A Monte Carlo approach in estimating uncertainty for a seismic hazard assessment of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties, California

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1681-1691

  Cramer, Chris H ^a   Petersen, Mark D ^a   Reichle, Michael S ^a  

^a Division of Mines and Geology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; GROUND MOTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEISMIC HAZARD; UNCERTAINTY;

USA, CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY; USA, CALIFORNIA, ORANGE COUNTY; USA, CALIFORNIA, VENTURA COUNTY;

EID: 0030430217     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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