Teleseismic tomographic evidence for contrasting crust and upper mantles in south Indian Archaean terrains

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 97, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 27-41

  Srinagesh, D ^a   Rai, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 0041876653     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9201(96)03167-6     Document Type: Article

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