@article{fdi:010073119,
  title = {{A}pplication of microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio ({MHVSR}) analysis for site characterization : state of the art},
  author = {{M}olnar, {S}. and {C}assidy, {J}. {F}. and {C}astellaro, {S}. and {C}ornou, {C}{\'e}cile and {C}row, {H}. and {H}unter, {J}. {A}. and {M}atsushima, {S}. and {S}anchez-{S}esma, {F}. {J}. and {Y}ong, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}akamura ({Q} {R}ep {R}ailway {T}ech {R}es {I}nst 30:25-33, 1989) popularized the application of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio ({HVSR}) analysis of microtremor (seismic noise or ambient vibration) recordings to estimate the predominant frequency and amplification factor of earthquake shaking. {D}uring the following quarter century, popularity in the microtremor {HVSR} ({MHVSR}) method grew; studies have verified the stability of a site's {MHVSR} response over time and validated the {MHVSR} response with that of earthquake {HVSR} response. {T}oday, {MHVSR} analysis is a popular reconnaissance tool used worldwide for seismic microzonation and earthquake site characterization in numerous regions, specifically, in the mapping of site period or fundamental frequency and inverted for shear-wave velocity depth profiles, respectively. {H}owever, the ubiquity of {MHVSR} analysis is predominantly a consequence of its ease in application rather than our full understanding of its theory. {W}e present the state of the art in {MHVSR} analyses in terms of the development of its theoretical basis, current state of practice, and we comment on its future for applications in earthquake site characterization.},
  keywords = {{M}icrotremor ; {HVSR} ; {N}akamura method ; {G}uidelines ; {D}iffuse fields ; {ETATS} {UNIS} ; {CANADA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}urveys in {G}eophysics},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {613--631},
  ISSN = {0169-3298},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10712-018-9464-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073119},
}