Methodology and main results of seismic source characterization for the PEGASOS Project, Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-105

  Coppersmith, Kevin J ^a   Youngs, Robert R ^b   Sprecher, Christian ^c  

^a Coppersmith Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^c Sprecher Consulting GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

PEGASOS; Seismic hazard; Seismic source characterization

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 67349086861     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-009-1309-1     Document Type: Article

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