Visiting Researchers
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Institute |
University of Iowa |
Title |
Postdoctoral Researcher | |
Country |
USA | |
Period of Stay |
2019/01/01 – 2019/06/30 | |
Research Theme |
Towards fully resolving viscoelastic relaxation process following the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake | |
Host Researcher |
Junichi FUKUDA |
Self-Introduction
My research focuses on integrating the Finite Element Method (FEM) models
with geodetic constraints (e.g., GPS and InSAR) to explore the tectonophysical
processes at different stages of the megathrust earthquake cycle. For the
interseismic stage, I investigate the locking state along the megathrusts
with the consideration of viscoelastic Earth; For the coseismic stage,
I invert the fault slip and geometry that causing the surface deformation;
For the postseismic stage, I explore the afterslip process along the fault
interface as well as the mantle rheology at depth from the GPS time series.
During my visit at ERI, I will collaborate with Dr. Junichi Fukuda on the
postseismic deformation of the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku-oki earthquake.