Strong motion in central Mexico: A model based on data analysis and simple modeling

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3087-3101

  Chávez García, Francisco J ^a   Salazar, Leobardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; EARTHQUAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE WAVES;

GROUND MOTION;

SEISMOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; PREDICTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT; STRONG MOTION;

(CENTRAL); MEXICO;

EID: 0036956373     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120010231     Document Type: Article

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