Peer Reviewed Publications

• D. Pal, A. Ghosh, Present day mantle structure from global mantle convection models since the Cretaceous, Geophysical Journal International, 238, p. 1651-1675, 2024.


• D. Pal, A. Ghosh, How the Indian Ocean Geoid Low Was Formed, Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL102694, doi:10.1029/2022GL102694, 2023. This paper was featured in various media outlets including Scientific American, The Guardian, CNN , NewScientist, ScienceAlert , USA Today , CACM.


• J. Paul, C. P. Conrad, T. W. Becker, A. Ghosh, Convective Self-Compression of Cratons and the Stabilization of Old Lithosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101842, doi:10.1029/2022GL101842, 2023.


• A. Ghosh, D. Pal, Do lower mantle slabs contribute in generating the Indian Ocean Geoid Low? Tectonophysics, 822, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229176, 2022.


• J. Paul, A. Ghosh, Could the Reunion plume have thinned the Indian craton? Geology, 50, p. 346-350, 2021. [PDF]


• S. Singh, A. Ghosh, The role of crustal models in the dynamics of the India-Eurasia collision zone, Geophysical Journal International,, 223, p. 111-131, 2020. [PDF]


• J. Paul, A. Ghosh, Evolution of cratons through the ages: A time-dependent study, Earth & Planetary Science Letters, , 531, doi:/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115962, 2020. [PDF]


• S. Singh, A. Ghosh, Surface motions and continental deformation in the Indian plate and the India-Eurasia collision zone, Journal of Geophysical Research, , 124, p. 12141-12170, 2019. [PDF]


• X. Wang, W. E. Holt, A. Ghosh, Joint Modeling of Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics: Sensitivity to Viscosities Within the Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Transition Zone, and D" Layers, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 293, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2019.05.006, 2019.


• A. Ghosh, W. E. Holt, A. Bahadori, Role of large scale tectonic forces in intraplate earthquakes of Central and Eastern North America, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20, p. 2134-2156, 2019. [PDF]. An article in Livescience based on the paper.


• J. Paul, A. Ghosh, C. P. Conrad, Traction and strain-rate at the base of the lithosphere: An insight into cratonic survival, Geophysical Journal International, 217, p. 1024-1033, 2019. [PDF]


• A. Ghosh, G. Thyagarajulu, B. Steinberger, The importance of upper mantle heterogeneity in generating the Indian Ocean geoid low, Geophysical Research Letters, 44, p. 9707-9715, 2017. This paper was featured in AGU GeoSpace , Phys.org.


• S. Singh, S. Agrawal, A. Ghosh, Understanding deep earth dynamics: a numerical modelling approach, Current Science (Invited Review) , 112, p. 1463-1473, 2017.


• X. Wang, W. E. Holt, A. Ghosh, Joint Modeling of Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics: Evaluation of Constraints from Global Tomography Models, Journal of Geophysical Research, 120, p. 8633-8655, 2015.


• E. S. Finzel, L. M. Flesch, K. D. Ridgway, W. E. Holt, A. Ghosh, Surface motions and intraplate continental deformation in Alaska driven by mantle flow, Geophysical Research Letters, 42, p. 4350-4358, 2015.


• D. S. Stamps, L. M. Flesch, E. Calais, A. Ghosh, Current Kinematics and Dynamics of Africa and the East African Rift System, Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, p. 5161-5186, 2014.


• A. Ghosh, T. W. Becker, E. Humphreys, Dynamics of the North American continent, Geophysical Journal International, 194, p. 651-669, 2013. [PDF]


• A. Ghosh, W. E. Holt, L. Wen, Predicting the Lithospheric Stress Field and Plate Motions by Joint Modeling of Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, p. 346-368, 2013. [PDF]


• A. Ghosh, W. E. Holt, Plate Motions and Stresses from Global Dynamic Models, Science, 335, p. 839-843, 2012. This paper was featured in media outlets including TBR Newsmedia, ScienceDaily, Livescience.


• A. Ghosh, T. W. Becker, S. Zhong, Effect of lateral viscosity variations on the geoid, Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L01301, doi:10.1029/2009GL040426, 2010. [PDF]


• A. Ghosh, W. E. Holt, L. M. Flesch, Contribution of gravitational potential energy differences to the global stress field, Geophysical Journal International, 179, p. 787-812, 2009. [PDF]


• A. Ghosh, W. E. Holt, L. Wen, L. M. Flesch, A. J. Haines, Joint modeling of Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics Elucidating Lithosphere-Mantle Coupling, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L16309, doi:10.1029/2008GL034365, 2008. [PDF]


• A. Ghosh, W. E. Holt, L. M. Flesch, A. J. Haines, Gravitational potential energy of the Tibetan Plateau and the forces driving the Indian plate, Geology, 34, p. 321-324, 2006. [PDF]