Sediment Thicknesses and Structure, Bay of Bengal

这项研究实际上包括两个研究项目。第一个，可能也是最重要的，是试图证实孟加拉盆地最大沉积物厚度超过22公里的可能性，而不是通常所说的16公里。第二个是对孟加拉湾西北方向排列的两个无地震海脊的研究，即第九海脊和85E海脊。现有的磁和地震反射数据将与重力网结合并延伸，以了解该地区的均衡状态。

This study actually consists of two research programs. The first, and probably most important, is an attempt to corroborated the possibility that the maximum sediment thickness in the Bengal basin exceed 22km, rather than the 16km generally cited. The second is the study of two aseismic ridges aligned about N.S in the Bay of Bengal, the Ninetyeast Ridge and the 85 E Ridge. Existing magnetic and seismic reflection data will be combined and extended with gravity network to understand the state of isostasy in the region.