Variation in dip-angle of the Indian plate subducting beneath the Burma plate and its tectonic implications

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-234

  Khan, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Back arc; Depth dip angle of subducting slab; Slow subduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944449271     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910582     Document Type: Article

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