Open AccessDeciphering the Bay of Bengal's Tectonic Origins
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo057813
Subject(s) - bengal , bay , tectonics , geology , paleontology , geography , oceanography , ancient history , history
New magnetic and gravity data suggest that the boundary between continental and oceanic crust lies beneath northern Bangladesh, along the line of an Early Cretaceous spreading center.