AGU Session Announcements | Week of July 9th - July 13th, 2018
Date: 07/12/2018
Dear SCEC Community,
Please see below for the following AGU session-related announcements:
1. S024: Quality control of seismicity data: precision, completeness, homogeneity, and consistency (Session ID: #52573)
2. T043: “Subduction Zone Processes, Orogenesis and Seismic Hazard: From the Alpine-Mediterranean to the Indo-Burma Region” (Session ID: #47151)
3. OS018. Geologic Evolution of Continental Shelves (Session ID: #48962)
4. S003: Beyond the earthquake cycle – field and modeling constraints of earthquake rupture along complex–geometry fault systems and implications for seismic hazard assessment (Session ID#: 48938)
5. G009: Geodetic imaging and interpretation of the seismic cycle (Session ID# 46431)
6. S002: Ambient Field Seismology: Theoretical and Methodological Innovations (Session ID#: Not Provided)
7. T052: Transdisciplinary Views of Spatial and Temporal Fault-Zone Evolution (Session ID#: 45939):
8. PA072: The hazards of hazard communication: Importance, rewards and challenges of science in the public sphere (Session ID#: 49716)
9. T029: Multiscale imaging of plate boundary fault systems: integrating geophysical and geological dat (Session ID#: 50206)
10. T006: Bridging Earthquakes and Earth Structure: Reconciling deformation observed over geologic and geodetic timescales (Session ID#: 53196)
This is the time of the year we continue to receive multiple requests to send AGU session-related announcements, particularly calls for abstracts. As usual, we will combine them together, if many are received in a week (as we have done again below). Please follow the formatting guidelines for announcement requests, always provided below the announcement.
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1. S024: Quality control of seismicity data: precision, completeness, homogeneity, and consistency (Session ID#: 52573):
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Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following session co-organized by the Tectonophysics, Seismology and Natural Hazard sections at the upcoming 2018 AGU fall meeting:
S024: Quality control of seismicity data: precision, completeness, homogeneity, and consistency
Session ID: 52573
Session Description:
As basic data for seismicity analysis, earthquake catalogs of high-quality are required to be precise, complete, homogeneous, and consistent. In addition to precision and completeness of the catalogs, homogeneity means a catalog keeps a similar quality throughout its entire time span, and consistency means the convertibility between different earthquake catalogs that are from the same region and time period. This session focuses on (1) data quality problems in existing catalogs, (2) techniques and methods for improving the quality of catalogs, (3) methods for avoiding pitfalls caused by data deficits in these four aspects. The solutions to the problems are indispensable for understanding the complex seismic process and thus for producing reliable earthquake hazard evaluation.
Conveners:
Jiancang Zhuang (zhuangjc@ism.ac.jp) ISM Institute of Statistical Mathematics (Japan)
Maximilian J Werner (max.werner@bristol.ac.uk) University of Bristol (United Kingdom)
Warner Marzocchi (warner.marzocchi@ingv.it) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy)
Deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, August 1st at 23:59 EDT.
2. T043: “Subduction Zone Processes, Orogenesis and Seismic Hazard: From the Alpine-Mediterranean to the Indo-Burma Region” (Session ID#: 47151):
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Dear Colleagues,
We welcome submissions to this special AGU session on Subduction Zone Processes and Seismic Hazard:
T043: Subduction Zone Processes, Orogenesis and Seismic Hazard: From the Alpine-Mediterranean to the Indo-Burma Region
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/47151
Invited Speakers:
Anne Replumaz, Université Grenoble-Alpes
Eric Sandvol, University of Missouri
Conveners:
Patricia Persaud, Louisiana State University
Francesca Di Luccio, INGV, Rome
Claudia Piromallo, INGV, Rome
Michael S Steckler, LDEO, Columbia University
Submissions from early-career scientists are strongly encouraged.
We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C. in December!
Patricia, Francesca, Claudia and Mike
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Session ID: 47151
Session Description: This session aims to promote stimulating discussions on subduction zones and orogens and the evaluation of seismic hazard in these regions. The Alpine-Himalayan belt is characterized by several spatially limited, complex, highly heterogeneous and constantly evolving subduction zones in the Mediterranean. To the east, the structure and dynamics of the Indo-Burma subduction zone is quite poorly known. Revealing the dynamics of subduction systems along the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt is relevant to seismic hazard research due to the high population densities of these regions. We encourage authors to present novel data and innovative research based on multidisciplinary approaches. Research areas may include seismic imaging, surface and mantle processes, laboratory experiments and geodynamic modeling. We particularly encourage submissions that range from local to global scales, addressing any aspect of subduction-related and orogenic processes and their implications in subduction zones worldwide.
3. OS018. Geologic Evolution of Continental Shelves (Session ID#: 48962):
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We would like to draw your attention to the following session co-organized by Earth and Planetary Surface Processes and Ocean Sciences. We encourage submissions from a wide range of topics on continental shelves, including those involving tectonics and seismology.
OS018. Geologic Evolution of Continental Shelves
Session ID: 48962
Invited speakers:
Jennifer Miselis, USGS
#2 pending
Session Description:
The geologic evolution of continental shelves is linked to large-scale driving mechanisms including tectonics, climate, and sea level variations. On shorter timescales, processes that shape continental shelves include sediment dynamics associated with waves, tides and currents, as well as biologic activity and submarine groundwater discharge. These processes operate across various spatial and temporal scales, adding complexity to interpretations linking processes to morphology. Furthermore, continental shelves cycle between subaerial exposure and submergence associated with sea level fluctuations that repeatedly reshape the shelf and render the shoreline an artificial boundary in landscape evolution. We encourage submissions from onshore and offshore studies that investigate a broad range of topics including fluvial drainage history, sediment dynamics, paleoshorelines, drowned landscapes, shelf morphology and geologic framework controls on benthic habitats from both passive and active continental shelves worldwide. We welcome contributions from field observations including geophysical surveys, outcrop and core studies, landscape modeling, and laboratory experiments.
Conveners:
Shannon Klotsko, San Diego State University
Ashley McCleaf Long, Coastal Carolina University
Jillian Maloney, San Diego State University
Jenna Hill, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
4. S003: Beyond the earthquake cycle – field and modeling constraints of earthquake rupture along complex–geometry fault systems and implications for seismic hazard assessment (Session ID#: 48938):
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Abstract:
Current SHA-practice relies on seismotectonic proxies and regional seismicity to estimate possible future earthquakes' shaking levels. Because the observational time span is too short to capture a fault's seismic cycle, many important SHA-quantities are ill-defined (e.g. earthquake occurrence rate, maximum magnitude). The only way to provide more reliable earthquake rupture forecasts and to explore realistic earthquake behaviors is to integrate observations from earthquake geology with advanced seismic-cycle and dynamic earthquake rupture simulations. This session will bring together scientists from respective fields, with focus on the state-of-the-art understanding of earthquake rupture along complex fault systems.
We encourage contributions from earthquake geology that constrain fault behavior and rupture characteristics of past earthquakes, including slip-rate estimates, along-fault slip accumulation, earthquake recurrence characteristics. We also seek abstracts that address rupture along complex-geometry fault systems through dynamic and multi-cycle rupture simulations. Contributions that address incorporation of fault-based rupture characteristics into SHA studies (FAULT2SHA) are welcome.
5. G009: Geodetic imaging and interpretation of the seismic cycle (Session ID# 46431):
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Hi all,
We would like to invite those interested to attend and submit abstracts to a session we are running in the Geodesy and Tectonophysics sessions at this year's AGU Fall Meeting, "Geodetic imaging and interpretation of the seismic cycle," session G009 (ID# 46431).
Session Description:
Geodesy’s ability to image earth processes has vastly improved both spatially and temporally in recent decades, making it an essential tool to study the seismic cycle and the ways the earth accommodates tectonic strain. To use geodesy to image these processes in a complex earth, it is essential to 1) correctly separate the contributions made by seismic, aseismic and nontectonic deformation in the data, and then 2) link these observations to fault and bulk processes with a full view of their spatiotemporal complexities. We welcome studies on all aspects of geodetic imaging of the seismic cycle: from improved techniques to detect tectonic signals (e.g. probabilistic, sparsity-promoting, etc.) and separate them from other deformation sources (e.g. hydrological, thermoelastic, anthropogenic), to the modeling and interpretation of the deformation mechanisms that produce them (e.g. coseismic slip, afterslip, viscoelastic relaxation, poroelastic rebound, slow slip events, long-term creep, gravity-driven postseismic deformation).
Conveners:
Chris Rollins, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Adriano Gualandi, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Mong-Han Huang, University of Maryland
Feel free to send any questions or comments to me at jrollins2@alaska.edu or to any of the co-conveners, and we hope to see you there! As a reminder, the abstract submission deadline is 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on August 1.
Thanks,
Chris
6. S002: Ambient Field Seismology: Theoretical and Methodological Innovations (Session ID#: Not Provided):
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Dear Colleagues,
Please consider submitting your work to the session Ambient field seismology: theoretical and methodological innovations, in the Seismology Section of the 2018 AGU Fall meeting to be held in December 1-14 in Washington D.C.
The full session description is below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Conveners:
Zack Spica, Stanford
Nori Nakata, University of Oklahoma
Lise Retailleau, Stanford
Session Title: Ambient Field Seismology: Theoretical and Methodological Innovations
Invited speakers:
Korbinian Sager
Hrvoje Tkalčić
Session Description:
The ambient seismic field (noise) is now widely used to assess a variety of features such as seismic velocities, medium stiffness, ground motion and attenuation. Recently, we have seen more attempts to gain spatial resolution and to extract body waves from noise correlations. Deep-phase extraction also offers global seismologists new opportunities to map Earth’s structures and to perform time-lapse studies. However, all these research topics strongly depend on the accurate estimation of the Green’s function, thus relying on, for example, microseism sources distribution, receiver coverage, and appropriate signal processing. In this session, we would like to cover most theoretical and methodological aspects of ambient-field seismology. We invite abstracts related to all the aforementioned research lines but also encourage innovative studies exploring the source distribution, the importance of scattering, and imaging applications involving novel processing such as higher-order correlations, double beam forming, or multi-dimensional deconvolution.
7. T052: Transdisciplinary Views of Spatial and Temporal Fault-Zone Evolution (Session ID#: 45939):
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Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following AGU 2018 Session:
T052: Transdisciplinary Views of Spatial and Temporal Fault-Zone Evolution.
Session Description: The interaction and evolution of mechanical and chemical processes during fault zone development exerts an important control on the accommodation and transfer of strain, spatiotemporal patterns of seismic energy release, and the focusing of fluid flow and mass transfer in the upper crust. Key questions that motivate this session are: how do intrinsic fault-zone properties impact earthquake recurrence intervals? What is the role of fluid-rock interaction in modifying fault-zone mechanical properties? How can the deformation mechanisms recorded in exhumed fault rocks be integrated with geochemistry and geochronology to construct more comprehensive views of the seismic cycle? We invite contributions from a variety of disciplines, including (but not limited to) geomechanics, structural geology, geochronology, geochemistry, geomorphology, and numerical modeling that address these and related topics.
This session is linked to the "Understanding Fault zone behavior from Earth’s Surface to the base of the Lithosphere" theme of the Future of Tectonics Initiative.
Abstracts can be submitted to this session using the link below (Deadline is Wednesday August 1st at 11:59 EDT):
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/45939
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Rob McDermott, Gabriele Calzolari, and Randy Williams
8. PA072: The hazards of hazard communication: Importance, rewards and challenges of science in the public sphere (Session ID#: 49716):
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following 2018 Fall AGU session:
PA072: The hazards of hazard communication: Importance, rewards and challenges of science in the public sphere
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/49716
Accurate public communication of hazards science is critical; it can deliver timely information to emergency planners, improve public confidence in science, disseminate scientific findings and demonstrate the importance of science to society. However, scientists are often reluctant to publicly communicate science. Stories about misrepresentation, trolling, and sensationalized reporting deter potential communicators from entering into the public sphere.
This session aims to explore the concerns surrounding public communication of hazards and work towards finding solutions to some of the more common issues. The goal is to facilitate community-wide discussion about how we can more accurately, effectively and responsibly communicate science to a broad audience using various media and communications partnerships. We welcome in particular submissions that explore research-based evidence and personal case studies of both the challenges and rewards of communicating science through social media, mass media, institutional communications teams, and more, with a focus on lessons learned and best practices.
We look forward to your contributions to our session.
Best wishes from session conveners,
Wendy Bohon (IRIS) and Beth Bartel (UNAVCO)
9. T029: Multiscale imaging of plate boundary fault systems: integrating geophysical and geological dat (Session ID#: 50206):
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Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce AGU session T029 "Multiscale imaging of plate boundary fault systems: integrating geophysical and geological data." Please consider presenting your research in this session and passing along this announcement to students and/or colleagues that may be interested.
Session information:
T029: Multiscale imaging of plate boundary fault systems: integrating geophysical and geological data
Session ID#: 50206
Conveners:
Valerie Sahakian, University of Oregon
Maureen Walton, USGS
Anne Tréhu, Oregon State University
Estelle Chaussard, SUNY Buffalo
Invited speakers:
Tim Wright, University of Leeds
Dan Bassett, GNS Science
Description:
In the half century since the advent of the plate tectonics paradigm, we have gained remarkable insights into the underlying physics of plate boundary systems from substantial increases in observational data and modeling results. Moving forward, the integration of these data is essential for a holistic view of tectonic processes and the natural hazards posed by plate boundaries. We hope to attract new research from different fields to emphasize the importance of multiscale data integration, including geophysical studies of seismicity, geodetic observations, source inversions, structural models, and numerical modeling, as well as geologic studies of surface processes, geochemical and laboratory analyses, and paleoseismic observations. We especially encourage multidisciplinary contributions that emphasize multiscale data integration, but also welcome focused studies of observations, methodologies, and/or modeling that aim to improve our understanding of plate boundary systems from the Earth’s surface through the lithosphere, and their relevance to natural hazards and society.
Abstract submission deadline:
Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT
10. T006: Bridging Earthquakes and Earth Structure: Reconciling deformation observed over geologic and geodetic timescales (Session ID#: 53196):
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Dear colleagues,
My co-conveners and I would like to draw your attention to the following session at the AGU 2018 Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. As a reminder, this year's abstract submission deadline is Wednesday, August 1st, at 11:59 pm.
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/53156
T006: Bridging Earthquakes and Earth Structure: Reconciling deformation observed over geologic and geodetic timescales
Session ID: 53196
Session Description:
Deformation constrained by geodetic and geologic observations may or may not agree with one another, because these measures archive the response of Earth's crust to loading over vastly different timescales. For example, geodetic measures of deformation may record elastic bending, viscoelastic flow of the crust and mantle, and interseismic fault-zone creep, while geologic observations may additionally represent the effects of plastic yielding and changes in structural geometries that attend sustained loading over these longer time-scales.
We solicit submissions that address, quantify, and compare deformations measured over timescales ranging from seconds to millions of years. We welcome contributions that combine numerical models with geologic, thermochronologic, geomorphic, paleoseismologic, and geodetic measures of deformation and/or exhumation, which together may provide insight into the processes responsible for deformation over these different time-scales.
Conveners:
Curtis Baden, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Johanna Nevitt, USGS, Menlo Park, CA, USA
George Hilley, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Kaj Johnson, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
Thank you for your consideration,
Curtis Baden
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