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Topic - Using Space Technology to Understand Earthquakes

Damage from the Northridge earthquake SAR image of earth movement

Using Space Technology to Understand Earthquakes

presented by Dr.Andrea Donnellan
Deputy Manager, JPL Earth and Space Sciences Division


If you wish to view a tape of this show; Please contact Sherri Rowe-Lopez at (818) 354-6170.


Thursday, January 23 The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA
Friday, January 24 The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College
1570 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA

Both lectures begin at 7 p.m.

Admission is free. Seating is limited.
For more information, call (818) 354-0112.

Earthquakes in urban centers are capable of causing enormous damage. During the last decade the availability of space-derived crustal deformation data has transformed the field of solid earth geophysics and more specifically, the study of the deformation of the Earth's crust and earthquakes. For example, Synthetic Aperture Radar data are revealing spatially dense information on how the earth's crust deforms and how faults interact with each other. Sophisticated models run on high-performance computers provide insight into the behavior of earthquake fault systems. This presentation will focus on the development of space-based techniques that make it possible to measure quiet motions associated with plate tectonics and the earthquake cycle. These measurements are providing an unprecedented look at this cycle and are revolutionizing our understanding of earthquake processes and fault interactions.

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