The primary purpose of this workshop is to promote collaborative
synthesis of all the results of the many different studies of slow slip
and tremor in Cascadia from January 2007 to the present. This time
period presents an opportunity to elucidate these phenomena with
unprecedented resolution, as a result of the new wealth of available
observations provided by USArray, PBO installations, the growth of
permanent monitoring networks, a number of finite-duration field
experiments, and the enthusiasm and vigor of groups that have been
analyzing and interpreting these data. The results of these
studies are now mature enough to begin exploring how they may fit
together. Such exploration has a high likelihood of revealing new
behaviors, relationships among and questions about the phenomena of
slow slip and tremor, which in turn can stimulate the planning of
future field experiments. In addition, this provides the opportunity to
demonstrate publicly, through the production of a high-visibility
publication, the tremendous pay-off of investing in new
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Goals:
Exchange of research results directly relevant to the
understanding of slow slip and tremor in Cascadia from January 2007 to
present.
We met on the UW Campus at the University of
Washington Club (faculty club; see
http://depts.washington.edu/uwclub/index.htm). For a map of the campus
go to http://depts.washington.edu/uwclub/index.htm and find the “UW
Club (FAC)”.
The agenda follows below. The
workshop was informal and highly participatory – a true workshop.
Contacts: Evelyn (evelynr@usgs.gov) and Joan (gomberg@usgs.gov) back
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Agenda
March 2, Day 1
8:00 – 8:15 Introductions [Roeloffs]
8:15 – 10:15 Concise (<10-minute) summary presentations of
results and current interpretations; see below for instructions,
preliminary list of participants and topics.
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:30 Concise (<10-minute) summary presentations; see
below.
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 The global context
(presentation/discussion) [Wang]
2:00 – 3:30 Group discussion of presentations, focusing on
the following: [Brudzinski]
identification of conflicting observations and inferences,
what are key inferences, with constraints from multiple studies,
what outstanding questions can now be answered,
what new questions emerge.
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 5:30 Small group discussions (e.g. huddles around laptops
or the backs of envelopes to show details of datasets, work out ideas,
etc.).
5:30 - Dinner
March 3, Day 2
8:00 – 9:00 Synthesis of previous day [Dragert]
9:00 – 10:15 Brainstorming about relationships, models, etc. that
tie diverse studies together. [Trehu]
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 Planning for N. Cascadia 2009 ETS
event. [Creager]
11:30 – 12:15 Planning for other experiments. [Schmidt]
