Application of microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) analysis for site characterization: State of the art

S Molnar, JF Cassidy, S Castellaro, C Cornou… - Surveys in …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Nakamura (Q Rep Railway Tech Res Inst 30: 25–33, 1989) popularized the
application of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) analysis of microtremor …

Geopsy: A user‐friendly open‐source tool set for ambient vibration processing

M Wathelet, JL Chatelain, C Cornou… - Seismological …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Ambient vibrations are nowadays considerably used worldwide for numerous types of
engineering applications and scientific research. Geopsy and its companion tools are part of …

InterPACIFIC project: Comparison of invasive and non-invasive methods for seismic site characterization. Part I: Intra-comparison of surface wave methods

F Garofalo, S Foti, F Hollender, PY Bard… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The main scope of the InterPACIFIC (Intercomparison of methods for site parameter and
velocity profile c haracterization) project is to assess the reliability of in-hole and surface …

Application of surface-wave methods for seismic site characterization

S Foti, S Parolai, D Albarello, M Picozzi - Surveys in geophysics, 2011 - Springer
Surface-wave dispersion analysis is widely used in geophysics to infer a shear wave
velocity model of the subsoil for a wide variety of applications. A shear-wave velocity model …

A review on microtremor H/V spectral ratio method

Q Tongwei, W Shao-tong, F Xuanzheng… - Reviews of Geophysics …, 2021 - sjdz.org.cn
The microtremor H/V spectral ratio is the ratio of the horizontal component to the vertical
component of the ambient seismic noise at different frequencies, recorded at the earth …

Characterization of shallow geology by high-frequency seismic noise tomography

M Picozzi, S Parolai, D Bindi… - Geophysical Journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
To study the applicability of the passive seismic interferometry technique to near-surface
geological studies, seismic noise recordings from a small scale 2-D array of seismic stations …

Difference of horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios of observed earthquakes and microtremors and its application to S-wave velocity inversion based on the diffuse field …

H Kawase, Y Mori, F Nagashima - Earth, Planets and Space, 2018 - Springer
We have been discussing the validity of using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios
(HVRs) as a substitute for S-wave amplifications after Nakamura first proposed the idea in …

Denoising of Seismograms Using the S Transform

S Parolai - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The growing number of urban seismological experiments within the framework of seismic
hazard studies has increased the necessity of effective tools for denoising seismograms …

Trans-dimensional inversion of microtremor array dispersion data with hierarchical autoregressive error models

J Dettmer, S Molnar, G Steininger… - Geophysical Journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
This paper applies a general trans-dimensional Bayesian inference methodology and
hierarchical autoregressive data-error models to the inversion of microtremor array …

The self-organizing seismic early warning information network (SOSEWIN)

K Fleming, M Picozzi, C Milkereit… - Seismological …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Rapid urbanization, the interconnection of economies and increasing dependence on
technology makes modern society ever more vulnerable to natural disasters. This is …