Web-based macroseismic survey in Italy: Method validation and results

Natural Hazards

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 563-581

  Sbarra, Paola ^a   Tosi, Patrizia ^a   de Rubeis, Valerio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Macroseismic effects; Macroseismic intensity; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; MAPPING METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMICITY;

ITALY;

EID: 77955772327     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9488-7     Document Type: Article

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