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Hypocenter relocation and velocity model for major earthquakes in northwest Himalaya
The proper understanding of earthquake geometry and location is very important to understand the seismicity of an area. In the present study, 185...
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Extreme precipitation events and landslide activity in the Kashmir Himalaya
Precipitation regimes in terms of magnitude, intensity, and frequency have a direct and immediate impact on the occurrence of landslides. Kashmir...
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Recurrence statistics of M ≥ 6 earthquakes in the Nepal Himalaya: formulation and relevance to future earthquake hazards
Recurrence statistics of large earthquakes has a long-term economic and societal importance. This study investigates the temporal distribution of...
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Contrasting range changes of Bergenia (Saxifragaceae) species under future climate change in the Himalaya and Hengduan Mountains Region
The Himalaya and Hengduan Mountains (HDM) are recognized as two global biodiversity hotspots, harboring the world’s richest alpine flora. However, to...
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Geoheritage Assessment of a Hermit Cave System at Lakhamandal Valley, Upper Yamuna River Basin, NW Himalaya
The Himalayan orogeny is among the youngest mountain belts on the earth’s surface. The dynamic landscape of the Himalaya accommodates plentiful...
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GIS-based landslide susceptibility zonation (LSZ) map** of Darjeeling Himalaya, India using weights of evidence (WoE) model
The present study addresses the application of weight of evidence (WoE) model (probabilistic approach) to identify the spatial distribution of...
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Comprehensive analysis of glacier recession (2000–2020) in the Nun-Kun Group of Glaciers, Northwestern Himalaya
Himalayan glaciers are shrinking rapidly, especially after 2000. Glacier shrinkage, however, shows a differential pattern in space and time,...
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Foreland basin unconformity, Western Himalaya, Pakistan: timing gap, regional correlation and tectonic implications
This study estimates the timing of unconformity between marine–continental transitional sequence of the Kuldana Formation and continental sequence of...
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Frontal Changes of Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, between 1935 and 2022
Gangotri Glacier is one of the most thoroughly investigated glaciers in the Indian Himalaya in terms of terminus monitoring. This study aims to...
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Understanding the physical state and tectonics of Eastern Himalaya using coda wave attenuation
Several strong to great earthquakes occurred in northeast India, indicating that the region is seismically very active. For a better understanding of...
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Estimation of Source and Spectral Decay Parameters for Local Earthquakes in Siang Region of Arunachal Himalaya and Its Implication to the Tectonics and Crustal Heterogeneity
In our study, we estimated earthquake source parameters and spectral decay characteristics of 378 seismograms corresponding to 80 small earthquake...
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Evaluation of seismic hazard in the central seismic gap region of Himalaya based on site effects and simulated accelerograms
In the present study, a hypothetical earthquake of magnitude 8.5 has been simulated using the modified hybrid technique. Existing hybrid technique,...
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Geoheritage Merits of the Zanskar Range of the Kashmir Himalaya: a Field Geology Museum from Precambrian to Present
The Zanskar Range is unique in varied aspects and is always been an attraction to the geoscientists and tourists due to its geographic location. The...
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Major and trace element geochemistry of the Atrai River sediments from the Bengal Basin (Bangladesh): implication for provenance, chemical weathering, and tectonic setting in the southeastern Himalaya
The Atrai River rises in the southeast Himalaya and empties into the Bengal Basin in the northwest. In this study, major and trace element...
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Six Decades of Uranium Exploration in the Proterozoic and Phanerozoic Formations of Himalaya: Challenges, Understanding and Strategies
The Himalayan geo-environment with a six-decade long history of Uranium exploration by Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) commenced way back in early...
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Controls on sediment storage in wide mountain valleys — a case study from Srinagar (Garhwal) valley, NW Himalaya
The valley-fill deposits in a tectonically active setting play a key role in understanding a river’s response to climatic/tectonic shifts. These...
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Stress Dissipation in the North-West Himalaya: What We Learnt from Post-seismic Stress Changes
The Himalaya features a complex subduction system with varying convergence rates throughout its arcuate geometry. The varying rates of convergence...
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Environmental challenges and concurrent trend of weather extremes over Uttarakhand Himalaya
Environmental challenges, including climate change-influenced weather extremes over the hilly region, are a major issue for the sustenance/...
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Vegetation Index (NDVI) reconstruction from western Himalaya through dendrochronological analysis of Cedrus deodara
The high-resolution temporal records (1738–2018 CE) of the dendrochronological analysis on Cedrus deodara from Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in...
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Ascertaining Potential Causes of Hillslope Failure Associated to Human Settlement: A Case Study from Alaknanda Valley, Uttarakhand, NW Himalaya, India
Growing human population along the river valleys in hilly terrain particularly on the fluvial sediments poses increasing risk of terrace instability...