Crustal structure of Bengal Basin and Shillong Plateau: Extension of Eastern Ghat and Satpura Mobile Belts to Himalayan fronts and seismotectonics

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-534

  Rajasekhar, R P ^a   Mishra, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bengal basin; Hinge zone; Lithospheric flexure; Satpura and Eastern Ghat mobile belts; Shillong Plateau

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY SURVEY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

BENGAL; EASTERN GHATS; INDIA; INDIAN SHIELD; MADHYA PRADESH; SATPURA RANGE; SHILLONG PLATEAU; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 48349093021     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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