A high- and low-noise model for high-quality strong-motion accelerometer stations

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-102

  Cauzzi, Carlo ^a   Clinton, John ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; URBAN GROWTH;

ACCELEROMETER DATA; BACKGROUND NOISE LEVELS; BROAD FREQUENCY RANGE; BROAD-BAND SEISMOMETERS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INSTRUMENT NOISE; SEISMIC OBSERVATION; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELEROMETER; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMOGRAPH; STRONG MOTION;

CALIFORNIA; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874823126     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.4000107     Document Type: Article

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