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一个系统级模型中，该模型可以预测地震行为的突出方面。南加州的几百个活动断层网形成了一个研究地震物理学的极好的天然实验室。它的地震、大地测量和地质数据是世界上最好的。此外，南加州有2300万人口，因此，高地震危险转化为全国地震危险的近一半。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形成知识以及危害和风险的公众沟通之间的联系。SCEC的使命的一个重要组成部分是增加其科学劳动力的多样性; SCEC重视其活动各个方面的多样性。SCEC成立于1991年，现已扩大到54个机构，涉及560多名科学家。核心机构，目前有15个，致力于SCEC的使命，并为其方案提供持续的支持;参与机构，目前有39个，通过其成员的参与自我提名。该中心向任何有兴趣在地震科学问题上进行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的优先科学目标，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.