Microtremor H/V spectral ratio in two sediment-filled valleys in western Liguria (Italy)

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 305-315

  Bindi, D ^a,d   Parolai, S ^a,b   Enotarpi, M ^c   Spallarossa, D ^a   Augliera, P ^a,d   Cattaneo, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c Studio Ingeo   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

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