The seismic structure of the Saurashtra crust in northwest India and its relationship with the Réunion Plume

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 319-331

  Surya Prakasa Rao, G ^a   Tewari, H C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crust; R union Plume; Saurashtra; Seismic structure; Velocity; Wide angle reflection

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE PLUME; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; REUNION; SAURASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 13344270340     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02448.x     Document Type: Article

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