Negev Computational Seismology Lab

Situated along the active Dead Sea Transform, the state of Israel and its neighbors, is prone to considerable seismic risk, as proven by the pre-instrumental record. However, due to relatively low seismicity and partial spatial coverage of the Israel Seismic Net (ISN), the instrumental catalog of Israel is limited. Moreover, the seismic stations of the ISN are deployed on rock sites, whereas the majority of the population is found on soft rock/soil sites, e.g., the coastal plain and the Zevulun Valley. Thus, critical site effects are not constrained by earthquake data.

To overcome this shortcoming and to bridge this significant data gap, I have established the Negev Computational Seismology Lab (NCSL) for simulation of earthquakes, specializing in 3D numerical modeling of seismic wave propagation through complex sedimentary structures and ground motions .Simulations are performed on the Negev Earthquake Simulator (NES) computational machine (jointly owned with Dr. Ronnie Kamai)

This research is pioneering in Israel with a fundamental contribution to the mitigation of seismic hazard in Israel.