Comparison of the deep crustal structure and seismicity of North America with the Indian subcontinent

Current Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1639-1651

  Mooney, Walter D ^a   Vijaya Rao, V ^b   Reddy, P R ^b   Chulick, Gary S ^a,c   Detweiler, Shane T ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

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EID: 27744491821     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
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