Tectonic and volcanic implications of a cratered seamount off Nicobar Island, Andaman Sea

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-53

  Kamesh Raju, K A ^a   Ray, Durbar ^a   Mudholkar, Abhay ^a   Murty, G P S ^a   Gahalaut, V K ^b   Samudrala, Kiranmai ^a   Paropkari, A L ^a   Ramachandran, Ratheesh ^a   Surya Prakash, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman; Geochemistry; Multibeam bathymetry; Petrology; Seamount; Seismicity; Volcano

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CRATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; MULTIBEAM SONAR; PETROLOGY; SEAMOUNT; SEISMICITY; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE;

ANDAMAN SEA; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; NICOBARS;

EID: 84863868046     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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