Lithospheric structure below the eastern Arabian Sea and adjoining West Coast of India based on integrated analysis of gravity and seismic data

Marine Geophysical Researches

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-42

  Radha Krishna, M ^a   Verma, R K ^b   Purushotham, Arts K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b Rajouri Gardens ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATION; SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURES;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY SURVEY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC DATA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ARABIAN COAST; ARABIAN SEA; INDIA;

EID: 0347927608     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021288003781     Document Type: Article

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