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This paper describes the development of strong-motion observation networks constructed by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan, in the last quarter of a century. In 1974 to 1975, we first constructed a down-hole array at the IWT station, where tri-axial negative feedback accelerometers were installed at the depths of 3,510m, 108m, and free surface, respectively. Since then NIED has continued to construct various kinds of strong-motion observation networks from 1976 to 1995 (first stage) and now has operated two nation-wide networks, K-NET and KiK-net (second stage). The aim of the present paper is to show the state-of-the-art of strong-motion observation networks in Japan.
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Kinoshita, S. (2005). Development of Strong-Motion Observation Network Constructed by NIED. In: Gülkan, P., Anderson, J.G. (eds) Directions in Strong Motion Instrumentation. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 58. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3812-7_11
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