Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Simon Fraser University
$120,000.00
Natural Hazards
FY 2023-24
Summary
Recent earthquakes and tsunamis provide insight into the intensity of events that can be expected in the future. However, long-term patterns of recurrence and intensity remain unclear due to the short instrumental record. The proposed research will use paleoseismology to understand plate boundary processes that have occurred over the last centuries to millennia; this will inform models that can be applied to forecast the seismic risk to coastal communities. Specifically, this program aims to investigate the link between strike-slip earthquakes and tsunami generation, and assess the long-term patterns of slow-slip events and their link to earthquake forecasting along subduction zones.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00155
Name nom
Pilarczyk, Jessica
Department département
Department of Earth Sciences - Simon Fraser University
Organization id
5
Institution établissement
Simon Fraser University
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF105;RDF10506
Field of research list names en
Earth and related environmental sciences;Environmental geoscience
Field of research list names fr
Sciences de la Terre et sciences de l'environnement connexes;Géosciences de l'environnement
Application title
Natural Hazards
Keyword
Coastal hazards
sedimentology
micropaleontology
tsunamis
storms
sea level
subduction zone earthquakes
paleoenvironmental reconstructions
Application summary
Recent earthquakes and tsunamis provide insight into the intensity of events that can be expected in the future. However, long-term patterns of recurrence and intensity remain unclear due to the short instrumental record. The proposed research will use paleoseismology to understand plate boundary processes that have occurred over the last centuries to millennia; this will inform models that can be applied to forecast the seismic risk to coastal communities. Specifically, this program aims to investigate the link between strike-slip earthquakes and tsunami generation, and assess the long-term patterns of slow-slip events and their link to earthquake forecasting along subduction zones.
