A new joint IAG-IASPEI sub-commission for Seismogeodesy

Thanks to both technological evolution and analysis improvement in the past decades, space geodesy can now monitor crustal movements of a few millimeters over time opening new prospects for the study of earthquakes. However, fully exploiting the potential of geodetic measurements is subject to their further integration with seismological analysis and requires the development of a multidisciplinary approach. The new joint IAG-IASPEI sub-commission on Seismogeodesy aims to facilitate the cooperation between the geodetic and the seismological communities in order to improve our current understanding of the different processes leading to earthquakes.

The new Seismogeodesy sub-commission will focus on both observational challenges and theoretical aspects. Particular effort will be dedicated to identifying gaps of knowledge and opportunity for progress. Specifically, the sub-commission will:
* actively encourage the cooperation between all geoscientists studying the plate boundary deformation zones, by promoting the exploitation of synergies between different fields;
*  work to reinforce collocated and integrated geodetic and seismological monitoring of seismically active areas, inland and off-shore by increasing and/or developing infrastructures dedicated to broadband observations from the seismic wave band to the permanent displacement;
* be a reference group for the integration of the most advanced geodetic and seismological techniques by developing consistent methodologies for data reduction, analysis, integration, and interpretation;
* act as a forum for discussion and scientific support for international geoscientists investigating the kinematics and mechanics of the plate boundary deformation zone;
* promote the use of standard procedures for geodetic data acquisition, quality evaluation, and processing, particularly GNSS data and InSAR data;
* promote earthquake geodesy, the study of seismically active regions with large earthquake potential, and geodetic application to early warning system of earthquakes and tsunamis for hazard mitigation;
* promote the role of geodesy in tectonic studies for understanding the seismic cycle, transient and instantaneous deformation, and creeping versus seismic slip on faults.
* facilitate and stimulate the integrated exploitation of large data sets, using Machine Learning and Data Mining
* support the organization of periodic workshops, meetings, summer schools with special emphasis on interdisciplinary research and interpretation and modeling issues
* help to the emergence of a new generation of researchers in Seismogeodesy worldwide

We invite any researcher interested in Seismogeodesy to join us and have a fruitful discussion in front of our poster.