Lateral variations of seismic intensity attenuation in Italy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 839-856

  Carletti, Francescantonia ^a   Gasperini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Macroseismic intensity; Tomography

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0347566147     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02073.x     Document Type: Article

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