Palaeoseismology: Historical and prehistorical records of earthquake ground effects for seismic hazard assessment

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 316, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-10

  Reicherter, Klaus ^a   Michetti, A M ^b   Barroso, P G Silva ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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EID: 70349190509     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP316.1     Document Type: Editorial

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