Lens-effect in Santa Monica?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3441-3444

  Alex, Carmen M ^a   Olsen, Kim B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC WAVES; TECTONICS; AMPLIFICATION; SHEAR WAVES;

EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS; GROUND MOTION AMPLIFICATION;

SEISMOLOGY; EARTHQUAKES;

AMPLIFICATION; GROUND MOTION; SEISMICITY;

UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; DEAMPLIFICATION; DEEP BASIN; FINITE DIFFERENCE SIMULATIONS; GROUND-MOTION AMPLIFICATION; NORTHRIDGE; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKES; SH WAVE;

EID: 0032531345     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL52668     Document Type: Article

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