Spatial variations in the effective elastic thickness of the lithosphere in Southeast Asia

X Shi, J Kirby, C Yu, A Jiménez-Díaz, J Zhao - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
As a proxy for long-term lithospheric strength, detailed information on lateral effective elastic
thickness (T e) variations can aid in understanding the distribution pattern of surface …

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 …

Elastic thickness structure of the Andaman subduction zone: implications for convergence of the Ninetyeast Ridge

RTR Kumar, BF Windley, VJ Rajesh… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2013 - Elsevier
We use the Bouguer coherence (Morlet isostatic response function) technique to compute
the spatial variation of effective elastic thickness (T e) of the Andaman subduction zone. The …

Effective elastic thickness along the conjugate passive margins of India, Madagascar and Antarctica: A re-evaluation using the Hermite multitaper Bouguer coherence …

RT Ratheesh-Kumar, W Xiao - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Gondwana correlation studies had rationally positioned the western continental margin of
India (WCMI) against the eastern continental margin of Madagascar (ECMM), and the …

The coherence function and lithospheric elastic thickness of the Zagros fold and thrust belt

S Ghalehnovi, VE Ardestani… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study derives the spatial variation of the elastic thickness (Te) and its implications for
understanding the structure, geodynamic and seismicity of the lithosphere for the Zagros fold …

Anisotropy in the flexural response of the Indian Shield

RR Nair, Y Singh, D Trivedi, SC Kandpal - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
We seek to determine the strain field which has accumulated in the Indian Shield due to the
continental drift of Gondwanaland. We have used a method which involves the calculation of …

Tectonic control on effective elastic thickness over the Northeast Indian Seamount Province and surrounding regions

AJ Afelumo, CF Li, OJ Akinrinade - Marine Geophysical Research, 2021 - Springer
Effective elastic thickness (T e) is a proxy for lithospheric strength. Here, we present high-
resolution T e maps over the Northeast Indian Seamount Province and surroundings using …

On the robustness of estimates of mechanical anisotropy in the continental lithosphere: A North American case study and global reanalysis

LM Kalnins, FJ Simons, JF Kirby, DV Wang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lithospheric strength variations both influence and are influenced by many tectonic
processes, including orogenesis and rifting cycles. The long, complex, and highly …

Mesoproterozoic Suturing Of Archean Crustal Blocks In Western Peninsular India: New Insights On India-Madagascar Correlations

C Ishwar Kumar - 2017 - etd.iisc.ac.in
The structural lineament mapping of southern India along withgeological, geochronological
datasets help in redefining the Precambrian crustal blocks. The newly proposed Kumta and …