Constraints on Indian plate motion since 20 Ma from dense Russian magnetic data: Implications for Indian plate dynamics

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Merkouriev, S ^a   DeMets, C ^b  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

India Somalia motion; Indian plate dynamics; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849168853     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001079     Document Type: Article

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