The potential of satellite gravity and gravity gradiometry in deciphering structural setting of the Himalayan collision zone

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1795-1800

  Tiwari, V M ^a   Singh, B ^a   Arora, K ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

GOCE; GRACE; Gravity and gradiometry; Himalaya; Isostasy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650968293     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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