An Updated Vs30 Map for California with Geologic and Topographic Constraints (ver. 1.1, July 2022)
This data release provides a map of the time-averaged shear-wave velocity in the upper 30 m (Vs30) for California using the method described by Thompson and others (2014). There are two adjustments to the algorithm described by Thompson and others (2014), which is built on the geology-based Vs30 map by Wills and Clahan (2006). In this data release, we use the Wills and others (2015) updated geology-based Vs30 map. The second change is that we have adjusted the kriging procedure so that measured Vs30 values do not affect the predictions across distinctly different geologic units.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Eric M Thompson", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:emthompson@usgs.gov" } |
| description | This data release provides a map of the time-averaged shear-wave velocity in the upper 30 m (Vs30) for California using the method described by Thompson and others (2014). There are two adjustments to the algorithm described by Thompson and others (2014), which is built on the geology-based Vs30 map by Wills and Clahan (2006). In this data release, we use the Wills and others (2015) updated geology-based Vs30 map. The second change is that we have adjusted the kriging procedure so that measured Vs30 values do not affect the predictions across distinctly different geologic units. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_5a5fa029e4b06e28e9bfc43a |
| keyword |
[ "California", "Earthquake Hazards Program", "GHSC", "Geologic Hazards Science Center", "USGS", "USGS:5a5fa029e4b06e28e9bfc43a", "United States", "earth science", "earthquake hazard", "geophysics", "seismic hazard", "seismology", "tectonic" ] |
| modified | 2022-07-12T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -124.501041667, 32.498958335, -114.098958335, 42.101041667 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | An Updated Vs30 Map for California with Geologic and Topographic Constraints (ver. 1.1, July 2022) |
