California CVM Meeting - 3 April 2012

Fig 2:Map of faults in Unified California Earthquake Rupture 2.0 (2007). (Image Credit: Kevin Milner (USC))

Fig 1:Preliminary results (Sept 2011) showing differences in Vs as a results of scattering integral inversions using both observed seismic events and ambient noise processing. Starting CVM's are USGS Central California and CVM-S southern California models (Image Credit: Po Chen (Univ. of Wyoming))

California CVM Meeting Goals

1. Define features in a California CVM
2. Review capabilities and features of existing California CVMs
3. Develop methods for integrating inversion-based improvements into CVMs
4. Description of UCVM Capabilities
5. Plan candidate UCVM-CyberShake Model
6. Plan SCEC4 UCVM Model

Draft Meeting Agenda

1. California CVM Requirements
   1. Geographical coverage to support UCERF3.0 Ruptures
   2. Geotechnical layer
   3. Elevation model
   4. Bathmetry model
   5. Hydrology model
2. Features of Existing California CVMs
   1. CVM-S
   2. CVM-H
   3. Lin-Thurber
   4. USGS CenCal VM
3. Building California CVMs using UCVM
4. Re-integration of Inversions into CVMs
   1. Po South Cal Inversion
   2. Carl Cal Inversion
5. Candidate CyberShake Models
   1. Merged and smoothed models
   2. California Inversion-based model
6. Candidate 5 Year Development
   1. CVM-H development plans

Related Entries

1. CVM-H
2. CVM-S
3. UCVM
4. Community Velocity Model