Structure of an ambient vibration wavefield in the frequency range of engineering interest ([0.5, 20] Hz): Insights from numerical modelling

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 543-559

  Albarello, Dario ^a   Lunedei, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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EID: 80855160912     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2011017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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