Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of India

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-149

  Nath, S K ^a   Thingbaijam, K K S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD;

INDIA;

EID: 84855805948     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.83.1.135     Document Type: Article

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