Empirical prediction of the ground shaking scenario for the Catania area

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-277

  Pessina, Vera ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Displacement spectra; Earthquake scenarios; PGA map; SE Sicily; Site conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004805164     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009828304521     Document Type: Article

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