Geophysical reconnaissance of earthquake-induced liquefaction features in the New Madrid seismic zone

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-129

  Wolf, L W ^a   Collier, J ^a   Tuttle, M ^b   Bodin, P ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; MAPPING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY;

CONSTANT-SPREAD RESISTIVITY PROFILING; EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED LIQUEFACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUEFACTION; SEISMIC ZONE;

UNITED STATES, NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE;

EID: 0032124773     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(98)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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