Variation in earthquake ground motion on the Fraser delta from strong-motion seismograph records

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 525, 1998, Pages 195-210

  Rogers, G C ^a   Cassidy, J F ^a   Weichert, D H ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; SEISMOLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0032455025     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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