Working Group 6

Data assimilation and understanding

WG leaders

• Jay Parker (NASA JPL, USA)
• Takeshi Sagiya (Geographical Survey Institute, Japan)
• Sheng-kui Zhou (CAP, CSP, China)

Aims

• Compare theoretical forecasts of numerical simulation models to data observations and use these comparisons as a basis to gain insight into the earthquake cycle and earthquake behaviour. Provide feedback to the Simulation Working Groups needed for the model refinement process. Data may include "real-time data" and "static data". Examples include seismicity, laboratory/rock physics, crustal deformation/GPS, geo-elasto-magnetic, electro-magnetic emissions, groundwater, and earth structure.

Functions

Data inversion, pattern processing, data mining tools development and application.