Active Source Seismic Studies in Subduction Zones around Japan
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Subduction Zones
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zisin (Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan. 2nd ser.)
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0037-1114,1883-9029
DOI: 10.4294/zisin.61.155