Summary

The 2011 SCEC UseIT interns were given the grand challenge to develop a Seismic Sequence Visualization System based on SCEC-VDO and GIS that can display earthquake sequences, monitor their evolution in space and time, and assess their hazards and risks. In order to complete the grand challenge, the interns split into groups that collaborated to complete their tasks and responsibilities. SCEC-VDO was developed to include a space-time plug-in, which was used to create animations of seven earthquake sequences. The content management system, Drupal, was used in order to distribute the animations, as well as other information to aid the general public’s knowledge about earthquakes and operational forecasting.

Challenge Statement

Task: Document the intern experience at USEIT

Team: Heather Humpleman, Mark Romano, Andrew Sampson

Mentors: Thomas Jordan, Robert de Groot

Task: Develop a seismic sequence visualization system based on SCEC Virtual Display of Objects (SCEC-VDO) and GIS that can display earthquake sequences, monitor their evolution in space and time, and assess their hazards and risks.

Team: Andrew Bernhard, Tarana Farhat, Ryan Lacey, Amy Lim, Sulaimon Paseda, Christine Sawyer, Marshall Rogers-Martinez

Mentors: Thomas Jordan, Robert de Groot

Task: Research information on specific earthquake sequences using global earthquake catalogs and incorporate the data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Team: Stephanie Boss, Fabian Gutierrez, Kevin Lin, Christina Valen, Tatev Papikyan

Mentors: Thomas Jordan, Robert de Groot

Task: Produce visuals using the SCEC Virtual Display of Objects (SCEC-VDO) for the Tohoku, Canterbury, El Mayor-Cucapah, Maule, Haiti, and Indonesian trench sequences

Team: Bridget Hellige, Samuel Reed, Max Wagner

Mentors: Thomas Jordan, Robert de Groot