Seismically constrained two-dimensional crustal thermal structure of the Cambay basin

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

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

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

2 D modelling; Cambay basin; Crustal thermal structure; Curie isotherm; Heat flow; Heat generation; Moho depth; P wave velocity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CAMBAY BASIN; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 4444328577     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702225     Document Type: Article

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