), Alipour, S., K.F. Tiampo, S.V. Samsonov, and P.J. Gonz?lez.- Critical Jump Distance for Propagating Earthquake Ruptures across Step-Overs, Yikilmaz, M.B., D.L. Turcotte, E.MlÃ