Dr. Gail Atkinson

Seismology

Professor & Canada Research Chair in
Earthquake Hazards and Ground Motions
P.Geo.
Ph.D. Western University, 1993
Office: BGS 1068
Phone: 519-661-2111 x.84207
Fax: 519-661-3198
Email: gatkins6@uwo.ca

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Seismic hazards, with a focus on eastern North America and the Cascadia subduction zone; Empirical analysis of earthquake ground motions; study of earthquake ground motions processes, including source, path and site; Real-time seismological applications (SHAKEMAP); Ground-motion modeling algorithms

Selected Publications

Atkinson, G. and D. Boore (2011). Modifications to existing ground-motion prediction equations in light of new data.  Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 101, 1121-1135.

Atkinson, G. and K. Goda (2011). Effects of seismicity models and new ground motion prediction equations on seismic hazard assessment for four Canadian cities. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 101, 176-189.

Assatourians, K., and G. Atkinson (2010). Database of processed time series and response spectra for Canada:  An example application to study of the 2005 MN5.4 Riviere du Loup, Quebec earthquake. Seism. Res. L., 81, 1013-1031.

Atkinson, G. and K. Goda (2010). Ineastic seismic demand of real versus simulated ground-motion records for Cascadia subduction earthquakes. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 100, 102-115.

Boore, D. and G. Atkinson (2008).  Ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped SA at spectral periods between 0.01s and 10.0 s.  Earthquake Spectra (special issue on PEER-NGA project), 24,  99-138.

Atkinson, G. and D. Wald (2007).  Modified Mercalli Intensity:  A surprisingly good measure of ground motion.  Seism. Res. L., 78, 362-368.

Atkinson, G. (2006). Single-station sigma. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 96, 446-455.

Kaka, S. and G. Atkinson (2006). Implementation of ShakeMaps in Ontario: Challenges of detection and location in a sparse network. Seism. Res. L., 77, 780-792.

Courses Taught

Geophysics 9508a/b: Engineering Seismology
Earth Sciences 4423a/b: Applied Seismology
Earth Sciences 2222a/b: Data Analysis & Signal Processing

Students

Dr. Atkinson currently has openings for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students interested in seismic hazard analysis in Canada, empirical studies of earthquake ground-motion processes, and ground-motion modeling. Contact Dr. Atkinson for more information.

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