Site effect analysis in the Taipei basin: Results from TSMIP network data

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 691-704

  Wen, Kuo Liang ^a   Peng, Han Yih ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dominant frequency; Site effects; Spectral ratio; Taipei basin; TSMIP

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040041769     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.1998.9.4.691(T)     Document Type: Article

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