Morphotectonics of the Carlsberg Ridge between 62°20′ and 66°20′E, northwest Indian Ocean

Marine Geology

Volumn 252, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 120-128

  Kamesh Raju, K A ^a   Chaubey, A K ^a   Amarnath, Dileep ^a   Mudholkar, Abhay ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Carlsberg Ridge; crustal accretion; Indian Ocean; magnetic anomalies; ridge segmentation; swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL ACCRETION; CRUSTAL MAGNETIZATION; DEPTH VARIATIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); FIRST ORDERS; INDIAN OCEANS; MAGNETIC (CE); MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC DATA; MAGNETIC LINEATIONS; MANTLE ROCKS; MODEL STUDIES; MORPHOTECTONICS; MULTI BEAM BATHYMETRY; OFF-AXIS; RIDGE PROPAGATION; RIFT VALLEY; TRANSFORM FAULTING;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; BATHYMETRY; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; FABRICS; FERROMAGNETISM; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FLOORS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RECOVERY; TECTONICS;

LANDFORMS;

ACCRETION; DISCONTINUITY; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIZATION; SEGMENTATION; SWATH BATHYMETRY; TECTONICS; TRANSFORM FAULT;

CARLSBERG RIDGE; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 45449110956     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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