A genetic model of thrust-bounded intermontane basin using scaled sandbox analogue models: An example from the Karewa Basin, Kashmir Himalayas, India

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Agarwal, K K ^a   Agrawal, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

India; Intermontane Karewa Basin; Kashmir Himalayas; Scaled sandbox analogue models; Thrust bounded

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; BASIN EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; INTERMONTANE BASIN;

EID: 14244264685     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-004-0438-z     Document Type: Article

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