Subsurface Character of the San Andreas Fault System, and Its Earthquake Potential

这项提议是为了调查这样一个命题，即南加州的大多数主要横流结构是在相当浅的深度分离的。这项研究将利用南加州现有的一组广泛的地震反射数据来提供与这个问题有关的信息。从陡峭的断层表面提取反射的新成像方法将被应用于评估以前未知的活动断层的地震潜力。这项研究涉及南加州的地震潜力，因此直接适用于国家地震减灾计划。

This proposal is to investigate the proposition that most of the major transcurrent structures in Southern California are detached at fairly shallow depths. The research will utilize an extensive set of existing seismic reflection data from Southern California for information bearing on the question. Novel imaging methods to extract reflections from steeply dipping fault surfaces will be applied to evaluate the earthquake potential of previously unknown active faults. This research deals with the earthquake potential of Southern California and thus is directly applicable to the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.