Products and References
Database/Product | Description | Use | Reference |
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Earthquake Source | |||
Fast Finite Faults | Rapid (few hours) slip models for major earthquakes | Constrain shaking, tsunami generation, stress changes | Ji et al (2004); Hayes & Wald (2008) |
PAGER–CAT | Quality composite earthquake catalog (1900–2006) | Source input for ShakeMap Atlas, ExposureCat | Allen et al (2008a) |
Shaking & Hazard Distribution | |||
Global Slope Data | Topographic slope | Landslides, Vs30 | Verdin et al (2007) |
Global Vs30 Server | Vs30 values for the globe | Estimating site amplification | Allen & Wald (2007); Wald & Allen (2007) |
Global “Did You Feel It” Intensities | Rapid intensities from Internet users | Constrains ShakeMap & event bias | Wald et al (2006); Wald et al (2008a) |
ShakeMap Uncertainty | Quantitative & qualitative shaking values | Computing loss uncertainty | Wald et al (2008a) |
ShakeMap Atlas | ShakeMaps important global earthquakes (1970–present) | Scenarios, planning, hazard calculations | Allen et al (2008c) |
Rapid Global ShakeMaps (GSM) | Estimated ShakeMaps for all global earthquakes (M>5.5) | Shaking input for loss estimation, decision making | Wald et al (2006) |
Landslide Hazard | Spatial probability of landslides | Secondary loss assessments | Godt et al (2009) |
Loss & Impact Estimation | |||
Deadly Earthquake List | Online resource list (1900–2006) | General reference | On Wikipedia: see “List of Deadly Earthquakes” |
Exposure–Cat | Population exposure to intensity for each Atlas ShakeMap | Fatality rates calculations | Allen et al (2008c) |
Global Building Inventory | Country–based data on buildings & collapse rates | Country–specific loss estimation | Jaiswal & Wald (2008a)( Porter et al (2008a) |
Empirical Loss Model | Country–specific fatality rates | Fatality estimates given exposure | Porter et al (2008a); Jaiswal et al (2008b) |
Semi–Empirical Loss Model | Country–specific, building vulnerability | Fatality estimates based on structures | Jaiswal et al (2008b) |
Analytical Loss Model | HAZUS vulnerability functions | Structure–dependent loss computations | Porter (2008b) |
Reporting & Notifications | |||
OnePAGER | Population exposure notifications | Post–earthquake decision making | Earle & Wald (2007) |
References
- Allen, T. I., K. D. Marano, et al. (2008a)." “PAGER–CAT: A composite global earthquake catalogue for casualty estimation.” Seism. Res. Lett., in review.
- Allen, T. and D. J. Wald (2007). “Topographic–slope based VS30 Maps for seismically active region around the World.” U.S. Geological Survey Open–File Report, 2007–1357.
- Allen, T. I., D. J. Wald, et al. (2008c). “An Atlas of Shake–Maps for Selected Global Earthquakes.” U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, 2008–1236.
- Earle, P. S. and D. J. Wald (2007). “Helping solve a worldwide problem—rapidly estimating the impact of an earthquake: PAGER (Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response).” U. S. Geological Survey, Fact Sheet 2007–3101: 4 pp.
- Godt, J., B. Şener, K. Verdin, D. J. Wald, P. S. Earle, E. Harp, and R. Jibson (2009). Rapid assessment of earthquake–induced landsliding, Proceedings of the World Landslide Forum, Tokyo, Japan, 4 pp.
- Hayes, G. P. and D. J. Wald (2008). “Developing framework to constrain the geometry of the seismic rupture plane in subduction zones a priori – a probabilistic approach.” Geophys. J. Int., in review.
- Jaiswal, K. and D. J. Wald (2008a). “Estimating casualties for large worldwide earthquakes using semi–empirical approach.” U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2008–1160: 110 pp.
- Jaiswal & Wald (2008b). Developing a global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management, Proc. of the 14WCEE, Beijing, China, 8 pp.
- Jaiswal, K., D. J. Wald, et al. (2008c). “Creating Global building inventory for earthquake loss estimation and risk management.” Earthquake Spectra, in preparation.
- Ji, C., D. V. Helmberger, et al. (2004). “A teleseismic study of the 2002, Denali, Alaska, earthquake and implications for rapid strong motion estimation.” Earthquake Spectra 20: 617–637.
- Lin, K. and D. J. Wald (2008). “ShakeCast manual.” U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2008–1158: 90.
- Marano, K. D., D. J. Wald, et al. (2008). “Global Earthquake Casualties due to Secondary Effects: A Quantitative Analysis for Improving PAGER Losses.” Natural Hazards, in review.
- Porter, K., D. J. Wald, et al. (2008a). Fatality models for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system. 14WCEE, Beijing, China, 8 pp.
- Porter, K. A. (2008b). “Cracking an open safe: HAZUS vulnerability functions in terms of structure–independent spectral acceleration.” Earthquake Spectra, submitted.
- Porter, K. A., M. Greene, et al. (2008c). WHE–PAGER project: A new initiative in estimating global building inventory and its seismic vulnerability. Proc. Of the 14WCEE. Beijing, China, 8 pp.
- Verdin, K. L., J. Godt, et al. (2007). “Development of a global slope dataset for estimation of landslide occurrence resulting from earthquakes.” U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007–1188: 25pp.
- Wald, D. J., B. C. Worden, et al. (2005). “ShakeMap manual: technical manual, user’s guide, and software guide.” U. S. Geological Survey, Techniques and Methods 12–A1.
- Wald, D. J., P. S. Earle, et al. (2006). “Challenges in rapid ground motion estimation for the prompt assessment of global urban earthquakes.” Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst. 81: 275–283.
- Wald, D. J. and T. I. Allen (2007). “Topographic slope as a proxy forseismic site conditions and amplification.” Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 97(5): 1379–1395.
- Wald, D. J., K. Lin, et al. (2008a). “Quantifying and Qualifying USGS ShakeMap Uncertainty.” U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, 2008–1238.
- Wald, D. J., K. Lin, et al. (2008b). “ShakeCast: Automating and Improving the Use of ShakeMap for Post–Earthquake Decision–Making and Response.” Earthquake Spectra,23, in review.
- Wald, D. J., P. S. Earle, et al. (2008c). Development of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) System. 31st General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission ESC 2008. Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 8 pp.