Experimental study of topographic amplification using the israel seismic network

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-65

  Zaslavsky, Yuli ^a   Shapira, Avi ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amplification; Earthquakes; Israel; Microtremor; Seismic stations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034338989     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460009350362     Document Type: Article

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