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Methods for Evaluation of Geodetic Data and Seismicity Developed with Numerical Simulations: Review and Applications

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In this work we review the development of both established and innovative analytical techniques using numerical simulations of the southern California fault system and demonstrate the viability of these methods with examples using actual data. The ultimate goal of these methods is to better understand how the surface of the Earth is changing on both long-and short-term time scales, and to use the resulting information to learn about the internal processes in the underlying crust and to predict future changes in the deformation and stress field. Three examples of the analysis and visualization techniques are discussed in this paper and include the Karhunen-Loeve (KL) decomposition technique, local Ginsberg criteria (LGC) analysis, and phase dynamical probability change (PDPC). Examples of the potential results from these methods are provided through their application to data from the Southern California Integrated GPS Network (SCIGN), historic seismicity data, and simulated InSAR data, respectively. These analyses, coupled with advances in modeling and simulation, will provide the capability to track changes in deformation and stress through time, and to relate these to the development of space-time correlations and patterns.

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Tiampo, K., Rundle, J., SÁ Martins, J. et al. Methods for Evaluation of Geodetic Data and Seismicity Developed with Numerical Simulations: Review and Applications. Pure appl. geophys. 161, 1489–1507 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-004-2516-3

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