Surface seismic measurements of near-surface P-and S-wave seismic velocities at earthquake recording stations, Seattle, Washington

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 565-584

  Williams, Robert A ^a   Stephenson, William J ^a   Frankel, Arthur D ^a   Odum, Jack K ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GROUND MOTION; OUTWASH; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOGRAPH; SOIL PROFILE; URBAN AREA;

HARBOR ISLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 0000844194     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1586059     Document Type: Article

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