Spectral comparison of vertical and horizontal seismic strong ground motions in alluvial basins

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-595

  Amirbekian, Rouben V ^a   Bolt, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY; BASIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMICITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRONG MOTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTHRIDGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0005797488     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1586017     Document Type: Review

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