| Title | Geophysics at the University of Victoria |
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| Author | Dosso, S E; Leonard, L J; Dettmer, J; Cassidy, J F ; Wang, K |
| Source | Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Recorder vol. 39, no. 7, 2014 p. 51-52 |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2014 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20140148 |
| Publisher | Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | British Columbia |
| NTS | 92B/06 |
| Area | Victoria |
| Lat/Long WENS | -123.5000 -123.0000 48.5000 48.2500 |
| Subjects | geophysics; tectonics; mathematical and computational geology; modelling; earthquakes; subduction; tsunami |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps; geophysical images; graphs |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Western Canada Geohazards Project |
| Released | 2014 01 01 |
| Abstract | Geophysical research at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria (UVic), is carried out by faculty, students, and an active group of adjunct faculty (many at the Pacific Geoscience
Centre of the Geological Survey of Canada, PGC/GSC). Research topics are diverse, but many focus on various aspects of earthquake seismology/hazard analysis, relevant topics given UVic¿s location just landward of the Cascadia subduction zone, the
most seismically active region in Canada. Several representative research programs are briefly described in this article. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This invited article documents some current geophysical research activities at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria. Several
NRCan scientists are Adjunct Professors at the University of Victoria and lead earthquake-hazard collaborative research between these two organisations. This manuscript includes a description of NRCan-UVic research on subduction zones, where the
largest earthquakes on earth occur, and research into how deep sedimentary basins amplify earthquake ground shaking across greater Vancouver. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 295068 |
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