1. International Workshop of APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation Eiichi Fukuyama National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Tsukuba, Japan John B Rundle ACES Executive Director University of California, Davis, CA USA http://quakes.earth.uq.edu.au

2. What is ACES?  ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, 1997.  Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region.  One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.

3. What is ACES?  ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, 1997.  Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region.  One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.

4. What is ACES?  ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, 1997.  Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region.  One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.

5. What is ACES?  ACES(APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation) project was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1st, 1997.  Main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanism in Asia Pacific region.  One of the main activity in the ACES project is the International workshop scheduled every two years.

6. History of Meetings 8 th International workshop on Advances of Simulation in Multihazards, Maui, HI, USA, Oct, 2012 ACES small workshop on Multihazards, Maui, HI, USA, May, 2011 7 th International workshop, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct 2010 6 th International workshop, Cairns, AU, May 2008 5 th International workshop, Maui, HI, USA, April 2006 4 th International workshop and iSERVO meeting, Beijing, China, July 2004 3 rd ACES working group meeting, Melbourne and Brisbane, AU, June 2003 ACES working group meeting, Maui Supercomputer center, Maui, HI, USA, Aug 2001 2 nd International workshop, Hakone, Japan, Oct 2000 1 st Inaugural International workshop, Brisbane and Noosa, Japan, Jan- Feb 1999.

7. Objectives of the Project  Develop Science and Technology Network for earthquake and tsunami simulation established by the ACES project in 1997.  Share the state-of-arts technology on earthquake and tsunami simulation among APEC economies.  Establish assimilation technology of numerical modeling for the prediction of future earthquake and tsunami disasters.

8. Project Schedule  August, 2009: First Circular  May, 2010: Second Circular (Call for Abstract)  August, 2010: Deadline for Abstract and Registration  September, 2010: Third Circular (Final Program)  October 3-8, 2010: ACES International Workshop  November, 2010: Fourth Circular (Workshop Report)

9. Workshop Outline  WG1: Microscopic Simulation  WG2: Scaling Physics  WG3: Macro-scale Simulation: Earthquake Generation and Cycles  WG4: Macro-scale Simulation: Dynamic Rupture and Wave Propagation  WG5: Computational Environment and Algorithms  WG6: Data Assimilation and Understanding  WG7: Model Applications  WG8: Other Geoscience Simulation

10. Some Recent Outputs  Joint simulation of earthquake generation process constrained by GPS observation  Seismic wave and tsunami propagation  A possible future application

11. Earthquake Generation Cycle Simulation along San Andreas Fault system (as InSAR Images)

12. Hashimoto, Noda, Sagiya & Matsu’ura (2009) GEONET Epicenters and tsunami source regions GPS velocity vectors (1996-2000) Slip-deficit rate distribution Slip-Deficit Rate Distribution at Plate Interfaces Inferred from GPS Data Inversion

13. Fukuyama, Ando, Hashimoto, Aoi & Matsu’ura (2009) Comparison of computed (red) and observed (black) waveforms Slip velocity changes and the final slip distribution The source area of the 2003 Tokachi-Oki earthquakes Joint Simulation of Stress Accumulation, Dynamic Rupture and Seismic Wave Propagation

14. Seismic Wave and Tsunami Propagation from Large Earthquakes Seismic Wave Propagation Tsunami Propagation

15. A Practical Application for Earthquake and Tsunami Simulation Real-Scale Shaking Table Experiments by E-Defense

16. Thank you for your attention