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Evidence for anisotropy in the super-thick sedimentary basin, Bay of Bengal

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Evidence for anisotropy in the super-thick sedimentary basin under the northern Bay of Bengal is presented. Surface wave group velocity data given by Brune and Singh (1986) is better fit by an anisotropic model than an isotropic one. This lends support to the hypothesis that the mid-crustal rocks are metasediments and that the section of sediments and metasediments is more than 20 km thick.

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  1. Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, 89557, Reno, NV, USA

    James N. Brune, Govardhan Mekala & Yuehua Zeng

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Brune, J.N., Mekala, G. & Zeng, Y. Evidence for anisotropy in the super-thick sedimentary basin, Bay of Bengal. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet Sci.) 104, L147–L155 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842280

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