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This can have a significant impact for Vs30 calculations. For the BBP1D model, UCVM calculates the Vs30 as 932m/s, whereas Rob's formula calculates it as 862m/s.
 
This can have a significant impact for Vs30 calculations. For the BBP1D model, UCVM calculates the Vs30 as 932m/s, whereas Rob's formula calculates it as 862m/s.
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Another approach was used in CyberShake Study 15.12, in conversations with Rob: Vs30 = 30 / Sum (1/(Vs sampled from [0.5,29.5] in 1 meter increments, for 30 total values)). 
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== Points for comparison ==
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We have selected 6 points to compare Vs30 as generated using the CyberShake approach (using half-meters) to other UCVM approaches.
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{|
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! lat !! lon !! Velocity model !! CyberShake-generated Vs30
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|-
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| 34.148426 || -118.17119 || CVM-S4.26.M01 || 838.8
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|-
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| 34.557 || -118.125 || CVM-S4.26.M01 || 2573.6
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|-
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| 34.0192 || -118.286 || CVM-S4.26.M01 || 313.1
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| 34.64021 || -118.91919 || CCA-06 || 3393.9
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|-
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| 36.13968 || -120.36015 || CCA-06 || 2277.2
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|-
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| 34.26667 || -119.22848 || CCA-06 || 902.3
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|}

Revision as of 21:09, 14 May 2018

Introduction

There may be an issue with how UCVM calculates Vs30 values. Presently UCVM uses the following formula:

sum(Vs sampled from [0,30] at 1 meters, for 31 total values) / 31

Rob has suggested that the correct formula should be:

30 / sum(1 / (Vs sampled from [0, 30) at 1 meters, for 30 total values))

This can have a significant impact for Vs30 calculations. For the BBP1D model, UCVM calculates the Vs30 as 932m/s, whereas Rob's formula calculates it as 862m/s.

Another approach was used in CyberShake Study 15.12, in conversations with Rob: Vs30 = 30 / Sum (1/(Vs sampled from [0.5,29.5] in 1 meter increments, for 30 total values)).

Points for comparison

We have selected 6 points to compare Vs30 as generated using the CyberShake approach (using half-meters) to other UCVM approaches.

lat lon Velocity model CyberShake-generated Vs30
34.148426 -118.17119 CVM-S4.26.M01 838.8
34.557 -118.125 CVM-S4.26.M01 2573.6
34.0192 -118.286 CVM-S4.26.M01 313.1
34.64021 -118.91919 CCA-06 3393.9
36.13968 -120.36015 CCA-06 2277.2
34.26667 -119.22848 CCA-06 902.3