Logic trees, sensitivity analyses, and data reduction in probabilistic seismic hazard assessment

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 189-201

  Rabinowitz, Nitzan ^a   Steinberg, David M ^b   Leonard, Gideon ^c  

^a S T   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c ISRAEL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0000887532     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1585995     Document Type: Article

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