Archean tectonics and crustal evolution of the Biligiri Rangan Block, southern India

RT Ratheesh-Kumar, M Santosh, QY Yang… - Precambrian …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Southern Granulite Terrain in India is a collage of crustal blocks ranging in age
from Archean to Neoproterozoic. This study investigate the tectonic evolution of one of the …

The tectonic “umbilical cord” linking India and Sri Lanka and the tale of their failed rift

RT Ratheesh‐Kumar, PL Dharmapriya… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Geophysical studies of the tectonic links between Sri Lanka and India are limited, and
consequent paleo‐fit configurations differ and remain uncertain. Here, we present first‐order …

India–Madagascar paleo-fit based on flexural isostasy of their rifted margins

RT Ratheesh-Kumar, C Ishwar-Kumar, BF Windley… - Gondwana …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study contributes new constraints on, and definitions of, the reconstructed plate
margins of India and Madagascar based on flexural isostasy along the Western Continental …

Tectonic structure and origin of the 85 E ridge, Northeastern Indian Ocean: A review and new observations

S Luning, HU Gang… - Marine …, 2020 - 1uarr36v53.xn--44-6kcajs9aiy4ajc …
The 85 E ridge in the Northeast Indian Ocean is a prominent linear basement uplift, formed
by the tectonic and magmatic activities during the Mesozoic northward drift of the Indian …

Variations of the effective elastic thickness over the Ross Sea and Transantarctic Mountains and implications for their structure and tectonics

F Ji, J Gao, F Li, Z Shen, Q Zhang, Y Li - Tectonophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
The effective elastic thickness (T e) is a proxy for lithospheric strength, and it depends
primarily on the thermal gradient and composition of the lithosphere. Accordingly, spatial …

Exploring structured scripting cartographic technique of GMT for ocean seafloor modeling: A case of the East Indian Ocean

P Lemenkova - Maritime Technology and Research, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines spatial variations in the geomorphology of the Ninety East Ridge
(NER), located in the Indian Ocean. The NER is an extraordinary long linear bathymetric …

Spatial variations in the effective elastic thickness of the Indian Ocean lithosphere

AJ Afelumo, CF Li, OJ Akinrinade, CI Addey… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indian Ocean lithosphere is a complex assemblage of large igneous provinces,
seamounts, plateaus and ridges of different loading ages and tectono-thermal evolution. As …

Hotspot volcanism along a leaky fracture zone contributes the formation of the 85° E Ridge at 11° N latitude, Bay of Bengal

L Shang, G Hu, J Pan, PD Clift, H Li, Y Zhang, C Yang… - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The 85° E Ridge is a prominent linear structure in the northeastern Indian Ocean. Its
nature and origin are still controversial due to the coverage of thick Bengal Fan sediments …

Tectonic inheritance of the Indian Shield: New insights from its elastic thickness structure

RT Ratheesh-Kumar, BF Windley, K Sajeev - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
A new evaluation of the elastic thickness (Te) structure of the Indian Shield, derived from
isotropic fan wavelet methodology, documents spatial variations of lithospheric deformation …

Estimating the effective elastic thickness of the Arctic lithosphere using the wavelet coherence method: Tectonic implications

F Ji, Q Zhang, M Xu, X Zhou, Q Guan - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, knowledge of structure and tectonic evolution of the Arctic lithosphere remains
limited. The effective elastic thickness of the lithosphere (T e) is a parameter that describes …