California CVM Meeting - 3 April 2012

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))

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

California CVM Meeting Goals

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

Draft Meeting Agenda

1. California CVM Requirements
   1. Distribution UCERF3.0 Ruptures
   2. Geotechnical
   3. Elevation
   4. Bathmetry
   5. Hydrology
2. Features of Existing California CVMs
   1. CVM-S
   2. CVM-H
   3. Lin-Thurber
   4. USGS CenCal
3. 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