Crustal reflectivity parameter for deciphering the evolutionary processes across the proterozoic Aravalli-Delhi Fold Belt

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 779-785

  Tewari, H C ^a   Rajendra Prasad, B ^a   Vijaya Rao, V ^a   Reddy, P R ^a   Dixit, M M ^a   Madhava Rao, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aravalli Delhi Fold Belt; Deep Reflection Profiling; Geophysics; Rajasthan; Seismic profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041549033     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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