A preliminary investigation of strong-motion data from the French Antilles

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-299

  Douglas, John ^a   Bertil, Didier ^a   Roullé, Agathe ^a   Dominique, Pascal ^a   Jousset, Philippe ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Attenuation relations; Caribbean; French Antilles; Ground motion estimation; Ground motion models; Site effects; Strong motion data

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOCAL MECHANISM; GROUND MOTION; MODELING; SITE EFFECT; STRONG MOTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; GUADELOUPE; JAMAICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; PUERTO RICO; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 33750457998     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-006-9016-0     Document Type: Article

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