| Session Details | |
| Section | SE - Solid Earth Sciences |
| Session Title | Paleo- & Historical Earthquake Research and Quantitative Analysis of Seismicity |
| Main Convener | Prof. Kenji Satake (The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Javed Malik (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India) Prof. Jian Wang (China Earthquake Administration, China) |
| Session Description | History of instrumental seismological observation is only about one hundred years, too short to cover the recurrence interval of large or great earthquakes and to understand seismicity of particular area or the entire globe. Earthquake occurrence or damage are recorded in historical documents in many countries as Chine, Japan or Europe, and compilation and studies of such historical earthquakes have been conducted. Paleoseismological studies for inland active faults have provided important information for the past occurrence of earthquakes. Coastal geological studies on tsunami deposits or marine terraces, as well as marine geological studies on deep-ocean turbidites have provided information on large or giant earthquakes in subduction zones. These historical and paleoseismological approaches can extend the time period of seismic data, if seismological parameters are properly estimated. Combining with modern seismological data, long-term seismicity can be reconstructed which can be utilized for long-term forecast. This section welcomes contributions related to these topics such as case studies of historical and paleoseismological records, parameterization and seismological analyses of such data as well as combination with modern instrumental data, or issues on seismicity analysis and long-term forecast of large and great earthquakes. |