Yoshihiro Kaneko
Commendation
Multi-disciplinary research revealing the physical processes behind earthquakes and slow slip events
A list of five major papers
- Kaneko, Y., J.-P. Avouac, and N. Lapusta (2010). Towards inferring earthquake patterns from geodetic observations of interseismic coupling. Nature Geoscience, 3, 363-369.
- Kaneko, Y. and P.M. Shearer (2014). Seismic source spectra and estimated stress drop derived from cohesive-zone models of circular subshear rupture. Geophysical Journal International, 197(2), 1002-1015.
- Kaneko, Y. and P.M. Shearer (2015). Variability of seismic source spectra, estimated stressdrop and radiated energy, derived from cohesive-zone models of symmetrical and asymmetrical circular and elliptical ruptures. Journal of Geophysical Research, 120(2), 1053-1079.
- Kaneko, Y., S. Nielsen, and B. Carpenter (2016). The onset of laboratory earthquakes explained by nucleating rupture on a rate-and-state fault. Journal of Geophysical Research, 121(8), 6071-6091.
- Kearse, J., and Y. Kaneko (2020). On-fault geological fingerprint of earthquake rupture direction, Journal of Geophysical Research, 125.
Major achievements
Dr. Yoshihiro Kaneko is a leading expert in both the theoretical and numerical modeling of fault slip and earthquake source physics. He has made many original contributions to advancing our understanding of how earthquakes and slow slip events are generated at plate boundaries, ranging from subduction zones to transform faults. He has led international research projects that combine a broad spectrum of seismological, geodetic, and geological data with modeling, and he has consistently produced innovative and practically relevant findings. In the early stages of his career, he clarified the relationship between the likelihood of an earthquake evolving into a large event through a slow slip region and the degree of plate boundary coupling, and quantitatively evaluated how the frictional characteristics of faults influence the growth of major earthquakes. More recently, he combined geological observations with numerical models to reveal that the curvature of fault striations is linked to the direction of rupture propagation, thereby establishing a new technique to uncover the rupture direction of pre-historic earthquakes. He also demonstrated outstanding ability to contribute to society, including playing a key role in shaping earthquake preparedness strategies for the New Zealand government.
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Supporters
Jean-Philippe Avouac, Laura M. Wallace