Seismic imaging of the Indian continental lithosphere

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Rai, S S ^a   Ramesh, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cratonic lithosphere; Crustal thickness; Mantle discontinuity; Subducted plates

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND SEISMOGRAPH; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRATONIC LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; EARTHQUAKE MECHANICS; EARTHQUAKE PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE WAVEFORMS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; GEOLOGICAL TERRAINS; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTY; MANTLE DISCONTINUITIES; MANTLE FLOW; MULTISCALES; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC IMAGING; SUBDUCTED PLATES;

LITHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84871065972     PISSN: 03700046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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