Empirical spectral ratios estimated in two deep sedimentary basins using microseisms recorded by short-period seismometers

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-184

  Bindi, D ^a   Marzorati, S ^a   Parolai, S ^b   Strollo, A ^b,c   Jakel K H ^b,d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d GIPP Geophysical Instrumental Pool Potsdam   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europe; Fourier analysis; Site effects

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOURIER TRANSFORM; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMOMETRY; SITE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 58149180152     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03958.x     Document Type: Article

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