Research
The project aims to address the challenges of modeling crustal flows by developing an efficient approach for Validation, Verification, and Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ). Due to the high computational demands of simulating multiscale crustal deformation processes, traditional VVUQ methods become prohibitively expensive. To overcome this, the study will explore the integration of Reduced Order Models (ROMs) to accelerate simulations while maintaining accuracy. By analyzing error sources, numerical model definitions, and multiscale dynamics, the research seeks to optimize VVUQ techniques for crustal flow predictions. The ultimate goal is to provide reliable, computationally feasible uncertainty assessments to support real-world geophysical decision-making.
Host
SISSA
Expected Results
Greater conceptual and technical understanding of geodynamic and geological processes involving crustal flows and of the numerical methods to address them. Development of open-source software to obtain the measures of error and uncertainty as well as to build a reduced order model for uncertainty quantification problems with a focus on their application in crustal flows.