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Neo-deterministic seismic hazard scenarios for India—a preventive tool for disaster mitigation

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Current computational resources and physical knowledge of the seismic wave generation and propagation processes allow for reliable numerical and analytical models of waveform generation and propagation. From the simulation of ground motion, it is easy to extract the desired earthquake hazard parameters. Accordingly, a scenario-based approach to seismic hazard assessment has been developed, namely the neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment (NDSHA), which allows for a wide range of possible seismic sources to be used in the definition of reliable scenarios by means of realistic waveforms modelling. Such reliable and comprehensive characterization of expected earthquake ground motion is essential to improve building codes, particularly for the protection of critical infrastructures and for land use planning. Parvez et al. (Geophys J Int 155:489–508, 2003) published the first ever neo-deterministic seismic hazard map of India by computing synthetic seismograms with input data set consisting of structural models, seismogenic zones, focal mechanisms and earthquake catalogues. As described in Panza et al. (Adv Geophys 53:93–165, 2012), the NDSHA methodology evolved with respect to the original formulation used by Parvez et al. (Geophys J Int 155:489–508, 2003): the computer codes were improved to better fit the need of producing realistic ground shaking maps and ground shaking scenarios, at different scale levels, exploiting the most significant pertinent progresses in data acquisition and modelling. Accordingly, the present study supplies a revised NDSHA map for India. The seismic hazard, expressed in terms of maximum displacement (Dmax), maximum velocity (Vmax) and design ground acceleration (DGA), has been extracted from the synthetic signals and mapped on a regular grid over the studied territory.

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Acknowledgements

The research presented in this paper benefited from financial support by Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) in the framework of cooperation activities for development and international partnership (Progetti Quadro, L.R. 19/2000). I A Parvez, Ashish and R R Mir also acknowledge ARiEES project of CSIR and thank the head, CSIR 4PI, for consistent support and encouragement.

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  1. CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (formerly CSIR C-MMACS), NAL Belur Campus, Bangalore, India

    Imtiyaz A. Parvez,  Ashish & Ramees R. Mir

  2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute Campus, NAL Belur Campus, Bangalore, India

    Imtiyaz A. Parvez & Ramees R. Mir

  3. Department of Mathematics and Geosciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Andrea Magrin, Franco Vaccari & Antonella Peresan

  4. CRS-OGS, National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Udine, Italy

    Antonella Peresan

  5. Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China

    Giuliano Francesco Panza

  6. International Seismic Safety Organization (ISSO), Arsita, Italy

    Giuliano Francesco Panza

  7. Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy

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Parvez, I.A., Magrin, A., Vaccari, F. et al. Neo-deterministic seismic hazard scenarios for India—a preventive tool for disaster mitigation. J Seismol 21, 1559–1575 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-017-9682-0

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