Can horizontal P waves be trapped and resonate in a shallow sedimentary basin?

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 209-214

  Sánchez Sesma, Francisco J ^a,c   Luzón, Francisco ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Departmento de Fisica Aplicado   (Spain)

^c Ctro de Invest Sismica AC   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Layered media; P waves; Sedimentary basins

Indexed keywords

LAYERED MEDIUM; P WAVE; RESONANCE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0029749648     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06364.x     Document Type: Article

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