An exact solution for effects of topography on free Rayleigh waves

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1706-1727

  Savage, William Z ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; FUNCTIONS; RAYLEIGH FADING; STRESSES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

RAYLEIGH WAVE PROPAGATION; STRESS FUNCTIONS; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVE AMPLIFICATION;

SEISMIC WAVES;

RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC WAVE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 12144281990     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/012003200     Document Type: Article

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