Theoretical HVSR curves from full wavefield modelling of ambient vibrations in a weakly dissipative layered Earth

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1093-1108

  Lunedei, Enrico ^a   Albarello, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body waves; Computational seismology; Site effects; Surface waves and free oscillations; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; RESONANCE; S-WAVE; SEISMOLOGY; SITE EFFECT; SUBSOIL; WAVE FIELD; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 77953108457     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04560.x     Document Type: Article

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