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DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICS STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 345 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
Abstract
A precise analysis of the influence of topographic and geological effects on the significant ground motions recorded near Pacoima Dam during the San Fernando, California, earthquake of February 9, 1971, is an immensely complicated task. Calculations for simple models give results that suggest the following general conclusions: (1) the topography should have influenced the recorded ground motion, and (2) this influence seems to be an amplification of the higher-frequency accelerations by as much as 50 per cent, but is relatively unimportant at the lower frequencies (which control the maximum particle velocities).
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* Publication authorized by the Director, U.S. Geological Survey.
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