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Spectral inversion for seismic site response in central Oklahoma: Low-frequency resonances from the Great Unconformity

November 10, 2020

We investigate seismic site response by inverting seismic ground‐motion spectra for site and source spectral properties, in a region of central Oklahoma, where previous ground‐motion studies have indicated discrepancies between observations and ground‐motion models (GMMs). The inversion is constrained by a source spectral model, which we computed from regional seismic records, using aftershocks as empirical Green’s functions to deconvolve site and path effects. Site spectra across the region exhibit multiple, strong, low‐frequency (⁠f

Publication Year 2021
Title Spectral inversion for seismic site response in central Oklahoma: Low-frequency resonances from the Great Unconformity
DOI 10.1785/0120200220
Authors Morgan Moschetti, Stephen Hartzell
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Bulletin of Seismological Society of America
Index ID 70217679
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Geologic Hazards Science Center
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