FRAGILE EARTH: Geological Processes from Global to Local Scales and Associated Hazards (4-7 September 2011)

Session No. 35
Wednesday, 7 September 2011: 11:00-16:35
A 016 (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

Special Session: Recent Megathrust Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Observations and Processes II

LMU Fragile Earth Fund; GSA International Section; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Fumiko Taijima and Heiner Igel, Chairs
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Start Time
 
11:00
Introductory Remarks
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11:05
MEGASPLAY FAULT AND SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE HISTORY IN THE NANKAI TROUGH, SW JAPAN
STRASSER, Michael, MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, Bremen, 28359, Germany, mstrasser@marum.de, mstrasser@marum.de
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11:25
THE GREAT 2011 TOHOKU, JAPAN EARTHQUAKE (Mw9.0): AN UNEXPECTED EVENT
MORI, Jim, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan, mori@eqh.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp, mori@eqh.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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11:55
ON THE SLIP DISTRIBUTION OF THE TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE OF MARCH 11, 2011, JAPAN
ATAKAN, K. and RAEESI, M., Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Allegt.41, Bergen, N-5007, Norway, Kuvvet.Atakan@geo.uib.no, Kuvvet.Atakan@geo.uib.no
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12:15
STRUCTURAL CONTROLS ON THE MW 9.0 2011 OFFSHORE-TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE
KENNETT, Brian, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia, GORBATOV, Alexei, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia and KISER, Eric, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Brian.Kennett@anu.edu.au, Brian.Kennett@anu.edu.au
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12:35
THE 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE (Mw9.0): PRECEDING SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND PLATE BOUNDARY COUPLING
TAJIMA, Fumiko, Earth and Enviromental. Sci, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Theresienstr. 41, Munich, 80333, Germany, tajima@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de, tajima@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de
 
12:50
Lunch Break
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14:00
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE 2011 MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKE (M9.0) ALONG THE JAPAN TRENCH: PALEOSEISMOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
OKUMURA, Koji, Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-2-3, Higashihiroshima, 7398522, Japan, kojiok@hiroshima-u.ac.jp, kojiok@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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14:30
OBSERVATIONS OF TOROIDAL FREE OSCILLATIONS WITH A RING LASER: THE M9 TOHOKU-OKI EVENT
IGEL, Heiner1, NADER-NIETO, Maria1, WASSERMANN, Joachim1, FERREIRA, Ana2, KURRLE, Dieter1 and SCHREIBER, Ulrich3, (1)Earth Sciences, LMU Munich, Theresienstr. 41, Munich, 80333, Germany, (2)Earth Sciences, University East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, (3)Fundamentalstation, TUM, Kötzting, 93444, Germany, igel@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de, igel@geophysik.uni-muenchen.de
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14:45
EXTRACURRICULAR GEOPHYSICS: OR WHEN INSTRUMENTS PICK UP WHAT THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED TO RECORD
OKAL, Emile, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, emile@earth.northwestern.edu, emile@earth.northwestern.edu
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15:05
GREAT CASCADIA EARTHQUAKES IN THE CONTEXT OF EPISODIC TREMOR AND SLIP (ETS)
MELBOURNE, Timothy, Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, tim@geology.cwu.edu, tim@geology.cwu.edu
 
15:25
Break
10
15:45
DEFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE MW 8.8 2010 MAULE, CHILE EARTHQUAKE
MELNICK, Daniel, Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, 14476, Germany, MORENO, Marcos, GFZ-Potsdam, Potsdam, 14473, Germany, CISTERNAS, Marco, Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Valparaiso 1, Chile, WESSON, Robert L., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225 and MOTAGH, Mahdi, Helmholtz Center Potsdam, Potsdam, 14473, Germany, melnick@geo.uni-potsdam.de, melnick@geo.uni-potsdam.de
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16:05
THE FEB. 2010 M8.8 MAULE CHILE EARTHQUAKE: AFTERSHOCK STUDY FROM A TEMPORARY MARINE SEISMIC NETWORK AND THERMAL MODELING OF THE SUBDUCTION INTERFACE
GUTSCHER, Marc-Andre1, LEE, Chao-Shing2, KLINGELHOEFER, Frauke3, LIN, Jing-Yi4 and LIANG, Ching-Wei2, (1)Domaines Oceaniques UMR6538, CNRS, IUEM, Univ. Brest, Pl. N. Copernic, Plouzane, F-29280, France, (2)Dept. of Geophysics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 202, Taiwan, (3)Geosciences Marines, Ifremer Centre de Brest, Pl. N. Copernic, Plouzane, F-29280, France, (4)Dept. of Earth Sciences, National Central University, Jhongli City, 32001, Taiwan, gutscher@univ-brest.fr, gutscher@univ-brest.fr
12
16:20
REMOTE TRIGGERING OF DISPLACEMENT EVENTS ALONG THE AFZ (N-CHILE) MONITORED WITH THE IPOC CREEPMETER ARRAY
VICTOR, Pia1, ZIEGENHAGEN, Thomas1, GONZÁLEZ, Gabriel2, EWIAK, Oktawian1 and ONCKEN, Onno3, (1)GFZ Potsdam, Potsdam, 14473, (2)Dpto. Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avenida Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile, (3)GFZ Potsdam, Potsdam, 14473, Germany, pvictor@gfz-potsdam.de, pvictor@gfz-potsdam.de
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