Tectonic problems in the higher Himalayan Shear Zone, Bhagirathi section, Indian Himalaya

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-417

  Mukherjee, Soumyajit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Deformation; Extrusion; Fluid mechanics; Himalaya; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; HIMALAYAS; LOWER BOUNDARY; MAIN CENTRAL THRUSTS; NORMAL FAULTS; PURE SHEAR; SHEAR ZONE; SIMPLE SHEAR; SPATIAL EXTENT; THREE PHASIS; TIBETANS;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); EXTRUSION; FLUID MECHANICS; TECTONICS; WEATHERING;

SHEAR FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEFORMATION; EXTRUSION; FLUID MECHANICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

BHAGIRATHI VALLEY; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 80051575529     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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