Xu Y.; Tang X.-S.; Wang J.P.; Kuo-Chen H.HAO KUO-CHEN2022-06-302022-06-30201600988847https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84992304036&doi=10.1002%2feqe.2748&partnerID=40&md5=6df75da3c530960daf91edd3ba458a1dhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/614580This study aims to develop a joint probability function of peak ground acceleration (PGA) and cumulative absolute velocity (CAV) for the strong ground motion data from Taiwan. First, a total of 40,385 earthquake time histories are collected from the Taiwan Strong Motion Instrumentation Program. Then, the copula approach is introduced and applied to model the joint probability distribution of PGA and CAV. Finally, the correlation results using the PGA-CAV empirical data and the normalized residuals are compared. The results indicate that there exists a strong positive correlation between PGA and CAV. For both the PGA and CAV empirical data and the normalized residuals, the multivariate lognormal distribution composed of two lognormal marginal distributions and the Gaussian copula provides adequate characterization of the PGA-CAV joint distribution observed in Taiwan. This finding demonstrates the validity of the conventional two-step approach for developing empirical ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) of multiple ground motion parameters from the copula viewpoint. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Codes (symbols); Correlation methods; Distribution functions; Earthquake effects; Earthquakes; Equations of motion; Probability; Copulas; Cumulative absolute velocities; Ground-motion prediction equations; Instrumentation programs; Joint probability; Joint probability distributions; Log-normal distribution; Peak ground acceleration; Probability distributions; correlation; earthquake; ground motion; numerical model; peak acceleration; probability; strong motion; Taiwan; Chicken anemia virusjournal article10.1002/eqe.27482-s2.0-84992304036