Preliminary evaluation of ground motions from earthquakes in Alberta

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1086-1095

  Novakovic, Mark ^a   Atkinson, Gail M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GROUND MOTION; PEAK ACCELERATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84936136500     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0220150059     Document Type: Article

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