Constraints on probabilistic seismic-hazard models from unstable landform features in New Zealand

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 404-414

  Stirling, Mark W ^a   Anooshehpoor, Rasool ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; HAZARDS; LANDFORMS; PROBABILITY; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE FAULTS; GROUND ACCELERATION; NEW ZEALAND; PRECARIOUSLY BALANCED ROCKS;

SEISMOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MODEL; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33645775965     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120050034     Document Type: Article

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