ITR/AP(GEO): Development of Interactive Web-based Tools for Modeling Deformation at Subduction Zones

[01:13 . 07]威廉斯俯冲带占地球构造板块边界的很大一部分，它们产生最大、最具破坏性的地震。在这些地区收集了大量的地面大地测量数据，以估计地震危险性并了解收敛边缘的机制。近年来，此类数据的数量和质量迅速增加，但复杂和易于使用的建模工具的开发却没有以类似的速度进行。虽然存在复杂的建模技术，但它们通常不容易使用，而且收集大地测量数据的科学家也不容易获得。这是一个开发基于网络工具的项目，将为希望模拟俯冲带地表变形的地球科学家提供全面的解决方案。这将允许一般访问更强大的建模技术（有限元方法），同时提供显著的易用性。尽管大地测量数据的质量和数量都有所提高，但大多数研究人员在分析中仍然依赖于较旧的建模技术。该项目的目标是提供一个建模环境，在现有方法的基础上进行改进，同时仍然易于使用，从而使地球科学家能够更多地关注解释而不是模型开发

0113713WilliamsSubduction zones comprise a large percentage of the tectonic plate boundaries on earth and they produce the largest and most devastating earthquakes. Large amounts of surface geodetic data are collected in these regions to estimate seismic hazard and to understand the mechanics of convergent margins. The amount and quality of such data has increased rapidly in recent years but the development of sophisticated and easy-to-use modeling tools has not proceeded at a similar pace. Although sophisticated modeling techniques exist, they are not generally easy to use and are not readily available to the same scientists collecting geodetic data. This is a project to develop web-based tools that will provide comprehensive solutions for geoscientists wishing to model surface deformation at subduction zones. This will allow general access to more powerful modeling techniques (the finite element method) while offering significant ease-of-use. Despite the increase in the quality and quantity of geodetic data, most researchers still rely on older modeling techniques in their analyses. The goal of this project is to provide a modeling environment that improves upon current methods while still being easy to use, thus allowing geoscientists to focus more on interpretation than on model development.***