The possibility of site effects: The Anjar case, following past earthquakes in Gujarat, India

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-68

  Rastogi, B K ^a   Singh, A P ^a   Sairam, B ^a   Jain, S K ^b   Kaneko, F ^c   Segawa, S ^c   Matsuo, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR   (India)

^c OYO International Corporation   (Japan)

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EID: 78651228458     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.82.1.59     Document Type: Article

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