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Seismotectonics: Fall Semester 2011
Teaching

Seismotectonics (651-4015-00L)

The course, taught yearly in the fall semester on graduate level, is intended to foster the students understanding of earthquakes and their relation to regional and global tectonics. For an overview of the topics, please refer to this link.

Students

Y. Wang (PhD): 

Earthquake location / Statistical fault network reconstruction

M.-A. Meier (PhD):

Influence of small events on static triggering

S. Hiemer (PhD):

Stochastic earthquake source model for PSHA

Y. Kamer (PhD):

Fault network reconstruction

Graduated Students

C. E. Bachmann (PhD): 

Thesis: New approaches towards understanding and forecasting induced seismicity

Publications

For a full list of publications click here

Publications

In Review

Wang, Y., S. Husen, and J. Woessner,  Assessing location uncetainties in nonlinear probabilistic earthquake location, submitted to GJI, Feb. 2012.

Woessner J., S. Jonsson, H. Sudhaus, and C. Baumann, Reliability of Coulomb Stress Changes inferred from correlated uncertainties of finite-fault source models, in review with JGR, Dec. 2011.

Bachmann, C. E., S. Wiemer, B. Goertz-Allmann, and J. Woessner, Influence of pore-pressure on the event-size distribution of induced earthquakes, in review with GRL, Nov. 2011.

Fäh, D., J. Moore, J. Burjanek, I. Iosifescu, L. Dalguer, F. Dupray, C. Michel, J. Woessner, A. Villiger, J. Laue, I. Marschall, V. Gischig, S. Löw, S. Alvarez, W. Balderer, P. Kästli, D. Giardini, C. Iosifescu, L. Hirni, P. Lestuzzi, A. Karbassi, C. Baumann, A. Geiger, A. Ferrari, L. Lalou, J. Clinton, and N. Deichmann, Coupled seismogenic geohazards in alpine regions, accepted in Annals of Geophysics, 2011.

Published

Woessner, J., S. Hainzl, W. Marzocchi, M. J. Werner, A.M. Lombardi, F. Catalli, B. Enescu, M. Cocco, M. C. Gerstenberger, and S. Wiemer, A Retrospective Comparative Forecast Test on the 1992 Landers Sequence, J. Geophys. Res., B05305, doi:10.1029/2010JB007846, 2011.

Woessner, J., A. Christophersen, J. D. Zechar, and D. Monelli, Building self-consistent, short-term earthquake probability (STEP) models : improved strategies and calibration procedures, Annals of Geophys., 53, 3, doi :10.4401/ag-4812, 2010.

Woessner, J., D. Schorlemmer, S. Wiemer, and P. M. Mai: Spatial correlation of aftershock locations and on-fault main shock properties, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B08301, doi:10.1029/2005JB003961, 2006.

Woessner, J., and S. Wiemer: Assessing the quality of earthquake catalogues: Estimating the magnitude of completeness and its uncertainties, Bull. Seis. Seismol. Am., 95(2), 684-698, doi:10.1785/01200407, 2005.

Woessner, J., E. Hauksson, S. Wiemer, and S. Neukomm: The 1997 Kagoshima (Japan) Earthquake Doublet: A Quantitative Analysis of Aftershock Rate Changes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L03605, doi:10.1029/2003GL018858, 2004.

Woessner, J., M. Treml, and F. Wenzel: Simulation of MW=6.0 earthquakes in the Upper Rhinegraben using Empirical Green’s Functions, Geophys. Jour. Int., 151(2), 487-500, 2002.

Co-authored publications

A. Mignan and  J. Woessner, Estimating the magnitude of completeness in earthquake catalogs, Community Online Resource for Statistical Seismicity Analysis, doi:10.5078/corssa-00180805, 2012.

C. E. Bachmann, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, and S. Hainzl, Statistical analysis of the induced Basel 2006 earthquake sequence: Introducing a probability-based monitoring approach for Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Geophys. Journ. Int., doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05068.x, 2011.

K. Z. Nanjo, D. Schorlemmer, J. Woessner, S. Wiemer, and D. Giardini, Earthquake detection capability of the Swiss Seismic Network, Geophys. Journ. Int., DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04593.x, 2010.

Cocco, M., S. Hainzl, F. Catalli, B. Enescu, A. M. Lombardi, and J. Woessner, Sensitivity study of forecasted aftershock seismicity based on Coulomb stress calculation and rate- and state-dependent frictional response, .J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2009JB006838, 2010.

K. Hutton, J. Woessner, and E. Hauksson, Earthquake Monitoring in Southern California for Seventy- Seven Years (1932–2008) , Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., Vol. 100, No. 2, doi:10.1785/0120090130, 2010.

T. Kraft, P. M. Mai, S. Wiemer, N. Deichmann, J. Ripperger, P. Kästli, C. Bachmann, D. Fäh, J. Wössner, and D. Giardini (2009), Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Mitigating Risk in Urban Areas, EOS, Vol. 90, No. 32.

Hsu, Y., Avouac, J.-P., Yu, S., Chang, C., Wu, Y., and J. Woessner, Spatio-temporal slip and stress level on the faults within the western foothills of Taiwan: Implications for fault frictional properties, Pageoph, 166, pages 1-31, doi:10.1007/s00024-009-D510-5, 2009.

Hainzl, S., B. Enescu, M. Cocco, J. Woessner, F. Catalli, R. Wang, and F. Roth, Aftershock modeling based on uncertain stress calculations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, doi:10.1029/2008JB006011, 2009.

Schorlemmer D. and J. Woessner, Probability of detecting an earthquake, Bull. Seis. Seismol. Am., 98(5), 2103-2117, doi:10.1785/0120070105, 2008.

Faeh, D., S. Steimen, I. Oprsal., J. Ripperger, J. Woessner, R. Schatzmann, A. Furger, I. Spottke, and P. Huggenberger: The earthquake of 250 A.D. in Augusta Raurica, A real event with 3D site-effect?, accepted to J. of Seismology, 2005

Deichmann, N., M. Baer, J. Braunmiller, C. Cornou, D. Faeh, D. Giardini., M. Gisler, S. Huber, S. Husen, P. Kastli, U. Kradolfer, P. M. Mai, S. Maraini, I. Oprsal, T. Schler, D. Schorlemmer, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, and A. Wyss: Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2003, Eclog. Geol. Helv., 97(3), 447-458, 2004.

Baer, M., N. Deichmann, J. Braunmiller, C. Cornou, D. Faeh, D. Giardini, S. Huber, P. Kastli, F. Kind, U. Kradolfer, P. M. Mai, S. Maraini, I. Oprsal, T. Schler, D. Schorlemmer, S. Sellami, S. Steimen, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, and A. Wyss: Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2002, Eclog. Geol. Helv., 96(2), 313-324, 2003.

Faeh, D., D. Giardini, F. Bay, F. Bernardi, J. Braunmiller, N. Deichmann, M. Furrer, L. Gantner, M. Gisler, D. Isenegger, M. J. Jimenez, P. Kaestli, R. Koglin, V. Masciadri, M. Rutz, C. Scheidegger, R. Schibler, D. Schorlemmer, G. Schwarz-Zanetti, S. Steimen, S. Sellami, S. Wiemer, and J. Woessner: Earthquake Catalogue Of Switzerland (ECOS) and the related macroseismic database, Eclog. Geol. Helv., 96(2), 219-236, 2003.

Deichmann, N., M. Baer , J. Braunmiller, D. B. Dolfin, D. Faeh, M. Gerstenberger, D. Giardini, S. Huber, U. Kradolfer, S. Maraini, I. Oprsal, R. Schibler, T. Schler, S. Sellami, , S. Steimen, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, and A. Wyss: Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2001, Eclog. Geol. Helv., 95(2), 249-262, 2002.