Evidences for cessation of Indian plate subduction in the Burmese arc region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 3149-3152

  Purnachandra Rao, N ^a   Kumar, M Ravi ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECTONICS;

LITHOSPHERE; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

PLATE MOTION; SUBDUCTION;

ASIA;

EID: 0342470380     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL005396     Document Type: Article

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