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. CVM-S
3. CVM-H
4. UCVM
5. Re-integration of Inversions into CVMS
   1. Po South Cal Inversion
   2. Carl Cal Inversion
6. Candidate CyberShake Models
   1. Merged and smoothed models
   2. California Inversion-based model
7. Candidate 5 Year Development
   1. CVM-H development plans

Related Entries

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