SCEC
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| Acronym | Definition |
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| SCEC | Southern California Earthquake Center |
| SCEC | Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre (Australia) |
| SCEC | School City of East Chicago (Indiana) |
| SCEC | Security Construction and Equipment Committee (Australia) |
| SCEC | Service Central de l'Etat Civil (French: Central Civil Service) |
| SCEC | Stop Commercial Exploitation of Children (now Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood) |
| SCEC | Sunrise County Economic Council |
| SCEC | Southern California Ecumenical Council (Pasadena, CA) |
| SCEC | Small Computer Engineering Center (Army) |
| SCEC | Saudi Consolidated Electric Company |
References in periodicals archive
But GPS data doesn't jibe with the energy released from observed faults when quakes occur, as Tom Jordan of USC's
Southern California Earthquake Center pointed out.
Researchers often study single components of ground motions to assess temblors' effects on buildings or other structures, says Philip Maechling of the
Southern California Earthquake Center in Los Angeles.
In this way, the next time a disaster strikes, they will feel less fearful and more in control (Mark & Layton, 1997;
Southern California Earthquake Center, 2000).
Henyey, director of the
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), the Los Angeles-based consortium that issued the 1995 report.
In remarks at the
Southern California Earthquake Center Conference in Los Angeles, IIPLR president Eugene L.
Jackson played a key role in one of these studies, issued by the
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) in January.
"The basic conclusion is that Los Angeles is likely to face either more numerous or larger earthquakes in the future," says Dolan, a researcher with the
Southern California Earthquake Center in Los Angeles.
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