A Forecasting Procedure for Plate Boundary Earthquakes Based on Sequential Data Assimilation

A forecasting procedure is proposed for plate boundary earthquakes in subduction zones. It is based on spatio-temporal variation in slip velocity on the plate interface, which causes interplate earthquakes. Model outputs are not only information about the occurrence of great earthquakes (time, place...

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Main Authors: Takane Hori, Mamoru Hyodo, Ryoko Nakata, Shin'ichi Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Kaneda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2014-06-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-2_hori.pdf