Shahid Amjad

TL;DR: In this paper, a correlation of new multichannel seismic profiles across the upper Indus Fan and Murray Ridge with a dated industrial well on the Pakistan shelf demonstrates that ;40% of the Indus fan predates the middle Miocene and ;35% predates uplift of the Murray Ridge (early Miocene, ;22 Ma).

TL;DR: The sediment-unloaded geometry of the basement under the Pakistan Shelf shows a steep gradient, similar to the continent-ocean transition seen at other rifted volcanic margins, with basement depths on the oceanward side indistinguishable from oceanic crust as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the nature and origin of the sediments and crust of the Murray Ridge System and northern Indus Fan are discussed, and different types of the acoustic basement were detected, which reflection seismic pattern, magnetic anomalies and gravity field modeling indicate to be of continental character.

TL;DR: Although the Indus Fan is only about one-third of the volume of its giant neighbor in the Bay of Bengal, it is one of the largest sediment bodies in the ocean basins, totaling ∼5×106 km3 as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Zooplankton samples from the North Arabian Sea Environment and Ecosystem Research (NASEER) cruises were analyzed to determine the basic taxonomic composition, biomass (standing stock) and the total and copepod numeric abundance; these characteristics are discussed with reference to the different monsoon periods.