Lithospheric electrical imaging of the Deccan trap covered region of western India

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Patro, Prasanta K ^a   Sarma, S V S ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b New Nallakunta   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DECCAN TRAPS; ELECTRICAL METHOD; HEAT FLOW; IMAGING METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MANTLE; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; DECCAN; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 63049123864     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005572     Document Type: Article

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