Characterization of earthquake strong ground motion

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 1811-1828

  Somerville, P G ^a   Graves, R W ^a  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin response; Earthquake source; Ground motion; Numerical simulation; Prediction; Rupture directivity; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GROUND MOTION; STRONG MOTION; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TRIGGER MECHANISM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0141993436     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2407-z     Document Type: Article

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