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On the interpretation of the distinctive pattern of geomagnetic induction observed in northwest India |
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| Authors: | FH Chamalaun SN Prasad FEM Lilley BJ Srivastava BP Singh BR Arora |
| Institution: | a Institute of Australasian Geodynamics, Flinders University, Bedford Park, S.A. 5042, Australia b National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India c Research School for Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600, Australia d Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Colaba, Bombay 400005, India |
| Abstract: | The geomagnetic variation data from the 1979 Indian array experiment have been reanalyzed and reexamined using the hypothetical event analysis technique. The contour map of the |Z/H ratio replicates distinctive anomaly in northwest India previously delineated in maps of the Fourier coefficients. The anomaly reveals the presence of a significant conductor under the Ganga basin. The contour map has been used to derive a response profile perpendicular to the strike of the anomaly, for comparison with 2-D numerical models. An excellent fit was found for a conductor at a depth of 32 km, with a width of 110 km and a conductivity contrast of 1000. This result places the conductor deep within the lithosphere. In the absence of supporting data the origin of the conductor is difficult to resolve. However, it is thought to be related to pressure-released partial melting, caused by fracturing of the Indian crust during the collision of India with Asia. |
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