Sara K McBride, PhD, MPA (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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When the earth doesn’t stop shaking: How experiences over time influenced information needs, communication, and interpretation of aftershock information during the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand When the earth doesn’t stop shaking: How experiences over time influenced information needs, communication, and interpretation of aftershock information during the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) began with the Darfield earthquake on 4 September 2010. Continual large and small aftershocks since that time have meant communities have cycled through repeated periods of impact, response and recovery. Scientific communication about aftershocks during such a prolonged sequence has faced distinct challenges. We conducted research to better...
Authors
Julia S. Becker, Sally H. Potter, Sara K. McBride, Anne M. Wein, Douglas Paton
The limits of earthquake early warning accuracy and best alerting strategy The limits of earthquake early warning accuracy and best alerting strategy
We explore how accurate earthquake early warning (EEW) can be, given our limited ability to forecast expected shaking even if the earthquake source is known. Because of the strong variability of ground motion metrics, such as peak ground acceleration (PGA) and peak ground velocity (PGV), we find that correct alerts (i.e., alerts that accurately predict the observed ground motion above a
Authors
Sarah E. Minson, Annemarie S. Baltay Sundstrom, Elizabeth S. Cochran, Thomas C. Hanks, Morgan T. Page, Sara K. McBride, Kevin R. Milner, Men-Andrin Meier
An evidence-based approach for supporting scientists communicating earthquake forecasts An evidence-based approach for supporting scientists communicating earthquake forecasts
No abstract available.
Authors
Sara K. McBride, Anne M. Wein, Julia S. Becker, Sally H. Potter, E.E. Hudson-Doyle
Developing earthquake forecast templates for fast and effective communication Developing earthquake forecast templates for fast and effective communication
No abstract available.
Authors
Sara K. McBride, Andrew J. Michael, Anne M. Wein, Jeanne L. Hardebeck, Julia S. Becker, Sally H. Potter, Suzanne C. Perry, Morgan T. Page, Matthew Gerstenberger, Edward H. Field, Nicholas van der Elst
Research to improve ShakeAlert earthquake early warning products and their utility Research to improve ShakeAlert earthquake early warning products and their utility
Earthquake early warning (EEW) is the rapid detection of an earthquake and issuance of an alert or notification to people and vulnerable systems likely to experience potentially damaging ground shaking. The level of ground shaking that is considered damaging is defined by the specific application; for example, manufacturing equipment may experience damage at a lower intensity ground...
Authors
Elizabeth S. Cochran, Brad T. Aagaard, Richard M. Allen, Jennifer Andrews, Annemarie S. Baltay Sundstrom, Andrew J. Barbour, Paul Bodin, Benjamin A. Brooks, Angela Chung, Brendan W. Crowell, Douglas D. Given, Thomas C. Hanks, J. Renate Hartog, Egill Hauksson, Thomas H. Heaton, Sara K. McBride, Men-Andrin Meier, Diego Melgar, Sarah E. Minson, Jessica R. Murray, Jennifer A. Strauss, Douglas Toomey
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 53
When the earth doesn’t stop shaking: How experiences over time influenced information needs, communication, and interpretation of aftershock information during the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand When the earth doesn’t stop shaking: How experiences over time influenced information needs, communication, and interpretation of aftershock information during the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence, New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) began with the Darfield earthquake on 4 September 2010. Continual large and small aftershocks since that time have meant communities have cycled through repeated periods of impact, response and recovery. Scientific communication about aftershocks during such a prolonged sequence has faced distinct challenges. We conducted research to better...
Authors
Julia S. Becker, Sally H. Potter, Sara K. McBride, Anne M. Wein, Douglas Paton
The limits of earthquake early warning accuracy and best alerting strategy The limits of earthquake early warning accuracy and best alerting strategy
We explore how accurate earthquake early warning (EEW) can be, given our limited ability to forecast expected shaking even if the earthquake source is known. Because of the strong variability of ground motion metrics, such as peak ground acceleration (PGA) and peak ground velocity (PGV), we find that correct alerts (i.e., alerts that accurately predict the observed ground motion above a
Authors
Sarah E. Minson, Annemarie S. Baltay Sundstrom, Elizabeth S. Cochran, Thomas C. Hanks, Morgan T. Page, Sara K. McBride, Kevin R. Milner, Men-Andrin Meier
An evidence-based approach for supporting scientists communicating earthquake forecasts An evidence-based approach for supporting scientists communicating earthquake forecasts
No abstract available.
Authors
Sara K. McBride, Anne M. Wein, Julia S. Becker, Sally H. Potter, E.E. Hudson-Doyle
Developing earthquake forecast templates for fast and effective communication Developing earthquake forecast templates for fast and effective communication
No abstract available.
Authors
Sara K. McBride, Andrew J. Michael, Anne M. Wein, Jeanne L. Hardebeck, Julia S. Becker, Sally H. Potter, Suzanne C. Perry, Morgan T. Page, Matthew Gerstenberger, Edward H. Field, Nicholas van der Elst
Research to improve ShakeAlert earthquake early warning products and their utility Research to improve ShakeAlert earthquake early warning products and their utility
Earthquake early warning (EEW) is the rapid detection of an earthquake and issuance of an alert or notification to people and vulnerable systems likely to experience potentially damaging ground shaking. The level of ground shaking that is considered damaging is defined by the specific application; for example, manufacturing equipment may experience damage at a lower intensity ground...
Authors
Elizabeth S. Cochran, Brad T. Aagaard, Richard M. Allen, Jennifer Andrews, Annemarie S. Baltay Sundstrom, Andrew J. Barbour, Paul Bodin, Benjamin A. Brooks, Angela Chung, Brendan W. Crowell, Douglas D. Given, Thomas C. Hanks, J. Renate Hartog, Egill Hauksson, Thomas H. Heaton, Sara K. McBride, Men-Andrin Meier, Diego Melgar, Sarah E. Minson, Jessica R. Murray, Jennifer A. Strauss, Douglas Toomey
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.