@article{RodriguezMarekRathjeBommeretal.2014,
  author    = {Rodriguez-Marek, A. and Rathje, E. M. and Bommer, Julian J. and Scherbaum, Frank and Stafford, P. J.},
  title     = {Application of single-station sigma and site-response characterization in a probabilistic Seismic-Hazard analysis for new uclear site},
  series = {Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America},
  volume    = {104},
  journal   = {Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Seismological Society of America},
  address   = {Albany},
  issn      = {0037-1106},
  doi       = {10.1785/0120130196},
  pages     = {1601 -- 1619},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Aleatory variability in ground-motion prediction, represented by the standard deviation (sigma) of a ground-motion prediction equation, exerts a very strong influence on the results of probabilistic seismic-hazard analysis (PSHA). This is especially so at the low annual exceedance frequencies considered for nuclear facilities; in these cases, even small reductions in sigma can have a marked effect on the hazard estimates. Proper separation and quantification of aleatory variability and epistemic uncertainty can lead to defensible reductions in sigma. One such approach is the single-station sigma concept, which removes that part of sigma corresponding to repeatable site-specific effects. However, the site-to-site component must then be constrained by site-specific measurements or else modeled as epistemic uncertainty and incorporated into the modeling of site effects. The practical application of the single-station sigma concept, including the characterization of the dynamic properties of the site and the incorporation of site-response effects into the hazard calculations, is illustrated for a PSHA conducted at a rock site under consideration for the potential construction of a nuclear power plant.},
  language  = {en}
}