Overview
- Nominated as a prize-winning thesis by the department of Geophysics, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
- Proposes a novel back-projection method for quickly and accurately imaging the rupture processes of earthquakes
- Reveals the close connection between high-frequency energy releasing peaks and seismic damage to buildings near the causative fault
- Presents the relative back-projection method as an effective and routine approach for studying the physics of earthquakes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This thesis adopts the relative back-projection method to dramatically reduce “swimming” artifacts by identifying the rupture fronts in the time window of a reference station; this led to a faster and more accurate image of the rupture processes of earthquakes. Mitigating the damage caused by earthquakes is one of the primary goals of seismology, and includes saving more people’s lives by devising seismological approaches to rapidly analyze an earthquake’s rupture process. The back-projection method described in this thesis can make that a reality.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ph.D. 09/2007-07/2013, Department of Geophysics, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Dissertation Title: Imaging the Rupture Processes of Earthquakes Using the Relative Back-projection Method. Advisers: Jieyuan Ning B.S. 09/2003-07/2007, Department of Geophysics, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking Thesis Title: Simulating the Seismic Responses of 2-D Constant-Gradient Models Using the Boundary Element Method. Adviser: Zengxi Ge (Associate Professor)
Awards 2012-2013 Outstanding Graduates of 2012-2013 Outstanding Graduates of Peking 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 Founder Scholarship, Peking University
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Imaging the Rupture Processes of Earthquakes Using the Relative Back-Projection Method
Book Subtitle: Theory and Applications
Authors: Hao Zhang
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55239-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-55237-7Published: 22 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57225-2Published: 07 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-55239-1Published: 27 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 117
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Natural Hazards, Sedimentology