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Honn Kao
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Research
Latest papers
The 2021 Tower Lake Dense Array Experiment for High-Resolution Microseismicity Monitoring During Hydraulic Fracturing.
Scientific data · 2026
Tectonic evolution of the Nootka fault zone and deformation of the shallow subducted Explorer plate in northern Cascadia as revealed by earthquake distributions and seismic tomography.
Scientific reports · 2023
InSAR data reveal that the largest hydraulic fracturing-induced earthquake in Canada, to date, is a slow-slip event.
Scientific reports · 2022
Latest funding
- $180,000
Development of innovative methodology for seismological analysis with applications to the studies of tectonic structures and natural hazards
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $150,000
Innovative seismological analysis for the study of tectonic structures and natural hazards
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
4 publications.
The 2021 Tower Lake Dense Array Experiment for High-Resolution Microseismicity Monitoring During Hydraulic Fracturing.
Dokht RMH, Kao H, Visser R, Goerzen C, Venables S
Tectonic evolution of the Nootka fault zone and deformation of the shallow subducted Explorer plate in northern Cascadia as revealed by earthquake distributions and seismic tomography.
Hutchinson J, Kao H, Riedel M, Obana K, Wang K, Kodaira S, Takahashi T, Yamamoto Y
InSAR data reveal that the largest hydraulic fracturing-induced earthquake in Canada, to date, is a slow-slip event.
Eyre TS, Samsonov S, Feng W, Kao H, Eaton DW
Fluid-injection-induced earthquakes characterized by hybrid-frequency waveforms manifest the transition from aseismic to seismic slip.
Yu H, Harrington RM, Kao H, Liu Y, Wang B
Development of innovative methodology for seismological analysis with applications to the studies of tectonic structures and natural hazards
Principal investigators: Kao, Honn
Keywords: ambient seismic noise tomography; earthquake relocation; earthquake source parameter inversion; hydraulic fracturing; induced seismicity; repeating earthquakes
Innovative seismological analysis for the study of tectonic structures and natural hazards
Principal investigators: Kao, Honn
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Yajing Liu and Honn Kao: 1 shared paper
- Honn Kao and Kelin Wang: 1 shared paper
- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Earth and Planetary Sciences
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