Surface-wave propagation across the Mexican Volcanic Belt and the origin of the long-period seismic-wave amplification in the Valley of Mexico

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-166

  Shapiro, N M ^a   Campillo, M ^a   Paul, A ^a   Singh, S K ^b   Jongmans, D ^c   Sanchez Sesma F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broad band; Numerical techniques; Rayleigh waves; Seismic wave propagation; Valley of Mexico; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; VOLCANISM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MEXICO, MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 0030922451     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb04076.x     Document Type: Article

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