Stochastic modeling of California ground motions

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-274

  Atkinson, Gail M ^a   Silva, Walter ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pacific Engineering and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULTING; GROUND MOTION; MODELING; SEISMICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034130623     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0119990064     Document Type: Article

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