Preface to the Focus Section on the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP): New Results and Future Directions

Andrew J. Michael, & Maximilian J. Werner

Published June 13, 2018, SCEC Contribution #8086

This Focus Section presents a sample of the work being done within CSEP testing centers (see Data and Resources) and studies that use CSEP methods outside of the testing centers to fulfill these goals at a crucial moment in the development of this collaboration because it sets new goals for a second phase. Building on the insights of the first phase, CSEP is planning to expand its scope by developing procedures for testing different types of forecasts of the earthquake process, designing new tests with fewer assumptions that can also address epistemic uncertainties, and providing a more flexible software system. Thus, the goals of this Focus Section are to inform the broader seismological community about CSEP activities and findings and to stimulate new ideas and involvement as CSEP
moves forward.

Citation
Michael, A. J., & Werner, M. J. (2018). Preface to the Focus Section on the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP): New Results and Future Directions. Seismological Research Letters, 89(4), 1226-1228. doi: 10.1785/0220180161.

Related Projects & Working Groups
Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP), Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP), Earthquake Forecasting and Predictability (EFP)