Rapid Determination of Earthquake Sources in Australia

澳大利亚地区面临着大地震和海啸的威胁。快速、可靠地实时确定地震断层的深度和方向等参数对于有效的响应至关重要。该项目将极大地提高利用地球三维结构模型从地震波形数据推断出的信息质量，并为地震发生过程提供有价值的见解。通过将三维结构模型综合应用于震源估算，该项目将走在世界研究的前沿。所开发的科学将为自动确定地震特征提供基础，并在减轻海啸影响的努力中发挥关键作用。

The Australasian region is at risk from both large earthquakes and tsunamis. Rapid and reliable determination of parameters such as depth and orientation of earthquake fault planes in real time is vital for an effective response. This project will greatly improve the quality of information inferred from seismic waveform data by using three-dimensional structural models of Earth and also provide valuable insight into the earthquake generation process. By comprehensively incorporating three-dimensional structural models in estimating earthquake sources, the project will be at the forefront of research worldwide. The science developed will underpin automated determination of characteristics of earthquakes and play a key part in efforts to mitigate the impact of tsunamis.