REFERENCES ABOUT ALPINE VALLEYS



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Aoudia, A. and Suhadolc, P., (2000). "Il terremoto del 6 maggio 1976 e la tettonica attiva in Friuli". In: E. Galadini, C. Meletti, A. Rebez (eds), Le ricerche del GNDT nel campo della pericolosita sismica (1996-1999). CNR-Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dai Terremoti, Roma, 137-141.

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Bajc, J., Aoudia, A., Sarao, A., and Suhadolc, P., (2001). "The 1998 Bovec-Krn mountain (Slovenia) earthquake sequence". Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 28, No. 9 , p. 1839-1842.

Baer, M., et al (2002). "Earthquakes in Switzerland 2002." Eclogae geol. Helv.(96/2): 313-324

Baer, M., Deichmann. N., Fäh, D., Kradolfer, U., Mayer-Rosa, D., Rüttener, E., Schler, T., Sellami, S. & Smit, P. (1997). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 1996". Eclogae geol. Helv. (90/3): 557-567.

Baer, M., Deichmann, N., Ballarin Dolfin, D., Bay, F., Delouis, B., Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Kastrup, U., Kind, F., Kradolfer, U., Künzle, W., Röthlisberger, S., Schler, T., Sellami, S., Smit, P. & Spühler, E. (1999). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 1998". Eclogae Geol. Helv. (92/2): 265-273

Baer, M., Deichmann, N., Braunmiller, J., Ballarin Dolfin, D., Bay, F., Bernardi, F., Delouis, B., Fäh, D., Gerstenberger, M., Giardini, D., Huber, S., Kastrup, U., Kind, F., Kradolfer, U., Maraini, S., Mattle, B., Schler, T., Salichon, J., Sellami, S., Steimen, S., Wiemer, S. (2001). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2000". Eclogae Geol. Helv., 94/2, 253-264.

Baer, M., Deichmann, N., Braunmiller, J., Bernardi, F., Cornou, C., Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Huber, S., Kästli. P., Kind, F., Kradolfer, U., Mai, M., Maraini, S., Oprsal, I., Schler, T., Schorlemmer, D., Sellami, S., Steimen, S., Wiemer, S., Wössner, J., Wyss, A. (2003). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2002". Eclogae Geol. Helv. - Swiss J. Geosciences, 96/2, 313-324.

Banton, J. (2004). Etude géotechnique du bassin grenoblois : application au risque sismique. Grenoble, PolyTech'Grenoble, département géotechnique: 75 pp.

Bard, P., Cartier S., Cotton F., Dietrich M., Hatzfeld D., Gueguen P. (2003). Le risque sismique dans la région grenobloise, état des lieux en juillet 2003. Grenoble.

Bavec, M. (1999). Quaternary sediments of the Bovec basin: 100 pp.

Bay, F., Fäh, D., Malagnini, L. and D. Giardini, (2003). "Spectral shear-wave ground motion scaling for Switzerland". Bull. Seism. Soc Am. (93): 414-429.

Bay, F., Wiemer, S., Fäh, D., Giardini, D. (2005). "Predictive ground motion relations for Switzerland: Best estimates and uncertainties". Journal of Seismology (9-2): 223-240.

Bellair, P., Monjuvent G., Sarrot J. (1970). "Les argiles d'Eybens et le lac du Grésivaudan." C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris t. 270: pp 7-10.

Bernath V.  (1988). La sédimentation iséroise de la cluse de Grenoble : étude in situ dans les terrassements du barrage usine EDF de St Egrève-Noyarey: 101 pp.

Bettig, B., P. Y. Bard, F. Scherbaum, J. Riepl, F. Cotton, C. Cornou & D. Hatzfeld (2001). "Analysis of dense array noise measurements using the modified spatial auto-correlation method (SPAC): Application to the Grenoble area." Boletin de Geofisica Teoria e Applicata 42(3-4): pp. 281-304.

Biancotti, A. (1977). "Dinamica ed evoluzione della Pianura Padana tra I fiumi Po e Pellice." Boll. Soc. Geol. It.: 96, 225-241.

Bocquet, A., et J. (1969). "Nouvelles observations pour servir à l'étude du lac würmien du Grésivaudan." Rev. Géogr. Alp., Grenoble 59, 3: pp 475-485.

Bonnefoy-Claudet, S. (2004). Nature du bruit de fond sismique : implications pour les études des effets de site. LGIT. Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier: 216 pp.

Bourdier, F. (1936). "Stratigraphie des alluvions quaternaires anté-würmiennes du Grésivaudan et de la vallée de Chambéry." C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris t. 201: pp 977-979.

Bourdier, F. (1962). Bassin du Rhône au Quaternaire. Ed. Géologie et Préhistoire.

Braunmiller, J., Deichmann, N., Giardini, D., Wiemer S. and the SED Magnitude Working Group. (2005). "Homogeneous moment magnitude calibration in Switzerland". Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., in press.

Broli, L., Carraro F., Cucchi F., Onofri R., Stefanini S. and Ulcigrai F. (1980). "Comune di Gemona del Friuli: Studio geologico per la ricostruzione." Tipografia Nazionale, trieste: pp 95.

Buser, S. (1987). Basic Geologic Map 1 : 100.000, Sheet Tolmin.

Campus, P. & Fäh, D. (1997). "Seismic monitoring of explosions: a method to extract information on the isotropic component of the seismic source". J. Seismology (1): 205-218.

Carulli G.B., Giorgetti F., Nicolich R., Slejko D. (1982). "Friuli zona sismica: sintesi di dati sismologici, strutturali e geofisici".Guide geol. reg. S.G.I., pp. 361-370 Bologna

Causse, M. (2004). Evaluation du mouvement sismique dans la cuvette grenobloise par la méthode des fonctions de Green empiriques. Grenoble, PolyTech'Grenoble: 80 pp.

Cavallin A., Martinis B. (1977). "Elementi geologici per la valutazione del rischio sismico", Riv. Ital.Paleont. v.83, n.2, pp. 203-218, Milano

Chavez-Garcia, F. J., and Faccioli E. (2000). "Complex site effects and building codes: Making the leap." J. Seismology vol. 4: pp. 23-40.

Collo, G. (1983). Evoluzione Quaternaria del Pinerolese nordorientale, Università di Torino: 134 pp, ined.

Collo, G. (1990). "Segnalazione di sediment quaternari deformati in Val Pellice (Torino)." Il Quaternario, 3(1): pp. 5-14.

Collo, G. (1994). ""The Villafranchian lacustrine sediments of Pellice - Chisone Valleys (Western Alps, Province of Turin)" - In: Riassunti delle comunocazioni sul Villafranchiano di altre aree italiane, europee ed asiatiche. Preprint, Atti del Convegno sul tema "Il significato del Villafranchiano nella stratigrafia del Plio-Pleistocene"." Peveragnop (CN): 20-24 giugno 1994; CENTROCOPIE s.r.l. Torino.

Collo, G. (1995). "L'evoluzione tettonica recente del Pinerolese (Alpi Occidentali, Provincia di Torino) nell'ambito dei rapporti tra le Alpi e la Collina di Torino." Atti dal Conv. "Rapporti Alpi Appennino e guida alle escursioni" Peveragno (CN), 31 maggio-1 giugno 1994, a cura di Polino R. e Sacchi R.XIV(Acc. Naz. Delle Scienze; Scritti e Documenti): 463-483.

Comunita Montana Val Pellice (1986-1990). "Studio geologico e geotecnico in prospettiva sismica."

Courboulex, F., Deichmann, N., Gariel, J.-C. (1999). "Rupture complexity of a moderate intraplate earthquake in the Alps: the 1996 M 5 Epagny-Annecy Earthquake". Geophys. J. Int. (139): 152-160.

Cornou, C. (2002). Traitement d'antenne et imagerie sismique dans l'agglomération grenobloise (Alpes françaises) : implication pour les effets de site. LGIT. Grenoble, PhD Université Joseph Fourrier: 260 pp.

Cornou, C., Bard PY. and Dietrich M. (2003). "Contribution of dense array analysis to basin edge induced waves identification and quantification. Application to Grenoble basin, French Alps (II)." Bull Seism. Soc Am.

Cornou, C., and P. Y. Bard (2003). "Site-to-bedrock over 1D transfer function ratio: An indicator of the proportion of edge-generated surface waves?" Geophysical Research Letters 30(9): 4 pp.

Cornou, C., P. Gueguen, PY. Bard & E. Haghshenas (2004). "Ambient noise energy bursts observation and modeling: trapping of harmony structure-soil induced-waves in a topmost sedimentary layer." Journal of Seismology 8: pp. 507-524.

Costa, G., Suhadolc, P. and Panza, G.F., (1995). "Preliminary analysis of accelerograms recorded in Friuli (NE Italy) in the framework of an EPOCH project". Proc. 24. General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, Athens 1994, Vol 3, 1729-1735.


Costa, G., Fäh, D., Suhadolc, P., Paparelli, F., Smit, P., Mayer-Rosa, D., Panza, G. F., (1996). "The Friuli (NE Italy) accelerometric network: recording and estimation of strong-ground motion". In: Seismology in Europe, B. Thorkelsson (ed.), Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik, 392-398.

Costa, G., Suhadolc, P. and Panza, G. F., (1998). "The Friuli (NE Italy) accelerometric network: analysis of low-magnitude high-quality digital accelerometric data for seismological and engineering applications". Proc. Sixth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, Washington, May 31 - June 4, 1998, published on CD-ROM, paper #435.

Cotton, F., Berge-Thierry C., Lemeille F., Pitarka A. et al. (1998). Three-dimensionnal simulation of earthquakes in the Grenoble's basin (Western Alps). Second International symposium on the effects of surface geology, Yokohama, Japan.

Cotton, F., Bard P.Y., Berge C., Hatzfeld D. (1999). "Qu'est-ce qui fait vibrer Grenoble ?" la Recherche: pp 39-41.

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Debelmas, J. (1995). "Le creusement du Grésivaudan : état actuel du problème." Géologie alpine t. 71: pp 169-173.

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Deichmann, N. & Baer, M. (1990). "Earthquake focal depths below the Alps and northern Alpine foreland of Switzerland". In: The European Geotraverse: Integrative Studies. (Ed. by R. Freeman, P. Giese and St. Mueller). European Science Foundation, Strasbourg, France, 277-288.

Deichmann, N. & Garcia-Fernandez (1992). "Rupture geometry from high-precision relative hypocenter locations of microearthquake clusters". Geophys. J. Int. (110): 501-517.

Deichmann. N., Baer, M., Ballarin Dolfin, D., Fäh, D., FLüCK, P., Kastrup, U., Kradolfer, U., Künzle, W., Mayer-Rosa, D., Röthlisberger, S., Schler, T., Sellami, S., Smit, P. & Giardini, D. (1998). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 1997". Eclogae geol. Helv. (91/2): 237-246.

Deichmann, N., Baer, M., Braunmiller, J., Ballarin Dolfin, D., Bay, F., Delouis, B., Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Kastrup, U., Kind, F., Kradolfer, U., Künzle, W., Röthlisberger, S., Schler, T., Salichon, J., Sellami, S., Spühler, E., Wiemer, S. (2000a). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 1999". Eclogae Geol. Helv. (93/3): 395-406.

Deichmann, N., Ballarin Dolfin, D. & Kastrup, U. (2000b). "Seismizität der Nord- und Zentralschweiz". Nagra Technischer Bericht, NTB 00-05, Nagra, Wettingen.

Deichmann, N., Baer, M., Braunmiller, J., Ballarin Dolfin, D., Bay, F., Bernardi, F., Delouis, B., Fäh, D., Gerstenberger, M., Giardini, D., Huber, S., Kradolfer, U., Maraini, S., Oprsal, I., Schibler, R., Schler, T., Sellami, S., Steimen, S., Wiemer, S., Wössner, J., Wyss, A. (2002). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2001". Eclogae Geol. Helv. - Swiss J. Geosciences (95/2): 249-261.

Deichmann, N., Baer, M., Braunmiller, J., Cornou, C., Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Gisler, M., Huber, S., Husen, S., Kästli, P., Kradolfer, U., Mai, M., Maraini, S., Oprsal, I., Schler, T., Schorlemmer, D., Wiemer, S., Wössner, J., Wyss, A. (2004). "Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2003". Eclogae Geol. Helv. - Swiss J. Geosciences (97/3) (in press).

Delgado, J., Faccioli E. and Paolucci R. (2001). Influence of complex amplification effects on ground motion: the case of an alpine valley in Northern Italy. CAFEEL-ECOEST2/ICONS Report 1, LNEC, Lisbon, "Seismic Action" (Faccioli and Paolucci eds).

Dietrich, M., Guiguet R. and Chaffard V. (1998). Imagerie sismique des remplissages alluviaux dans la région de Grenoble. Grenoble.

Dietrich, M., Cornou C., Bordes C., Bard PY. et al. (2001). Geophysical exploration for site effects assessment : Borehole measurements and vibroseis profiling in the Isere valley near Grenoble. EGS XXVI General Assembly, Nice, France.

Eva, E., Pastore, S. & Deichmann, N. (1998). "Evidence for ongoing extensional deformation in the western Swiss Alps and thrust-faulting in the southwestern Alpine foreland". Journal of Geodynamics (26/1): 27-43.

Faccioli, E., Vanini M. and Frassine L. (2002). Complex site effects in earthquake ground motion, including topography. 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (CD Rom), London, Elsevier Science Ltd.

Faccioli, E., and Vanini M. (2003). "Complex seismic site effects in sediment-filled valleys and implications on design spectra." Prog. Struct. Engng Mater.vol. 5: pp. 223-238.

Fäh, D. and K. Koch. (2002). "Discrimination between earthquakes and chemical explosions by multivariate statistical analysis: A case study for Switzerland". Bull. Seism. Soc Am. (92/5): 1795-1805.

Fäh, D.,  Suhadolc, P. and Panza, G. F., (1993). Variability of seismic ground motion in complex media: the case of a sedimentary basin in the Friuli (Italy) area. In: R. Cassinis, K. Helbig and G.F. Panza (Eds.), Geophysical Exploration in Areas of Complex Geology, II. J. Appl Geophys., 30, 131-148.

Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Bay, F., Bernardi, F., Braunmiller, J., Deichmann, N., Furrer, M., Gantner, L., Gisler, M., Isenegger, D., Jimenez, M.-J., Kästli, P., Koglin, R., Masciadri, V., Rutz, M., Scheidegger, C., Schibler, R., Schorlemmer, D., Schwarz-Zanetti, G., Steimen, S., Sellami, S., Wiemer, S., Wössner, J. (2003). "Earthquake catalog of Switzerland (ECOS) and the related macroseismic database". Eclogae Geol. Helv. - Swiss J. Geosciences (96/2): 219-236.

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Gisler, M., Fäh, D., Deichmann, N. (2004). "The Valais earthquake of December 9, 1755". Eclogae Geol. Helv. (97): 411-422.

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Husen, S., Kissling, E., Deichmann, N., Wiemer, S., Giardini, D., Baer, M. (2003). "Probabilistic earthquake location in complex three-dimensional velocity models: Application to Switzerland". J. Geophys. Res. (108/B2): 2077-2096.

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Kastrup, U. (2002). "Seismotectonics and stress-field variations in Switzerland". Ph.D. Thesis Nr. 14527, ETH-Zürich.

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Lemeille, F. (2004). Contribution de l'IRSN à la synthèse des éléments généraux sur la géométrie et sur la nature du remplissage des vallées alpines - Projet Européen Sismovalp/Interreg III WP04 (NT n°04-50). Fontenay-aux-Roses, IRSN: 22 pp.

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