Search Results - "Seth Carpenter, N."

Scenario-Based Seismic Hazard Analysis for the Xianshuihe Fault Zone, Southwest China by Zhang, Lifang, Seth Carpenter, N., Wang, Zhenming, Lyu, Yuejun, Li, Shanyou

“…The Xianshuihe fault zone consists of left-lateral, segmented strike-slip faults, which produce strong and relatively frequent earthquakes, and exposes…”
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Horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio of S-waves and SH-wave transfer functions at the vertical seismic and strong-motion arrays in the Central United States by Wang, Zhenming, Seth Carpenter, N., Woolery, Edward W.

“…Spectral analyses were performed on S-waves of earthquake recordings from two vertical seismic and strong-motion arrays in the central United States to obtain…”
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Linear site-response characteristics at central and eastern U.S. seismic stations by Carpenter, N. Seth, Wang, Zhenming, Woolery, Edward W.

“…Earthquake S waves can become trapped, or resonate, between the free surface and high-impedance basal layers, strongly contributing to site response at…”
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Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Intermediate-Depth Seismicity Beneath the Himalayas: Implications for Metamorphism and Tectonics by Michailos, Konstantinos, Carpenter, N. Seth, Hetényi, György

“…Intermediate-depth earthquakes (>40 km) have been observed beneath the central Himalayas over decades, with little known about their nature and…”
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Assessing Potential Ground-Motion Hazards from Induced Earthquakes by Wang, Zhenming, Carpenter, N. Seth, Zhang, Lifang, Woolery, Edward W

“…AbstractEarthquakes induced by the hydraulic fracturing and fluid injections pose hazards to communities in the United States, Canada, as well as other places…”
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Detailed crustal thickness variations beneath the Illinois Basin area: Implications for crustal evolution of the midcontinent by Yang, Xiaotao, Pavlis, Gary L., Hamburger, Michael W., Marshak, Stephen, Gilbert, Hersh, Rupp, John, Larson, Timothy H., Chen, Chen, Carpenter, N. Seth

“…We present high‐resolution imaging results of crustal and upper mantle velocity discontinuities across the Illinois Basin area using both common conversion…”
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Linear site responses from U.S. borehole arrays: Primary site-response parameters and proxies by Wang, Zhenming, Carpenter, N. Seth

“…Site response, site resonance in particular, is a great concern in earthquake engineering. However, scientists and engineers have yet to reach a consensus on…”
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Ground-motion site effect in the Beijing metropolitan area by Peng, Yanju, Wang, Zhenming, Woolery, Edward W., Lyu, Yuejun, Carpenter, N. Seth, Fang, Yi, Huang, Shuai

“…In the past 500 years, many moderate to strong earthquakes have occurred in or near the Beijing metropolitan area, which is underlain by thick Quaternary and…”
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Evidence for low‐angle normal faulting in the Pumqu‐Xianza Rift, Tibet by Monigle, Patrick W., Nabelek, John, Braunmiller, Jochen, Carpenter, N. Seth

“…SUMMARY Low‐angle normal faulting is widely discussed as a possible mechanism for continental extension, however, unambiguous evidence for seismogenic…”
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Evidence for low-angle normal faulting in the Pumqu-Xianza Rift, Tibet: Low-angle normal faulting in PXR, Tibet by Monigle, Patrick W., Nabelek, John, Braunmiller, Jochen, Carpenter, N. Seth

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