Earthquake Early Warning: Performance and Progress

Session ID#: 124398

Session Description:
Earthquake early warning (EEW) systems push the frontiers of science and engineering in an effort to protect people and key infrastructure from the effects of strong shaking. Given how quickly EEW alerts must be issued in order to provide actionable warning times, creative solutions must be found to rapidly and accurately detect, characterize, forecast, and communicate incoming shaking based on limited real-time observations. These solutions involve the engineering of data acquisition and telemetry to operation centers; the development of geophysical algorithms that evaluate these data and calculate alert regions; and the optimization of alert messages to fit various societal needs. We welcome abstracts on this intersection of earthquake science, engineering, and social science to assess the current status of EEW and discuss emerging ideas that can improve the utility of EEW systems around the world.
Index Terms:

4341 Early warning systems [NATURAL HAZARDS]
7212 Earthquake ground motions and engineering seismology [SEISMOLOGY]
7215 Earthquake source observations [SEISMOLOGY]


Primary Convener:  Jessie K Saunders, U.S. Geological Survey, Moffett Field, CA, United States
Conveners:  Glenn P Biasi, U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena, CA, United States, Angela I Chung, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States and Sara K. McBride, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Jessie K Saunders, U.S. Geological Survey, Moffett Field, CA, United States
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