The effect of velocity inversions on H/V

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-592

  Castellaro, Silvia ^a   Mulargia, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

H V; Microtremor; Velocity inversion

Indexed keywords

MICROTREMOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBSOIL; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 67349201386     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-009-0474-5     Document Type: Article

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