Understanding the tectonic behaviour of the Shillong Plateau, India using remote sensing data

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-112

  Duarah, B P ^a   Phukan, Sarat ^a  

^a GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brahmaputra migration; Geodynamics; Himalaya; Landsat ETM+; Shillong plateau; SRTM data; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; INDIAN PLATE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEISMICITY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

INDIA; SHILLONG PLATEAU;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 79952581485     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0013-8     Document Type: Article

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