Earthquake site response in Santa Cruz, California

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 1 SUPPL. A, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Carver, David ^a   Hartzell, Stephen H ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE 1989; SITE RESPONSE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ;

EID: 0030455998     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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