Sentence examples for intensity scales from inspiring English sources

A number of different intensity scales have been set up during the past century and applied to both current and ancient destructive earthquakes.

Intensity scales date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before seismographs capable of accurate measurement of ground motion were developed.

The recorded waves are correlated with seismic intensity scales and rapidly displayed graphically on regional maps via the World Wide Web.

Because the entire range of observed effects is not capable of simple quantitative definition, the strength of the shaking is commonly estimated by reference to intensity scales that describe the effects in qualitative terms.

Different intensity scales were used to visualize block partitions.

Fig. 10 Distributions of differences between simulated seismic intensity scales (SIScal) and estimated questionnaire-based intensity scales (SISqi).

(b) Distribution of differences between simulated seismic intensity scales (SIScal) and estimated questionnaire-based intensity scales (SISqi) in best characterized source model.

(b) Distribution of estimated seismic intensity scales at strong motion stations from questionnaire-based intensities.

The relationship between the two different intensity scales had to be verified.

They applied the seismic intensity scales of JMA which had been used from 1949 to 1996.

We assume that the questionnaire-based intensities are the same as the JMA intensity scales.