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Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich (2015). The Site Characterization Database for Seismic Stations in Switzerland. Zurich: Federal Institute of Technology. doi: 10.12686/sed-stationcharacterizationdb. Data retrieved on xx/xx/20xx. 

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References

• Fäh, D., S. Fritsche, V. Poggi, G. Gassner-Stamm, P. Kästli, J. Burjánek, P. Zweifel, S. Barman, J. Clinton, L. Keller, P. Renault, and S. Heuberger (2009). Determination of Site Information for Seismic Stations in Switzerland, SED report SED/PRP/R/004/20090831, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Fäh, D., Duvernay, B., Michel, C., Hobiger, M., Bergamo, P., Panzera, F., Chieppa, D., Imtiaz, A., Hallo, M., Häusler, M., Glüer, F., Maranò, S., Imperatori, W., Lontsi, A., Perron, V., Burjánek, J., Edwards, B., Poggi, V., Roten, D., Meier, M., Scherrer, C., Zimmermann, E., Weber, F., Barman, S., Tanner, R., Graf, P., Fässler, U., Zweifel, P., Heiniger, L., Cauzzi, C., Clinton, C., Racine, R., Heimers, S., Kästli, P., Bonjour, C., Konstantelos, K., Kovtun, V., Petronio, E., Giardini, D., Brühwiler, S., Haslinger, F., Wiemer, S. (2024). Erneuerung des Starkbebennetzwerks in der Schweiz (2009-2023). Abschlussbericht. Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED), ETH Zürich, 20. August 2024. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000689856
• Hobiger M., Bergamo P., Imperatori W., Panzera F., Lontsi A.M., Perron V., Michel C., Burjánek J., Fäh D. (2021). Site Characterization of Swiss Strong-Motion Stations: The Benefit of Advanced Processing Algorithms. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120200316
• Michel C., Edwards B., Poggi V., et al. (2014). Assessment of Site Effects in Alpine Regions through Systematic Site Characterization of Seismic Stations. Bull Seismol Soc Am 104:2809–2826. doi: 10.1785/0120140097
• Poggi, V. (2011) The use of surface waves for site characterization and seismic hazard analysis. PhD Thesis. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETHZ). http://seismo.org/Biblio/PhD_Thesis/Poggi_PhD_Thesis_2011.pdf
• Poggi,V., J. Burjanek, C. Michel, D. Fäh (2017). Seismic site-response characterization of high-velocity sites using advanced geophysical techniques: application to the NAGRA-Net. Geophys J Int., 210(2), 645–659, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggx192