WPGM 96
Seismology Sessions and Presentations
S32A BCC:P5 Wed 1330h
Shear-Wave Modeling and Seismic Anisotropy: Implications for
Compositional Models on All Scales
Presiding: M Savage, Victoria University; K Gledhill,
Inst for Geological and Nuclear Sciences
1330h S32A-01 INVITED Seismic Stratification of
the Upper Mantle: Lids, Low-Velocity Zones,
and Anisotropy: *J B Gaherty, T H Jordan
1350h S32A-02 SKS Anisotropy and Continental
Dynamics: *P M Davis
1410h S32A-03 Complex Anisotropy in the Australian
Lithosphere From Shear-Wave Splitting in
Broad Band SKS Records: *G Clitheroe, R
van der Hilst
1430h S32A-04 Shear-Wave Splitting Measurements in
the Southern Alps Region, South Island, New
Zealand: *K Gledhill, M Savage, K Marson
1450h S32A-05 A Search for Lower Crustal
Anisotropy in Strike-Slip Regions: M K Savage,
K Gledhill, K Marson
1510h Break
1530h S32A-06 Crack Density, Permeability, Seismic
Shear Wave Speed and Attenuation for a
Thermally-Cracked and Fluid-Saturated
Granite: An Experimental Study: *C Lu, I
Jackson
1550h S32A-07 Shear Wave Amplitudes for Seismic
Anisotropic Determination: W Waluyo, J A
McDonald, N F Uren
1610h S32A-08 Waveguide Effects of Large-Scale
Structural Variation, Anelastic Attenuation,
and Random Heterogeneity on SV Lg
Propagation: A Finite-Difference Modeling
Study: *R S Jih
1630h S32A-09 Seismic Wave Propagation in
Two-Dimensional Models: *S Cao, S
Greenhalgh
S41A BCC:P5 Thurs 0830h
Tomography: New Techniques and Applications
Presiding: S Bannister, Inst for Geological and Nuclear Sciences;
M Sambridge, Australian National University
0830h S41A-01 Teleseismic Tomography Using
Generalized Seismological Data Functionals
and ScS Reverberations: *R Katzman, L Zhao,
J B Gaherty, T H Jordan
0850h S41A-02 Tomographic Imaging of the Complex
Lithospheric Slab Structure Beneath the
Indonesian Island Arc: *S Widiyantoro, R
van der Hilst
0910h S41A-03 Probing the Westernmost Pacific
Upper Mantle With Surface Waves: *S Lebedev,
T Meier, G Nolet, F A Dahlen
0930h S41A-04 A Fast Velocity Anomaly to the West
of the AAD: Inversion Approach: *W T Liang,
L Y Chiao, B Y Kuo
0950h Break
1010h S41A-05 Improving Local Earthquake Locations
Using the L1-Norm and Waveform
Cross-Correlation: Application to the
Whittier Narrows, California, Aftershock
Sequence: *P M Shearer
1030h S41A-06 Mapping Crustal Thickness Variations
Under Southern California by Stacking PmP
Arrivals: *K B Richards-Dinger, P M Shearer
1050h S41A-07 Imaging of Subsurface Faults Using
Teleseismic Waveform - SH Case: *H Takenaka,
T Murakoshi, D Suetsugu, T Saita, T
Furumura
1110h S41A-08 The Rabaul Caldera: Structure and
Velocity Models: *O Gudmundsson, D Finlayson,
H Shimamura, I Itakarai, W Johnson
S42A BCC:P6 Thurs 1330h
Tomography and Crustal Structure Posters
Presiding: M Sambridge, Australian National University
1330h S42A-01 POSTER Regionalised Tomography With
Voronoi Polyhedra: O Gudmundsson, M
Sambridge
1330h S42A-02 POSTER Building Multi-scale 3-D
Earth Models Using Natural Neighbours and
Delaunay Tetrahedra: M Sambridge, J Braun,
H McQueen
1330h S42A-03 POSTER 3-D Ray Tracing in Delaunay
Tetrahedra Using Ray Perturbation Theory: J H
Davies, M Sambridge
1330h S42A-04 POSTER Structure of the Crust and
Lithosphere in the Southwest Pacific:
Tomographic Study and Anisotropy From
Surface Waves Velocity, Preliminary Results:
R Pillet, D Rouland, *J Hinderer, V Ansel,
G Roult
1330h S42A-05 POSTER Three-Dimensional P-wave
Velocity Structure of Taupo Volcanic Zone,
New Zealand: *S C Bannister, A W Hurst, H
Bibby, C J Bryan, S Sherburn
1330h S42A-06 POSTER Crustal Velocity Models of
Shear Waves in East Antarctica by Receiver
Function Inversion for Broadband Waveforms:
*M Kanao, A Kubo, T Shibutani
S51A BCC:M1 Fri 0830h
Earthquake Genesis and Recurrence in Plate Boundary and
Interplate Regions I
Presiding: E Smith, Victoria University; R Abercrombie,
Inst of Geological & Nuclear Sci.
0830h S51A-01 Ridge Push Influence on Stress State
and Seismicity of Intraplate Stable
Lithosphere Regions: A F Grachev, *S A
Mukhamediev
0850h S51A-02 The Roamane Fault Zone, Porgera,
PNG: An Example of Fault Slip Processes in a
High-Level, Intrusive-Related Hydrothermal
System: S M Munroe, *S F Cox
0910h S51A-03 Simulation of Earthquakes With Low
Heat: *P Mora, D Place
0930h S51A-04 A Lattice Solid Model to Simulate
Fault Gouge and Frictional Heating: *D Place,
P Mora
0950h S51A-05 Incorporation of Rotational Dynamics
in the Lattice Solid Model: *M Winter, P
Mora, D Place
1010h Break
1030h S51A-06 The Significance of Aseismic Slip in
Earthquake Processes: Evidence From Borehole
Strainmeters: *R L Gwyther, M T Gladwin,
R H G Hart
1050h S51A-07 Shapes and Sizes of Source Time
Functions: *N Nomanbhoy, L Ruff, Y Tanioka
1110h S51A-08 High Frequency Fall-Off of Source
Spectra of Deep-Focus Earthquakes: *Z Wu, Y
Chen, S G Kim
1130h S51A-09 Stress Diffusion and Aftershock
Migration Pattern: *Y T Yeh, T T Yu, S N
Cheng
1150h S51A-10 Large, Medium, and Small Events in
Elastodynamic Earthquake Models: *B E Shaw
S51B BCC:P6 Fri 0830h
Seismic Hazard Assessment Posters
Presiding: N O Chair, No Affil
0830h S51B-01 POSTER Microzonation for an
Earthquake Risk Assessment for the City of
Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia: An
Intraplate Region: *B M McKavanagh, B W
Boreham, R Zammit, K F McCue, C Bugden
0830h S51B-02 POSTER Comparison of Methodologies
Used in the Microzonation of Earthquake Risk
Assessment for the Central Queensland
Regional Centres of Rockhampton and MacKay:
*B W Boreham, B M McKavanagh, K F McCue, R
Zammit, C Muller, C Bugden
0830h S51B-03 POSTER Detailed Structure of the
Nojima Fault and the Crustal Inhomogeneity
Around the Fault Revealed by the Multi-array
Seismic Observation at the Northern Part of
Awaji Island: *K Nishigami
0830h S51B-04 POSTER Fault Zone Structure of the
Nojima-Fault of 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu
Earthquake: *Y Kuwahara, H Ito
0830h S51B-05 POSTER Site Effect Studies in the
Taipei Basin: *K L Wen, H Y Peng
0830h S51B-06 POSTER Simulation of Seismic Waves
in Complex Structures to Study Site
Amplifications: *F Coutel, D Komatitsch, P
Mora
0830h S51B-07 POSTER Performance Test of Source
Parameter Estimation Methods Using Regional
Strong-Motion Data: Case of the 1995 Kobe
Earthquake: *K Kuge, T Iwata, K Irikura
0830h S51B-08 POSTER Stress Drop Distribution of
the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake
Sequence Determined by Spectral Analysis
Using Strong Ground Motion Data: *Y Shiba
0830h S51B-09 POSTER Seismic Energy Release Along
the New Hebrides Arc and Temporal
Distribution of Aftershock Sequences During
the Years 1993-1995: D Rouland, P Lutz, M
Regnier, R Pillet, *S Calmant
0830h S51B-10 POSTER Distribution of Strong
Ground Motion Near a Fault Estimated From
Dynamic Modelling: *T Inoue, T Miyatake
0830h S51B-11 POSTER Geodynamic Methodology for
the Recognition of Potential Seismic Sources
in Intraplate Regions: *H Ye, Q Zhou
S52A BCC:M1 Fri 1330h
Earthquake Genesis and Recurrence in Plate Boundary and
Interplate Regions II
Presiding: E Smith, Victoria University; R Abercrombie,
Inst of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
1330h S52A-01 Foreshock Activities Associated With
the Nucleation of the 1995 Etorofu Earthquake:
N Hurukawa, B Shibazaki
1350h S52A-02 The Enigma of the Arthurs Pass
Earthquake: *R E Abercrombie, T H Webb, S
Bannister, R Robinson, J Beavan, T
Arnadottir
1410h S52A-03 Earthquake Triggering During the
1988 Tennant Creek, Australia, Earthquake
Sequence: Stress Transfer in a Midplate
Setting: *S C Jaume
1430h S52A-04 Nucleation Size of Moderate
Earthquakes and Kinematics of the San
Andreas Fault in California From Submicro Hz
to 30 Hz Strain Measurements: *M J S Johnston
1450h S52A-05 Deformation for Three Decades
Following a Large Subduction Zone Earthquake:
*S Cohen, J Freymueller
1510h Break
1530h S52A-06 Determination of Centroidal
Moment-Tensor Solutions for Regional
Earthquakes in Taiwan: *H Kao, B S Huang,
P R Jian
1550h S52A-07 Source Time Functions of the Gonghe,
China Earthquake Retrieved From Long Period
Digital Waveform Data Using Empirical
Green's Function Technique: L S Xu, *Y T Chen
1610h S52A-08 Magnitude Distribution Anomalies in
the WBZ Below Japan: *M Wyss, S Wiemer, S
Tsuboi
1630h S52A-09 On Large Size Earthquakes
Determination in East European Platform
Based on Neotectonic and Seismic Strain
Analysis: A F Grachev, S A Mukhamediev, *S L
Yunga
S61A BCC:M1 Sat 0830h
Seismic Hazard Assessment in Plate Boundary and Interplate
Regions
Presiding: J Taber, Victoria University; D Denham, AGSO
0830h S61A-01 Outstanding Questions in Earthquake
Hazard Estimation: *D D Jackson
0850h S61A-02 Seismogenic Zoning of SE Australia:
E Spassov, B Kennett, J Weekes
0910h S61A-03 Results From the Sydney Pilot
Earthquake Microzonation Project: *T D Jones,
M J Neville, G Scott, C Sinadinovski
0930h S61A-04 Microzonation of Launceston,
Australia: *M Michael-Leiba, V Jensen, K
McCue
0950h Break
1010h S61A-05 Effects on Ground Shaking Due to
Man-Made Changes in Surface Shear Wave
Velocity: *J J Taber
1030h S61A-06 INVITED Seismic Response of
Multi-layered Basin With Velocity Graduates
Upon Incidence of Plane Shear Waves: *Y Zeng,
R Benites
1050h S61A-07 Guided Directivity: A Cause of the
Narrow Damage Zone of the 1995 Kobe
(Hyogo-ken Nanbu), Japan, Earthquake: *K
Koketsu, S Yoshida, T Inoue, T Miyatake
1110h S61A-08 Paleoseismology and Structural Style
of Reverse Faults of the Poukawa Fault Zone,
Hikurangi Forearc, New Zealand: H M Kelsey,
*A G Hull, K R Berryman, S M Cashman, P
Cashman, J Trexler
1130h S61A-09 Use of Trans-Pacific Tsunami Data
for Study of Historical Earthquakes: *K
Satake
1150h S61A-10 Tsunami Hazard Evaluation in Taiwan
Region -- Inferred From Historical Tsunami
Earthquakes: K F Ma, M F Lee
S62A BCC:M1 Sat 1330h
Time-Variable Seismic Hazard and Prediction
Presiding: D A Rhoades, Inst of Geological and Nuclear Sciences;
P A Reasenberg, USGS, Menlo Park
1330h S62A-01 INVITED Seismic Quiescence Occurs
as a Precursor After All: *M Wyss, S Wiemer,
W J Arabasz
1350h S62A-02 INVITED Testing Long-Term
Earthquake Forecasts: D D Jackson, Y Y Kagan
1410h S62A-03 Evaluation of Earthquake Forecasts
in California: *P Reasenberg, C Thurber, J
Zschau
1430h S62A-04 Effect of Seismic and Aseismic
Stress Increments on Earthquake Occurrence
in Southern California: Y Y Kagan, D D
Jackson
1450h S62A-05 Loma Prieta Seismicity: Prediction
Errors Differ Significantly From Independent
Identically Distributed Surrogates: N Fitton,
*F G Horowitz
1510h S62A-06 Performance Testing of Earthquake
Forecasting Methods: *D A Rhoades
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