First-generation site-response maps for the Los Angeles region based on earthquake ground motions

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 463-472

  Hartzell, Stephen ^a   Harmsen, Stephen ^a   Frankel, Arthur ^a   Carver, David ^a   Cranswick, Edward ^a   Meremonte, Mark ^a   Michael, John ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031869986     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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