Crustal structure based on gravity-magnetic modelling constrained from seismic studies under Lambert Rift, Antarctica and Godavari and Mahanadi rifts, India and their interrelationship

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 287-300

  Mishra, D C ^a   Chandra Sekhar, D V ^a   Venkata Raju, D Ch ^a   Vijaya Kumar, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gravity surveys; Lower crust; Models; Rift zones; Underplating

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033386498     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00212-5     Document Type: Article

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