SCEC Award Number 24124 View PDF
Proposal Category Community Workshop
Proposal Title Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop and Tutorials
Investigator(s)
Name Organization
Brad Aagaard United States Geological Survey Kali Allison University of California, Davis Matthew Knepley University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Eric Lindsey Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) Hilary Martens The University of Montana Kathryn Materna United States Geological Survey Charles Williams GNS Science (New Zealand)
SCEC Milestones C1,2,3-1, C2-2 SCEC Groups SDOT, CCB, RC
Report Due Date 03/15/2025 Date Report Submitted 11/12/2024
Project Abstract
 The 2024 Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop was held June 10–14 at the Colorado School of Mines. The workshop included two days of tutorials on using PyLith for crustal deformation modeling, followed by three days of science talks and discussions. The workshop focused on four primary themes:
● Constraining long-term fault slip rates and their uncertainties using geodetic and geologic data;
● Earthquake cycle modeling with a focus on constraining models using seismic and geodetic data;
● Interaction of fluids and faulting; and
● Separating contributions of surface loading and tectonic loading in crustal deformation.
The complete agenda is available on the CIG website.
Intellectual Merit The workshop included two days of tutorials on using PyLith for crustal deformation modeling, followed by three days of science talks and discussions. The workshop focused on four primary themes:
● Constraining long-term fault slip rates and their uncertainties using geodetic and geologic data;
● Earthquake cycle modeling with a focus on constraining models using seismic and geodetic data;
● Interaction of fluids and faulting; and
● Separating contributions of surface loading and tectonic loading in crustal deformation.
Broader Impacts The workshop included two days of tutorials on using PyLith for crustal deformation modeling, followed by three days of science talks and discussions.
Project Participants The workshop organizers included Brad Aagaard (U.S. Geological Survey), Matthew Knepley (University at Buffalo, New York), Eric Lindsey (University of New Mexico), Kathryn Materna (University of Colorado), Hilary Martens (University of Montana), and Charles Williams (GNS Science). The Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG) at the University of California, Davis, provided most of the funding for this workshop, with additional funding from the Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) to cover travel costs for about one-third of the participants.
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