Rapid Determination of Earthquake Sources in Australia

澳大拉西亚地区面临大地震和海啸的风险。真实的实时快速可靠地确定地震断层面的深度和方向等参数对于有效响应至关重要。该项目将通过使用地球三维结构模型，大大提高从地震波形数据推断的信息质量，并对地震生成过程提供宝贵的见解。该项目通过在估计震源时全面采用三维结构模型，将处于世界研究的前沿。开发的科学将支持地震特征的自动确定，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.