Macroseismic-driven site effects in the Southern Territory of West Bengal, India

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 480-487

  Nath, S K ^a   Thingbaijam, K K S ^a   Vyas, J C ^a   Sengupta, P ^a   Dev, S M S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 77953271974     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.81.3.480     Document Type: Article

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