Subcrustal low velocity layers in central India and their implications

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2409-2431

  Murty, A S N ^a   Tewari, H C ^a   Kumar, Prakash ^a   Reddy, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Low velocity layers; Narmada zone; Seismic velocity; Synthetic seismograms; Upper mantle; Wide angle reflection

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 29344451970     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-005-2787-3     Document Type: Article

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