Validation of linearity assumptions for using tsunami waveforms in joint inversion of kinematic rupture models : application to the 2010 Mentawai Mw 7.8 tsunami earthquake

• Main Authors: Sieh, Kerry, Kongko, Widjo, Yue, Han, Lay, Thorne, Li, Linyan, Yamazaki, Yoshiki, Cheung, Kwok Fai, Rivera, Luis, Hill, Emma M., Muhari, Abdul
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107268; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25577
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tsunami observations have particular importance for resolving shallow offshore slip in finite-fault rupture model inversions for large subduction zone earthquakes. However, validations of amplitude linearity and choice of subfault discretization of tsunami Green's functions are essential when i...