The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment

We show that high-rate GPS can have a vital role to play in near real-time monitoring of potentially destructive earthquakes. We do this by investigating the potential of GPS in recording strong ground motions from earthquakes in Switzerland and Japan. The study uses finite-fault stochastic ground m...

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Main Authors: Michel, Clotaire, Kelevitz, Krisztina, Houlié, Nicolas, Edwards, Brent, Psimoulis, Panos, Su, Zhenzhong, Clinton, John, Giardini, Domenico
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Published: Seismological Society of America 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42990/
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author Michel, Clotaire
Kelevitz, Krisztina
Houlié, Nicolas
Edwards, Brent
Psimoulis, Panos
Su, Zhenzhong
Clinton, John
Giardini, Domenico
author_facet Michel, Clotaire
Kelevitz, Krisztina
Houlié, Nicolas
Edwards, Brent
Psimoulis, Panos
Su, Zhenzhong
Clinton, John
Giardini, Domenico
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description We show that high-rate GPS can have a vital role to play in near real-time monitoring of potentially destructive earthquakes. We do this by investigating the potential of GPS in recording strong ground motions from earthquakes in Switzerland and Japan. The study uses finite-fault stochastic ground motion simulation based on Fourier amplitude spectra and duration models previously developed for both countries, allowing comparisons in terms of both Fourier and time domain characteristics (here the Peak Ground Velocity, PGV). We find that earthquakes of magnitude Mw>5.8 can be expected to be recorded by GPS in real-time at 10 km distance, i.e. their Fourier spectrum exceeds the noise of the instruments enough to be used in strong motion seismology. Post-processing of GPS time series lowers the noise and can improve the minimum observable magnitude by 0.1-0.2. As GPS receivers can record at higher rates (> 10 sps), we investigate which sampling rate is sufficient to optimally record earthquake signals and conclude that a minimum sampling rate of 5 sps is recommended. This is driven by recording events at short distances (below 10 km for magnitude 6 events and below 30 km for magnitude 7 events). Furthermore, the Maximum Ground Velocity derived from GPS is compared to the actual PGV for synthetic signals from the stochastic simulations and the 2008 Mw=6.9 Iwate earthquake. The proposed model, confirmed by synthetic and empirical data, shows that a reliable estimate of PGV for events of about magnitude 7 and greater can be basically retrieved by GPS in real-time and could be included for instance in ShakeMaps for aiding post-event disaster management.
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spelling nottingham-429902020-05-04T18:45:43Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42990/ The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment Michel, Clotaire Kelevitz, Krisztina Houlié, Nicolas Edwards, Brent Psimoulis, Panos Su, Zhenzhong Clinton, John Giardini, Domenico We show that high-rate GPS can have a vital role to play in near real-time monitoring of potentially destructive earthquakes. We do this by investigating the potential of GPS in recording strong ground motions from earthquakes in Switzerland and Japan. The study uses finite-fault stochastic ground motion simulation based on Fourier amplitude spectra and duration models previously developed for both countries, allowing comparisons in terms of both Fourier and time domain characteristics (here the Peak Ground Velocity, PGV). We find that earthquakes of magnitude Mw>5.8 can be expected to be recorded by GPS in real-time at 10 km distance, i.e. their Fourier spectrum exceeds the noise of the instruments enough to be used in strong motion seismology. Post-processing of GPS time series lowers the noise and can improve the minimum observable magnitude by 0.1-0.2. As GPS receivers can record at higher rates (> 10 sps), we investigate which sampling rate is sufficient to optimally record earthquake signals and conclude that a minimum sampling rate of 5 sps is recommended. This is driven by recording events at short distances (below 10 km for magnitude 6 events and below 30 km for magnitude 7 events). Furthermore, the Maximum Ground Velocity derived from GPS is compared to the actual PGV for synthetic signals from the stochastic simulations and the 2008 Mw=6.9 Iwate earthquake. The proposed model, confirmed by synthetic and empirical data, shows that a reliable estimate of PGV for events of about magnitude 7 and greater can be basically retrieved by GPS in real-time and could be included for instance in ShakeMaps for aiding post-event disaster management. Seismological Society of America 2017-05-16 Article PeerReviewed Michel, Clotaire, Kelevitz, Krisztina, Houlié, Nicolas, Edwards, Brent, Psimoulis, Panos, Su, Zhenzhong, Clinton, John and Giardini, Domenico (2017) The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 107 (3). pp. 1-12. ISSN 0037-1106 http://mr.crossref.org/iPage?doi=10.1785%2F0120160296 doi:10.1785/0120160296 doi:10.1785/0120160296
spellingShingle Michel, Clotaire
Kelevitz, Krisztina
Houlié, Nicolas
Edwards, Brent
Psimoulis, Panos
Su, Zhenzhong
Clinton, John
Giardini, Domenico
The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment
title The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment
title_full The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment
title_fullStr The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment
title_full_unstemmed The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment
title_short The potential of high-rate GPS for strong ground motion assessment
title_sort potential of high-rate gps for strong ground motion assessment
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42990/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42990/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42990/