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... depth of basement is variable but it gradually increases towards north . In the central part depth of the Proterozoic basement varies between 4000 to 6000 m and is deepest at Kathgodam and Raxaul where this basement is recorded at 7.8 km ...
... depth of basement is variable but it gradually increases towards north . In the central part depth of the Proterozoic basement varies between 4000 to 6000 m and is deepest at Kathgodam and Raxaul where this basement is recorded at 7.8 km ...
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... km thick ( 20-43 km depth ) lower crust below Indo Gangetic Plain is inferred to have density 3.30 gm / cm3 . The P and S waves velocities in this zone are 6.58 and 3.80 km / s . The upper mantle beneath the Plain shows shield like ...
... km thick ( 20-43 km depth ) lower crust below Indo Gangetic Plain is inferred to have density 3.30 gm / cm3 . The P and S waves velocities in this zone are 6.58 and 3.80 km / s . The upper mantle beneath the Plain shows shield like ...
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... km depth and 58 events had focal depth > 15 km . Eastern Uttaranchal is seismically very active region of the Himalaya , 106 seismic events 0.5-4.2 ML are recorded during May , 1999 to November 2000. The range of seismic moment of these ...
... km depth and 58 events had focal depth > 15 km . Eastern Uttaranchal is seismically very active region of the Himalaya , 106 seismic events 0.5-4.2 ML are recorded during May , 1999 to November 2000. The range of seismic moment of these ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
CHAPTER2 INDOGANGETIC PLAIN | 11 |
CHAPTER3 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF HIMALAYA | 19 |
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