HVSR, SSR, and VS30 values at three New Zealand basin arrays

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 987-1009

  Stephenson, W R ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Array; Basin; Earthquake; HVSR; Microtremor; SSR

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; NEW ZEALAND; SEISMOGRAPHS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HVSR (HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL SPECTRAL RATIO); MICROTREMORS; SSR (STANDARD SPECTRAL RATIO); VELOCITY SEISMOGRAPHS;

CATCHMENTS;

EID: 36749021758     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460701385358     Document Type: Article

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