Comparison of probabilistic seismic hazard estimates in Italy

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2652-2664

  Mucciarelli, Marco ^a   Albarello, Dario ^b   D'Amico, Vera ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; HAZARDS; LAND USE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC DESIGN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CONTROL SITES; EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES; EXPOSURE-TIME; HISTORICAL CATALOGS; INTENSITY VALUES; LOCAL INFORMATIONS; MACROSEISMIC INTENSITIES; NON-PARAMETRIC; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATIONS; PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENTS; RANK DIFFERENCES; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENTS; SEISMIC HAZARD MAPS; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRONG CORRELATIONS;

ZONING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PEAK ACCELERATION; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMIC ZONE; SITE EFFECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 54049086062     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120080077     Document Type: Article

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