Citing the QDYN project

If you use QDYN for academic research purposes, please consider citing the appropriate references given below. Note that these references may be updated in the future.

For all uses of the QDYN software

Luo, Y., Ampuero, J. P., Galvez, P., van den Ende, M., & Idini, B. (2017). QDYN: a Quasi-DYNamic earthquake simulator (v1.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.322459

For simulations on heterogeneous faults

Luo, Y., & Ampuero, J. P. (2018). Stability of faults with heterogeneous friction properties and effective normal stress. Tectonophysics, 733, 257-272, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2017.11.006

Luo, Y., Ampuero, J. P., Miyakoshi, K., & Irikura, K. (2017). Surface rupture effects on earthquake moment-area scaling relations. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 174(9), 3331-3342, doi:10.1007/s00024-017-1467-4. In Topical Volume on “Best Practices in Physics-based Fault Rupture Models for Seismic Hazard Assessment of Nuclear Installations”. PDF

Luo, Y., & Ampuero, J. P. (2012), Simulation of Complex Tremor Migration Patterns, AGU Fall Meeting 2012 Abstract S44B-02

Luo, Y., & Ampuero, J. P. (2011), Numerical Simulation of Tremor Migration Triggered by Slow Slip and Rapid Tremor Reversals, AGU Fall Meeting 2011, abstract S33C-02

For the microphysically based (CNS) simulations

van den Ende, M. P. A., Chen, J., Ampuero, J. P., & Niemeijer, A. R. (2018). A comparison between rate-and-state friction and microphysical models, based on numerical simulations of fault slip. Tectonophysics, 733, 273-295, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2017.11.040

For simulations on faults surrounded by damaged zones

B. Idini, B., & Ampuero, J. P. (2017). Rupture complexity promoted by damaged fault zones in earthquake cycle models. AGU Fall Meeting 2017, abstract T41C-0632. Poster PDF, doi:10.1002/essoar.10500080.1