Application of high-resolution seismic techniques in the evaluation of earthquake site response, Ottawa Valley, Canada

Tectonophysics

Volumn 368, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 193-209

  Benjumea, B ^a   Hunter, J A ^a   Aylsworth, J M ^a   Pullan, S E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earthquake site response; Eastern Canada; Ground motion amplification; Liquefaction; Seismic reflection; Seismic refraction

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; LIQUEFACTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMIC METHOD; SITE EFFECT;

CANADA; ONTARIO; OTTAWA VALLEY;

EID: 0043206084     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(03)00158-6     Document Type: Article

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