Elastic thickness and isostatic coherence anisotrophy in the South Indian Peninsular shield and its implications

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Stephen, Jimmy ^a   Singh, S B ^a   Yedekar, D B ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTICITY; SEISMOLOGY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TECTONICS;

HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERE;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC PROPERTY; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

INDIA; SOUTH INDIAN PENINSULAR SHIELD;

EID: 0344961732     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017686     Document Type: Article

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