Thermal structure of continental crust beneath Hirapur-Mandla deep seismic sounding profile across Narmada-Son Lineament

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-213

  Rai, S N ^a   Thiagarajan, S ^a   Ramana, D V ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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