Southern California Earthquake Center

南加州地震中心(SCEC)的基本科学目标是了解南加州断层系统的物理学，并将这种理解编码到系统级模型中，该模型可以预测地震行为的显著方面。南加州由数百条活动断层组成的网络形成了研究地震物理的一流的天然实验室。它的地震、大地测量和地质数据都是世界上最好的。此外，南加州有2300万人口，因此高地震风险相当于全国地震风险的近一半。该中心的三方使命声明强调了信息收集、通过基于物理的建模的知识形成以及危险和风险的公共交流之间的联系。SCEC使命的一个重要部分是增加其科学工作人员的多样性；SCEC在其活动的所有方面都重视多样性。自1991年成立以来，SCEC已扩大到54个机构，涉及560多名科学家。目前15所核心机构致力于SCEC的使命，并为其项目提供持续支持；参与机构目前为39所，通过其成员的参与自行提名。该中心向任何有兴趣在地震科学问题上合作的研究机构的任何可信的科学家开放。然而，SCEC的结构是为了实现南加州自然实验室内优先考虑的科学目标，并相应地分配资源。

The basic science goal of Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is to understand the physics of the Southern California fault system and encode this understanding in a system-level model that can predict salient aspects of earthquake behavior. Southern California's network of several hundred active faults forms a superb natural laboratory for the study of earthquake physics. Its seismic, geodetic, and geologic data are among the best in the world. Moreover, Southern California contains 23 million people, so that high seismic hazard translates to nearly one-half of the national earthquake risk. The Center's tripartite mission statement emphasizes the connections between information gathering, knowledge formulation through physics-based modeling, and public communication of hazard and risk. An important part of SCEC's mission is to increase the diversity of its scientific workforce; SCEC values diversity in all aspects of its activities. Created in 1991, SCEC has since expanded to 54 institutions involving over 560 scientists. The core institutions, currently 15, are committed to SCEC's mission and offer sustained support for its programs; the participating institutions, currently 39, are self-nominated through their members' participation. The Center is open to any credible scientist from any research institution interested in collaborating on the problems of earthquake science. However, SCEC is structured to achieve prioritized science objectives within the Southern California Natural Laboratory, and resources are allocated accordingly.