Illuminating northern Cascadia earthquake faulting using satellite and airborne geodesy

利用卫星和机载大地测量学阐明卡斯卡迪亚北部地震断层

• 批准号: RGPIN-2017-04029
• 负责人: Nissen, Edwin
• 金额: $ 2.33万
• 依托单位: University of Victoria
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=633782
• 关键词: Illuminating; northern; Cascadia; earthquake; faulting

Earthquake faulting helps shape our planet, controls the distribution of key natural resources, and impacts our climate. Earthquakes are also amongst the most significant global natural hazards, with millions of fatalities forecast this century and large parts of Canada at risk from damaging shaking and tsunami. Understanding what governs the location, size, and timing of earthquakes is therefore one of the grand challenges of geophysics.

地震断层作用有助于塑造我们的地球，控制关键自然资源的分布，并影响我们的气候。地震也是全球最重要的自然灾害之一，预计本世纪将有数百万人死亡，加拿大大部分地区面临破坏性震动和海啸的风险。因此，了解地震的位置、规模和时间是什么是地球物理学的重大挑战之一。