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Analysis of multi-channel seismic reflection and magnetic data along 13 degrees N latitude across the Bay of Bengal

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Title Analysis of multi-channel seismic reflection and magnetic data along 13 degrees N latitude across the Bay of Bengal
 
Creator Rao, D.G.
Bhattacharya, G.C.
Ramana, M.V.
Subrahmanyam, V.
Ramprasad, T.
Krishna, K.S.
Chaubey, A.K.
Murty, G.P.S.
Srinivas, K.
Desa, M.
Reddy, S.I.
Ashalata, B.
Subrahmanyam, C.
Mital, G.S.
Drolia, R.K.
rai, S.N.
Ghosh, S.K.
Singh, R.N.
Majumdar, M.
 
Subject Geology and Geophysics
seismic reflection
magnetic anomalies
bathymetry
ridges
ISW, Bengal Bay
 
Description Analysis of the multi-channel seismic reflection, magnetic and bathymetric data collected along a transect, 1110 km long parallel to 13 degrees N lat. across the Bay of Bengal was made. The transect is from the continental shelf off Madras to the continental slope off Andaman Island in water depths of 525 m to 3350 m and across the Western Basin (bounded by foot of the continental slope of Madras and 85 degrees E Ridge), the 85 degrees E Ridge, the Central Basin (between the 85 degrees E Ridge and the Ninetyeast Ridge), the Ninetyeast Ridge and the Sunda Arc. The study revealed eight seismic sequences, H1 to H8 of parallel continuous to discontinuous reflectors. Considering especially depth to the horozons, nature of reflection and on comparison with the published seismic reflection results, the early Eocene (P) and Miocene (M) unconformities and the base of the Quaternary sediments (Q) are identified on the seismic section. Marked changes in velocities also occur at their boundaries. In the Western Basin the acoustic basement deepening landward is inferred as a crystalline basement overlain by about 6.7 km of sediment. In the Central Basin possibly thicker sediments than in the Western Basin are estimated. The sediments in the Sunda Arc area are relatively thick and appears to have no distinct horixons. But the entire sedimentary section appears to be consisting of folded and possibly faulted layers
 
Date 1994-08-12T10:06:27Z
2017-09-30T02:52:21Z
1994-08-12T10:06:27Z
2017-09-30T02:52:21Z
1994
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Marine Geophysical Research, vol.16(3); 1994; 225-236
0025-3235
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7467
 
Language en
 
Relation Mar Geophys Res
SCI
 
Publisher American Geophysical Union