Three-phase tectonic evolution of the Andaman backarc basin

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1932-1937

  Kamesh Raju, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman basin; Magnetics; Seafloor spreading; Swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

ZANCLEA;

EID: 31644436324     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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