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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Urban Seismology in Megacities: the Los Angeles BAS
 IN Experiment
DESCRIPTION:Please register for Urban Seismology in Megacities: the Los 
 Angeles BASIN Experiment on March 11\, 2020 2:00 PM EDT at:\n\n
 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/752123938082100865
 3\n\nPresented by: Dr. Patricia Persaud\, Louisiana State Unive
 rsity\n\nAbstract: The greater Los Angeles area is a megacity
  by the United Nations definition and the third largest city
  in the world based on combined statistical area. Here the s
 eismic hazard is driven by the potential proximity of large 
 earthquakes and complicated local structure. Sources of pote
 ntially damaging earthquakes in the LA area include the sout
 hern San Andreas Fault\, located roughly 60 km north-east of 
 the city\, as well as the series of faults that lie below the
  area. The collection of complex sedimentary basins underlyi
 ng the area are known to amplify the motions from seismic wa
 ves\, and this effect may be underestimated in current ground
  motions estimates. The Basin Amplification Seismic INvestig
 ation (BASIN) project was started in 2017. It is a multicomp
 onent earthquake hazard project between LSU\, Caltech\, Harvar
 d\, Cal Poly Pomona and SDSU that focuses on characterizing t
 he amplification of seismic waves as they travel through sed
 imentary basins. Our goal is to first map the structure of t
 he basins in the Los Angeles area\, and to integrate the basi
 ns’ structure into computer simulations of ground motion. 
 As part of the BASIN project\, we have deployed 744 nodal sei
 smometers along 10 densely-spaced seismic profiles in the gr
 eater Los Angeles area. Our deployment teams were comprised 
 of ~60 volunteers. I will present project results\, and pract
 ical information on our seismic experiment and the community
  involvement of Los Angeles area residents.\n\nAfter registeri
 ng\, you will receive a confirmation email containing informa
 tion about joining the webinar. PLEASE NOTE: Registration
  does not confirm or guarantee you will have a spot during t
 he webinar\, as we are limited to 500 participants. Please h
 op on the webinar early for your best chances to see the 
 webinar live. Remember that all IRIS webinars are archiv
 ed for later viewing at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li
 st=PLD4D607C2FA317E6D\n\nAny questions? Contact us at webinar
 @iris.edu
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