Crustal evolution and sedimentation history of the Bay of Bengal since the Cretaceous

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 17747-17768

  Gopala Rao, D ^a   Krishna, K S ^a   Sar, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b ONGC   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE GEOPHYSICS; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION HISTORY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0031414061     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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