Horspool, N.A.; Kaiser, A.E.; Goded, T.; Charlton, D.H.; Moratalla, J.M., Chadwick, M.P.; Groom, J.; Houltham, J.; Abbott, E.R.; Andrews, J.R.; Fry, B.; Hanson, J.B. 2023 GNS Shaking Layers Tool: guidelines for end users. Lower Hutt, NZ: GNS Science. GNS Science report 2023/13. 64 p.; doi: 10.21420/VZKK-TP35
Abstract:
This report contains the user guidelines for GNS Shaking Layers, a tool that produces near-real-time shaking intensity maps following magnitude 3.5 or above earthquakes in New Zealand. Shaking Layers is a GNS Science product supported by GeoNet and the Rapid Characterisation of Earthquakes and Tsunami (R-CET) programme. The Shaking Layers tool uses the ShakeMap software developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to generate shaking maps. The guidelines focus on four topics: (1) overview of the Shaking Layers system and description of outputs; (2) the New-Zealand-specific data, models and configurations used in ShakeMapNZ; (3) guidelines for interpreting Shaking Layers data and maps; and (4) how to generate bespoke maps, as needed by the user, using the outputs provided by Shaking Layers. (auth)
