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Accuracy improvement in the estimation of epicentral distance inferred from initial P-waves by considering local heterogeneity

Kyosuke OkamotoRenewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Fukushima, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seiji TsunoCenter for Railway Earthquake Engineering Research, Railway Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 159-171 | Received 22 Jun 2018, Accepted 25 Jan 2019, Published online: 05 Mar 2019

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