A comparative study of different PGA attenuation and error models: Case of 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake

Tectonophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 300-306

  Mebarki, Ahmed ^a  

^a Université Paris Est Créteil   (France)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Chi Chi; Earthquakes; Model error; Probabilistic models; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CHI-CHI; MODEL ERROR; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ACCIDENTS; CD-ROM; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; DISASTERS; GERMANIUM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS; RANGE FINDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEISMIC DESIGN;

EARTHQUAKES;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND MOTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 60949104138     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.026     Document Type: Article

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