Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Lake Van basin, Turkey

Natural Hazards

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 949-965

  Selcuk, Levent ^a   Selcuk, Azad Saglam ^a   Beyaz, Turgay ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lake Van Basin; Peak ground acceleration; Probabilistic approach; Return period

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; FAULT ZONE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; PEAK ACCELERATION; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC ZONE; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

LAKE VAN; TURKEY;

EID: 77956109660     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9517-6     Document Type: Article

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