Site response obtained from array techniques applied to the seismic noise: Two examples in Italy

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-43

  Maresca, R ^a,b   Del Pezzo, E ^b,c   La Rocca, M ^b   Liguori, G ^b   Milana, G ^d   Sabbarese, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^d Servizio Sismico Nazionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Seismic array; Seismic noise; Site response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041531262     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009739303582     Document Type: Article

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