Sensitivity of seismic hazard evaluations to uncertainties determined from seismic source characterization

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 525-545

  Tavakoli, Behrooz ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

North Tabriz Fault; Northwestern Iran; Poisson model; Randomized blocks design; Renewal model; Seismic hazard; Sensitivity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

GROUND MOTION; MODELING; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

EID: 0036824270     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021108932582     Document Type: Article

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