1．Name: Wataru SUZUKI

2．Research fields: Strong motion seismology

3．List of publications and presentations

(1) Reviewed papers

• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, T. Kunugi, H. Kubo, N. Morikawa, H. Nakamura, T. Kimura, and H. Fujiwara (2017): Strong motions observed by K-NET and KiK-net during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence. Earth, Planets and Space, 69, 19, doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0604-8, January 2017.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-017-0604-8
• Suzuki, W., N. Pulido, and S. Aoi (2016): Rupture Process and Strong-Motion Generation of the 2014 Iquique, Northern Chile, Earthquake. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 10, 1640008, doi:10.1142/S179343111640008X, March 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S179343111640008X
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, H. Sekiguchi, and T. Kunugi (2011): Rupture process of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki mega-thrust earthquake (M9.0) inverted from strong-motion data. Geophysical Research Letters, L00G16, doi:10.1029/2011GL049136, October 2011.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2011GL049136
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2010): Rupture Process of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku, Japan, Earthquake Derived from Near-Source Strong-Motion Records, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100-1, 256–266, doi:10.1785/0120090043, February 2010.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120090043
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2009): Rupture Process of the 2008 Northern Iwate Intraslab Earthquake Derived from Strong-Motion Records, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 99-5, 2825–2835, doi:10.1785/0120080331, October 2009.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120080331
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2009): Broadband seismic wave radiation process of the 2000 Western Tottori, Japan, earthquake revealed from wavelet domain inversion, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114-B08, B08302, doi:10.1029/2008JB006130, August 2009.
  http://dx.doi.org/1029/2008JB006130
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2007): Source model of the 2005 Miyagi-Oki, Japan, earthquake estimated from broadband strong motions, Earth, Planets and Space, 59-11, 1155–1171, November 2007.
  http://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/EPS/abstract/5911/59111155.html
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2006): Source model of the 2005 west off Fukuoka prefecture earthquake estimated from the empirical Green's function simulation of broadband strong motions, Earth, Planets and Space, 58-1, 99–104, January 2006.
  http://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/EPS/abstract/5801/58010099.html
• Suzuki, W., T. Iwata, K. Asano, and N. Yamada (2005): Estimation of the source model for the foreshock of the 2004 off the Kii peninsula earthquake and strong ground motion simulation of the hypothetical Tonankai earthquake using the empirical Green's function method, Earth, Planets and Space, 57-4, 345–350, April 2005.
  http://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/EPS/abstract/5704/57040345.html

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• Dhakal, Y. P., S. Aoi, T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and T. Kimura (2017): Assessment of nonlinear site response at ocean bottom seismograph sites based on S-wave horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios: a study at the Sagami Bay area K-NET sites in Japan. Earth, Planets and Space, 69, 29, doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0615-5, February 2017.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-017-0615-5
• Fukuyama, E. and W. Suzuki (2016): Near-fault deformation and Dc'' during the 2016 Mw7.1 Kumamoto earthquake. Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 194, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0570-6, November 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-016-0570-6
• Kubo, H., W. Suzuki, S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2016): Source rupture processes of the 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquakes estimated from strong-motion waveforms. Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 161, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0536-8, October 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-016-0536-8
• Yamamoto, N., S. Aoi, K. Hirata, W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, and H. Nakamura (2016): Multi-index method using ofshore ocean-bottom pressure data for real-time tsunami forecast. Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 128, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0500-7, July 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-016-0500-7
• Yamamoto, N., K. Hirata, S. Aoi, W. Suzuki, H. Nakamura, and T. Kunugi (2016): Rapid estimation of tsunami source centroid location using a dense offshore observation network. Geophysical Research Letters, 16, 4263–4269, doi:10.1002/2016GL068169, May 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068169
• Dhakal, Y. P., H. Kubo, W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara (2016): Analysis of strong ground motions and site effects at Kantipath, Kathmandu, from 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and its aftershocks. Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 58, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0432-2, April 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-016-0432-2
• Kubo, H., Y. P. Dhakal, W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara (2016): Estimation of source process of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and simulation of long-period ground motions in Kathmandu basin using a one-dimensional basin structure model. Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 16, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0393-5, February 2016.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40623-016-0393-5
• Dhakal, Y. P., W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, and S. Aoi (2015): Ground Motion Prediction Equations for Absolute Velocity Response Spectra (1-10 s) in Japan for Earthquake Early Warning. Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, 15, 91–111, doi:10.5610/jaee.15.6_91, November 2015.
  http://doi.org/10.5610/jaee.15.6_91
• Nakamura, H., S. Aoi, T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and H. Fujiwara (2013): Prototype of a Real-Time System for Earthquake Damage Estimation in Japan. Journal of Disaster Research, 8-5, 981–989, doi:10.20965/jdr.2013.p0981, October 2013.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2013.p0981
• Kunugi, T., S. Aoi, N. Nakamura, W. Suzuki, N. Morikawa, and H. Fujiwara (2013): An Improved Approximating Filter for Real-Time Calculation of Seismic Intensity, Zisin (Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan), Series 2, 65-3, 223–230, doi:10.4294/zisin.65.223, January 2013 (in Japanese with English abstract).
  http://dx.doi.org/10.4294/zisin.65.223
• Enescu, B., S. Aoi, S. Toda, W. Suzuki, K. Obara, K. Shiomi, and T. Takeda (2012): Stress perturbations and seismic response associated with the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-oki earthquake in and around the Tokai seismic gap, central Japan. Geophysical Research Letters, 39-null, L00G28, doi:10.1029/2012GL051839, July 2012.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012GL051839
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, N. Morikawa, H. Nakamura, S. Senna, and H. Fujiwara (2012): Strong Motion Characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake, Zisin (Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan), Series 2, 64-3, 169–182, doi:10.4294/zisin.64.169, March 2012 (in Japanese with English abstract).
  http://doi.org/10.4294/zisin.64.169
• Aoi, S., B. Enescu, W. Suzuki, Y. Asano, K. Obara, T. Kunugi, and K. Shiomi (2010): Stress transfer in the Tokai subduction zone from the 2009 Suruga Bay earthquake in Japan. Nature Geoscience, 3-7, 496–500, doi:10.1038/NGEO885, July 2010.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo885
• Asano, K., T. Iwata, A. Iwaki, M. Kuriyama, and W. Suzuki (2009): Ground Motion Characteristics in Anamizu Town Obtained from Earthquake and Microtremor Observations, Zisin (Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan), Series 2, 62-2–3, 121–135, doi:10.4294/zisin.62.121, December 2009 (in Japanese with English abstract). http://doi.org/10.4294/zisin.62.121

(2) Reports

(3) Presentations at the international meeting

• Suzuki, W., N. Pulido, and S. Aoi (2015): Rupture process and strong motion radiation of the 2014 Iquique, Northern Chile, earthquake (Mw8.2). 26th IUGG General Assembly, IUGG-4017, Prague Czech, June 2015.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and T. Kunugi (2014): Wavelet Domain Source Inversion with Multi-Time-Window Parameterization for Examination of Frequency Dependence of Seismic Wave Radiation. The American Geophysical Union 2014 Fall Meeting, S13D-4508, San Francisco USA, December 2014.
• Aoi, S., H. Nakamura, T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and H. Fujiwara (2014): Realtime ground-motion monitoring system — Combination of 'Kyoshin monitor' and EEW. 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Early Warning, 10, Berkeley USA, September 2014.
• Nakamura, H., S. Aoi, T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and H. Fujiwara (2014): Prototype of a Real-Time System for Earthquake Damage Estimation in Japan. 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Early Warning, 22, Berkeley USA, September 2014.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, T. Maeda, H. Sekiguchi, and T. Kunugi (2013): Source inversion analysis of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake using Green's functions calculated from a 3-D heterogeneous structure model. The 2013 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S43A-2503, San Francisco USA, December 2013.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and T. Kunugi (2013): Toward constructing an automated source inversion system. 2013 IAHS-IAPSO-IASPEI Joint Assembly, S108S2.02, Gothenburg Sweden, July 2013.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, H. Sekiguchi, and T. Kunugi (2013): Rupture Processes of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Mainshock and the Two Large Interplate Aftershocks Derived from the Strong-motion Data. Asia Oceania Geoscience Society 10th Annual Meeting, SE04-A015, Brisbane Australia, June 2013.
• Suzuki, W., T. Kunugi, and S. Aoi (2012): Strong Motion Networks, K-NET and KiK-net in Japan, COSMOS Strong Motion Forum at the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Lisbon Portugal, September 2012.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, H. Sekiguchi, and T. Kunugi (2012): Source rupture process of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake derived from the strong-motion records. The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 1650, Lisbon Portugal, September 2012.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, H. Sekiguchi, and T. Kunugi (2011): Rupture process and wave radiation characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki mega-thrust earthquake, Japan, examined using the strong-motion data. The 2011 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, U51B-0024, San Francisco USA, December 2011.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2010): Kinematic Source Inversion Using Smoothly Curved Fault Model. The 2010 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S53C-1991, San Francisco USA, December 2010.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2009): Rupture process of the 2009 Suruga-bay earthquake in Japan—Moderate-sized intraplate earthquake with the complex fault geometry—, The 2009 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S33C-02, San Francisco USA, December 2009.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2008): Source Rupture Process of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku, Japan, Earthquake Revealed from Near Fault Strong Motion Records, The 2008 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S23B-1889, San Francisco USA, December 2008.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi (2008): Source Process of the 2008 Iwate-ken Engan-hokubu, Intraslab, Earthquake Revealed from Strong Motion Records, The 7th General Assembly of Asian Seismological Commission, X3-035, Tsukuba Japan, November 2008.
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2007): Source model of the 2005 Miyagi-Oki, Japan, earthquake from broadband strong motion simulation by the empirical Green's function method. The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics XXIV General Assembly, SS002, 6298, Perugia Italy, July 2007.
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2005): Source characteristics of interplate earthquakes in northeast Japan inferred from the analysis of broadband strong-motion records. The 2005 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S43A-1040, San Francisco USA, December 2005.
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2005): Strong motion simulation of the hypothetical Tonankai earthquake using the empirical Green's function method. Association of Pacific Rim Universities/The Association of East Asian Research Universities Research Symposium 2005 Earthquake Hazards around the Pacific Rim, P134, Kyoto Japan, August 2005.
• Suzuki, W. and T. Iwata (2003): Source Model of the 2002 Miyagi-Oki Interplate Earthquake (Mw=6.4) Obtained by Strong Ground Motion Simulation Using Empirical Green's Function Method. The 2003 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, S52A-0115, San Francisco USA, December 2003.

(4) Book

(5) Patent

4．Prizes

5．Affiliated societies

• Seismological Society of Japan
• Japan Geoscience Union

6．Social activity

• Lecture on earthquake and tsunami at high/junior high schools

7．Research

• Broadband strong-motion simulation and source modeling using the empirical Green's function method (Suzuki et al., 2005, EPS; Suzuki and Iwata, 2006, EPS; Suzuki and Iwata, 2007, EPS)
• Wavelet domain inversion to derive frequency-dependent source processes (Suzuki and Iwata, 2009, JGR)
• Waveform inversion using strong-motion data to derive the kinematic source rupture process (Suzuki et al., 2009, BSSA; Suzuki et al., 2010, BSSA; Aoi et al., 2010, Nature Geoscience; Suzuki et al., 2011, GRL; Suzuki et al., 2016, JET; Kubo et al., 2016, EPS)
• Real-time tsunami forecast using ocean-floor observation network (Yamamoto et al., 2016, EPS)

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