Further investigation over Quaternary silts using the spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) and horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) microtremor methods

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-183

  Roberts, James ^a   Asten, Michael ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HVSR; Microtremor method; Passive seismic; Rayleigh waves; Shear velocity; SPAC; Yarra Delta

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015323170     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG07017     Document Type: Article

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