Tectonic stress field in the Indian subcontinent

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 97, Issue B8, 1992, Pages

  Gowd, T N ^a   Srirama Rao, S V ^a   Gaur, V K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; COMPRESSIONAL STRESS; FOCAL MECHANISM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SEISMICITY; STRESS ORIENTATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0027063165     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/91jb03177     Document Type: Article

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