Pn wave velocity and Moho geometry in north eastern India

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-304

  Rai, S S ^a   Prakasam, K S ^a   Agrawal, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Pan India Consultants Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Crust; NE India; Seismicity; Time term; Travel time

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; P-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

INDIA;

EID: 0033491962     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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