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Body Waves– and Surface Waves–Derived Moment Tensor Catalog for Garhwal-Kumaon Himalayas
Moment tensor associated with an earthquake is the mathematical representation of the movement along a fault. It comprises nine generalized vector...
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Exploring GRACE and GPS and Absolute Gravity Data on the Relationship Between Hydrological Changes and Vertical Crustal Deformation in South India
Rainfall during the monsoon across the Indian subcontinent leads to significant hydrological changes that alter the ground over a range of...
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Coulomb Stress Change of the 2012 Indian Ocean Doublet Earthquake
The 2012 Sumatra (Mw 8.6) earthquake, which falls into the largest and rarest group of the great intraplate earthquakes, continues to awe many...
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High-Viscosity Silicic Lavas (Rhyolite, Dacite, and Andesite)
The eruption processes, flow behaviour, and characteristics of high-viscosity felsic and silicic lavas are now considered. Magma differentiation and...
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Volcanic-Hosted Resources
Volcanoes and volcanic rocks are hosts to economically very significant quantities of natural resources. Initially, we provide a brief overview of...
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Volcanism and Tectonic Setting
Since publication of Cas and Wright (1987), the relationship between volcanism and tectonic setting has expanded into an enormous and...
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Subvolcanic Intrusions
Volcanic plumbing systems are made by complex networks of dykes, sills, laccoliths, cryptodomes, and other intrusions, which may interconnect to...
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The Geology of Volcanoes and Their Facies Models
Modern volcanoes and volcanic centres encompass a wide variety of morphological, physical, facies and stratigraphic characteristics, and duration of...
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Syn- to Post-emplacement Alteration Processes
We now consider the range of syn- to post-emplacement alteration processes and their effects on volcanic and associated sedimentary deposit types and...
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Subaqueous Flows of Pyroclastic Debris and Their Deposits
In this chapter, we consider the intriguing and provocative topic of what happens when pyroclastic density currents enter the sea or large lakes from...
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Terminology for Volcanic Deposits and Rocks
In many modern active settings where eruptions and transportation processes have been witnessed, the naming of volcanic deposits and rocks can be...
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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Cordillera Blanca
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a well-recognized hazard and risk in the Cordillera Blanca, where catastrophic GLOFs have claimed thousands...
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Spatial–Temporal Characterization of Rainfall in Uttarakhand: Mann–Kendal Test and Graphical Innovative Trend Assessment
Rainfall plays a significant role in hydrological projects, food security, landslide mitigations etc. Hence, tracking their pattern over a regular...
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Using Spatial Interaction Models to Track and Model the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of COVID-19: Case Studies from Central and East Europe (CEE) in the Third Year of the Pandemic
An innovative approach was developed to forecast the spatiotemporal dynamics of COVID-19. This involved integrating global compartmental epidemic...
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Assessing Seismic Hazard Potential Considering Topographic Amplification: Combined Analysis of Topographic Slopes, Land Use, and Landslides
Northeast India is severely exposed to geological hazards, especially earthquakes and landslides, due to its complex seismotectonic setting and...
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Additive Manufacturing in Disaster Monitoring: A State-of-the-Art Review, Applications, Challenges and Future Implications
Disasters (catastrophes) are serious disruptions to a community’s operations that exceed the community’s ability to remedy using its own resources....
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Seismotectonic Study of the Indo-Gangetic Plain Using Distribution and Direction Analysis
Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) is vulnerable and prone to seismic hazards due to intricate networks of rivers, proximity to the Himalayas, and high...
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High Mountain Hazards in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand has a long history of natural disasters that seriously threaten the people and infrastructure in the downstream regions. Several studies...
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Earthquake Scenario Map** Reveals Future Earthquake Hazards on a Portion of the Himalayan Megathrust Fault, NW Himalaya
The work presented here shows the earthquake scenario map of a portion of the Main Frontal Thrust (MHT) fault in the NW Himalaya. In our...
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Observation of Seismic Ground Motion and Pore Water Pressure in Lineated Valley Fill of Wakayama, Southwest Japan
We performed in-situ observations of seismic ground motion, pore-water pressure, and ground-water level at lineated valley fill (LVF) in Wakayama...