Earthquakes and Multi-hazards Around the Pacific Rim, Vol. I
Editors: Zhang, Y., Goebel, Th., Peng, Z., Williams, C.A., Yoder, M., Rundle, J.B. (Eds.)
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This is the first of two volumes devoted to earthquakes and multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim. The circum-Pacific seismic belt is home to roughly 80% of the world’s largest earthquakes, making it the ideal location for investigating earthquakes and related hazards such as tsunamis and landslides. Gathering 16 papers that cover a range of topics related to multi-hazards, the book is divided into three sections: earthquake physics, earthquake simulation and data assimilation, and multi-hazard assessment and earthquake forecasting models.
The first section includes papers on laboratory-derived rheological parameters as well as seismic studies in the Gulf of California and China. In turn, the second section includes papers on improvements in earthquake simulators as well as the statistical methods used to evaluate their performance, automated methods for determining fault slip using near-field interferometric data, variabilities in earthquake stress drops in California, and the use of social media data to supplement physical sensor data when estimating local earthquake intensity. The final section includes a paper on probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment, several papers on time-dependent seismic hazard analysis around the Pacific Rim, and a paper on induced and triggered seismicity at the Geysers geothermal field in California.
Rapid advances are being made in our understanding of multi-hazards, as well as the range of tools used to investigate them. This volume provides a representative cross-section of how state-of-the-art knowledge and tools are currently being applied to multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim. The material here should be of interest to scientists involved in all areas of multi-hazards, particularly seismic and tsunami hazards. In addition, it offers a valuable resource for students in the geosciences, covering a broad spectrum of topics related to hazard research.
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Earthquakes and Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim, Vol. 1: Introduction
Pages 1-4
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Scaling law of average failure rate and steady-state rate in rocks
Pages 5-21
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Apparent Dependence of Rate- and State-Dependent Friction Parameters on Loading Velocity and Cumulative Displacement Inferred from Large-Scale Biaxial Friction Experiments
Pages 23-43
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Source Functions and Path Effects from Earthquakes in the Farallon Transform Fault Region, Gulf of California, Mexico that Occurred on October 2013
Pages 45-62
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Stress Distribution Near the Seismic Gap Between Wenchuan and Lushan Earthquakes
Pages 63-73
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- Book Title
- Earthquakes and Multi-hazards Around the Pacific Rim, Vol. I
- Editors
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- Yongxian Zhang
- Thomas Goebel
- Zhigang Peng
- Charles A Williams
- Mark Yoder
- John B. Rundle
- Series Title
- Pageoph Topical Volumes
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Basel
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-71565-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-71565-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-71564-3
- Series ISSN
- 2504-3625
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VI, 262
- Number of Illustrations
- 27 b/w illustrations, 130 illustrations in colour
- Topics
