Previous numerical simulations (TeraShake1) of large (M w 7.7) southern San Andreas fault
earthquakes predicted localized areas of strong amplification in the Los Angeles area …

Over the past few years, large human populations around the world have been affected by
an increase in significant seismic activities. For both conducting basic scientific research and …

This paper presents visualization of field-measured, time-varying multidimensional
earthquake accelerograph readings. Direct volume rendering is used to depict the space …

Computer-based visualization environments enable their users to create, manipulate, and
explore visual representations of data, information, processes and phenomena. They play a …

Visual analytics provides visual and interactive tools for analytical reasoning and decision
making from data. The basic idea of visual analytics is to combine the strengths of automatic …

This paper presents an innovative method using volume rendering computer graphics
techniques for visualizing the spectral information of a seismic response, using the 1999 Chi …

The visualization and analysis of complex fields often requires identifying and extracting
domain specific features. Through a collaboration with geophysicists we extend previous …

Understanding vector fields is important in many science and engineering domains. Often
glyphs are used to represent vector data as arrows, cones, ellipsoids, and other geometric …

Understanding earthquakes with advanced visualization Page 1 by westman — last modified 02
February 2010 11:25 AM "Dr. Hsieh has done extensive work in earthquake data visualization …

Comparing numerical simulation results with accelerograph readings is essential in
earthquake investigations and discoveries. We provide a case study on the magnitude 7.6 …