Structure and origin of the 85°E Ridge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 17995-18012

  Ramana, M V ^a   Subrahmanyam, V ^a   Chaubey, A K ^a   Ramprasad, T ^a   Sarma, K V L N S ^a   Krishna, K S ^a   Desa, Maria ^a   Murty, G P S ^a   Subrahmanyam, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC POLARITY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MID OCEAN RIDGE; RIDGE EMPLACEMENT;

BAY OF BENGAL, 85E RIDGE;

EID: 0031413308     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb00624     Document Type: Article

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