Regional geoelectric structure beneath Deccan Volcanic Province of the Indian subcontinent using magnetotellurics

Tectonophysics

Volumn 445, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 66-80

  Harinarayana, T ^a   Patro, B P K ^a   Veeraswamy, K ^a   Manoj, C ^a   Naganjaneyulu, K ^a   Murthy, D N ^a   Virupakshi, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan traps; Electrical conductivity; Magnetotellurics; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DECCAN TRAPS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LOWER CRUST; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMOTECTONICS; UPPER CRUST;

ASIA; DECCAN; EURASIA; INDIA; KOYNA; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36248995402     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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