Klaus H. Jacob

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare various site-response estimation techniques using after-shock data of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake collected in Oakland, California and find that the site amplification factors are very similar among these approaches, but that the uncertainties can be significantly different depending on how the data are weighted.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used regional patterns of present-day tectonic stress to evaluate the forces acting on the lithosphere and to investigate intraplate seismicity, and found that most intraplate regions are characterized by a compressional stress regime; extension is limited almost entirely to thermally uplifted regions.

TL;DR: In this article, a model for the response of sedimentary layers to ambient seismic noise is presented, where the noise sources are modeled as a random distribution (in time and space) of point forces located on the Earth's free surface.

TL;DR: In this paper, both historical and modern data are compiled and critically reviewed to document the seismicity of Pakistan, Afghanistan, northwestern India, southeastern Iran, and neighboring areas, and the usefulness of the documented seismicity to locate the sites of future large earthquakes in this part of the world is limited.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the comprehensive process, approach, and tools for adaptation developed by the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) in conjunction with the region's stakeholders who manage its critical infrastructure, much of which lies near the coast.