New insights into the tectonic evolution of the Andaman basin, northeast Indian Ocean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 145-162

  Kamesh Raju, K A ^a   Ramprasad, T ^a   Rao, P S ^a   Ramalingeswara Rao, B ^a   Varghese, Juby ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman basin; Magnetic anomalies; Seafloor spreading; Swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SWATH BATHYMETRY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANDAMAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 2342423292     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(04)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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