Knowledge of the crust and lithospheric structure of the Indian sub-continent primarily comes from several active and passive seismic experiments.These studies are i)controlled source,ii)surface wave studies,iii)recei...Knowledge of the crust and lithospheric structure of the Indian sub-continent primarily comes from several active and passive seismic experiments.These studies are i)controlled source,ii)surface wave studies,iii)receiver functions and v)tomographic studies.The results from these studies in the Indian shield have emanated several interesting features that were hitherto unknown.The peninsular,central and north-western part of the shields,Himalayan and Andaman-Nicobar regions have shown that continental collision and extension from the Proterozoic to Recent time has played an important role in formation and geodynamics of these features.展开更多
文摘Knowledge of the crust and lithospheric structure of the Indian sub-continent primarily comes from several active and passive seismic experiments.These studies are i)controlled source,ii)surface wave studies,iii)receiver functions and v)tomographic studies.The results from these studies in the Indian shield have emanated several interesting features that were hitherto unknown.The peninsular,central and north-western part of the shields,Himalayan and Andaman-Nicobar regions have shown that continental collision and extension from the Proterozoic to Recent time has played an important role in formation and geodynamics of these features.
