RAPID: Collaborative Research: A Short, Open-Access 2D MCS Acquisition Program off Washington State

RAPID：协作研究：华盛顿州附近的一个简短的、开放获取的 2D MCS 采集项目

• 批准号: 1150628
• 负责人: W Steven Holbrook
• 金额: $ 5.17万
• 依托单位: University of Wyoming
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1150628&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Collaborative; Research; Short; Open

The great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011 has reminded us of the hazards to life and property that attend such events, and of the need for a focused scientific effort to understand both their causes and effects. Cascadia, which extends from northern California to southern British Columbia, will be the site of a future great earthquake that will affect a number of large metropolitan centers, including Seattle and Portland. The Cascadia Initiative is an effort to gain a better understanding of seismicity in the region that includes the deployment of an array of instruments both onshore and offshore. Several ancillary studies are also planned or under way; one such study is a sophisticated 3D (three dimensional) seismic survey to be carried out off the coast of Washington. The suite of 2D seismic profiles that will be acquired by this project will provide essential data for planning and carrying out the 3D survey. The chief broader impact of this study is the very high societal relevance of gaining an improved understanding of the seismic risk in this region.

2011 年东北地区大地震和海啸提醒我们此类事件对生命和财产造成的危害，以及需要集中科学努力来了解其原因和影响。卡斯卡迪亚从加利福尼亚州北部延伸到不列颠哥伦比亚省南部，未来将发生大地震，地震将影响包括西雅图和波特兰在内的许多大都市中心。卡斯卡迪亚倡议旨在更好地了解该地区的地震活动，其中包括在陆上和海上部署一系列仪器。还计划或正在进行一些辅助研究；其中一项研究是在华盛顿海岸进行的复杂 3D（三维）地震勘测。该项目将获取的一套 2D 地震剖面将为规划和开展 3D 勘测提供必要的数据。这项研究的主要广泛影响是提高对该地区地震风险的了解具有非常高的社会相关性。