Differences between site characteristics obtained from microtremors, S-waves, P-waves, and codas

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-334

  Satoh, T ^a   Kawase, H ^a   Matsushima, S ^a  

^a SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

MICROTREMORS;

WAVES;

CODA; EARTHQUAKE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMICITY; SITE EFFECT;

JAPAN;

EID: 0035302333     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0119990149     Document Type: Article

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