Probabilistic seismic-hazard assessment for Portugal

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1702-1717

  Vilanova, Susana P ^a   Fonseca, Joao F B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TECTONICS;

GROUND MOTION; LOGIC TREE APPROACH; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; GROUND MOTION; PEAK ACCELERATION; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35548948376     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120050198     Document Type: Review

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