Inhaltsbereich
SESAME
Seismotectonic and Seismic Hazard Assessment of the Mediterranean Basin
The IGCP project SESAME (Seismotectonic and Seismic Hazard Assessment of the Mediterranean Basin) was focussed on the extension of the uniform seismic source zone model derived within GSHAP for Europe north of the Mediterranean (GSHAP Regions 3 at the GFZ) to the south.
Existing seismic source zone models, which were derived for national projects in the Mediterranean were joined according to seismotectonic constraints. Moreover, new seismic source zone models were provided for Greece, Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean. Differences between the GSHAP map and the SESAME map concentrate there.
© GFZ, Sektion 2.6, G. Grünthal- SESAME seismic source zones (Jimenez, Giardini and Grünthal, 2001)
Comparison of the hazard maps after |
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| SESAME - map (Jimenez, Giardini and Grünthal, 2003) | GSHAP map (Grünthal et al., 1999b) |
Contact: G. Grünthal
References:
Jiménez, M. J., Giardini, D., Grünthal, G. and SESAME Working Group: Unified seismic hazard modelling throughout the Mediterranean region. Bollettino di geofisica teorica ed applicata 42 (1-2), 3-18, 2001.
Jiménez, M. J., Giardini, D., Grünthal, G., IGCP-SESAME WG and ESC/SC-F WG on SHA: Unified seismic hazard model for the European Mediterranean region. 3rd Asamblea Hispano-Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofisica (Valencia/Spain 2002). Proceedings, 2002.
Jimenez, M.-J., Giardini, D., Grünthal, G. & SESAME WG included in the "Toolbox for Global Disaster Reduction": Unified Seismic Hazard Model for the European Mediterranean Region. Global Blueprint for Change (Pre-World Congress Summit Meeting in 2001). Theme B: Building to Withstand the Disaster Agents of Natural and Environmental Hazards. Topic B.1: Improving Hazard Characterization Models and Maps. 2002.