Ambient noise measurements to support emergency seismic microzonation: The Abruzzo 2009 earthquake experience

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-559

  Gallipoli, Maria Rosaria ^a   Albarello, D ^b   Mucciarelli, M ^c   Bianca, M ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abruzzo earthquake; Geological soil classes; HVNSR; Site amplification

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052934633     PISSN: 00066729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4430/bgta0031     Document Type: Article

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