Deep crustal electromagnetic structure of central India tectonic zone and its implications

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 60-68

  Naganjaneyulu, K ^a   Naidu, G Dhanunjaya ^a   Rao, M Someswara ^a   Shankar, K Ravi ^a   Kishore, S R K ^a   Murthy, D N ^a   Veeraswamy, K ^a   Harinarayana, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Central India tectonic zone; Electrical resistivity; Fluids; Magnetotellurics; Underplating

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL INDIA; CENTRAL INDIA TECTONIC ZONE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURICS; UNDERPLATING;

CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUIDS; GRAVITATION;

TECTONICS;

CRUST-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; UNDERPLATING;

INDIA;

EID: 77953290757     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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