A finite-difference approach for simulating ground responses in sedimentary basins: Quantitative modelling of the Nile Valley, Egypt

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 913-924

  Kebeasy, T R M ^a,b   Husebye, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Finite difference method; Greater Cairo damage; Nile Valley; Sedimentary basins; Seismic modelling; Synthetic seismograms

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUND MOTION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOGRAM;

EGYPT;

EID: 0141725905     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.02012.x     Document Type: Article

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