Space Geodesy and its Applications in Earth Sciences: Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics Project (APSG) Symposium

IWG3B
(APSG co-sponsor) Crustal Dynamics and Natural Hazards in Asia-Pacific Region

Convenor
J. W. Ren, China Seismological Bureau, Beijing
ren@gps.gov.cn

J. Manning, AUSLIG, Canberra
John.Manning@ga.gov.au

Brief Description
The complex and dynamical tectonics in the Asia-Pacific region, notably the circum-Pacific plate boundaries and the India-Eurasia collision zone, gives rise to some of the worlds most active crustal deformations. It is important to monitor and to understand these deformations, as accompanying them are natural hazards of earthquakes and volcanoes. The modern geodesy has yielded a wealth of observations over the years in measurement campaigns and projects, as well as continuous network station measurements.

A recent case in point is the NASA Pacific Rim (PACRIM) air-borne SAR/InSAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar/Interferometric SAR) Project and its surface topography data analysis. Another important example is the APANL Project (Asia Pacific Arc Natural Laboratory, developed by the Russian-US Earth Science Working Group) to study the geodynamics of the subduction zone and volcanic hazards from Anchorage to Tokyo.

This half-day session welcomes papers dealing with the processing, analysis, modeling, and interpretation of all geodetic and geodesy-related observational data and their applications in hazard mitigation in (but not limited to) the Asia-Pacific region.