Workshop report: Applications of precarious rocks and related fragile geological features to U.S. National Hazard maps

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-441

  Anderson, John G ^a   Brune, James N ^a   Biasi, Glenn ^a   Anooshehpoor, Abdolrasool ^b   Purvance, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955861392     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.82.3.431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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