Evidence of the dominance of higher-mode surface waves in the lake-bed zone of the Valley of Mexico

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 517-527

  Shapiro, N M ^a,b   Singh, S K ^a   Almora, D ^a,b   Ayala, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher nodes; Strong motion duration; Surface waves; Valley of Mexico

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; GROUND MOTION; LAKE; SURFACE WAVE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0035666923     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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