Rupture and Fault Zone Observatory - COMMUNITY INPUT
A joint SCEC-IRIS-UNAVCO collaboration responded to NSF’s Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 solicitation by proposing a systematic deployment of linear instrumental arrays that cross the three major branches of the San Andreas system in southern California. The proposed Rupture and Fault Zone Observatory (RuFZO) is focused on in-situ observations in the immediate vicinity of fault zones where rocks suffer permanent deformation during faulting events. Near-fault arrays collecting continuous seismic and geodetic measurements and dense temporary nodal surveys will complement, and be integrated with, the data recorded by the regional networks.

How can the RuFZO facility best serve the earthquake science community? Your answers to this questionnaire will help us (and you) to prepare for the group discussions at the online RuFZO workshop on April 13, 2021. To participate in the workshop, register at: https://www.scec.org/workshops/2021/rufzo.

At this first workshop, we will give an overview of the RuFZO concept. Then we want to hear from you about key features of pre-, during, and post-rupture processes and other signals that should be targets for observations by the RuFZO. A follow-on workshop on shaping the facility design will be held later this summer. Throughout spring and summer 2021, everyone is invited to share their ideas and provide additional input on developing RuFZO via this online questionnaire and/or by contributing a short video or extended abstract. We will make available videos and abstracts for which authors have granted permission to share publicly. The community’s input will inform the development of the full RuFZO proposal.

It would be most helpful to receive your initial input by April 9, 2021. You are welcome to provide additional feedback beyond that date.
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YOUR NAME & AFFILIATION *
Your name and affiliation will help us to follow-up if needed, to clarify your suggestions and comments.
YOUR WISH LIST (in the context of the RuFZO efforts)
What observations or measurements (pre-rupture, during rupture, and post-rupture) from long-term arrays and/or temporary deployments would help advance your research. Please explain briefly how your group might use the data collected. (This is only for information gathering -- no obligation will be implied by your answer.)
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
What specific locations (faults, fault zones, focus sites, etc.) are of most interest to your group? Please provide a brief rationale for selecting the location(s).
INSTRUMENTATION
What other monitoring instruments (on top of the planned seismic, GNSS and camera sensors) might be deployed in some or all the RuFZO arrays? What key data would the instrument(s) provide?
MONITORING & VALIDATION
In what ways could RuFZO observations and data support your group’s monitoring and/or validation of earthquake processes and hazard analysis models? (This is only for information gathering -- no obligation will be implied by your answer.)
YOUR HAVE LIST (to help advance the RuFZO efforts)
What information could your group provide to support in the design of RuFZO? (This is only for information gathering -- no obligation will be implied by your answer.)
TRAINING & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
What types of skills and professional development are needed to encourage participation in the design and implementation of RuFZO and use of its observations and data by new users, including students and postdocs?
DISCUSSION TOPICS (in the context of RuFZO efforts)
What topics should we focus on during the group/general discussions?
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