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An updated earthquake catalogue and seismic regimes in the northwest Himalaya: Seismic periodicity associated with strong earthquakes
We analyze seismicity catalogues and find the periodicity of earthquakes in some regions of the northwest Himalaya. In particular, we identify...
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Evaluating instability & failure pattern of landslides, Giri valley, Northwest Himalaya, India
This study aimed to evaluate the slope instability and failure patterns of four major landslides of the Giri Valley, Northwest Himalaya. The study...
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Modelling of debris-flow susceptibility and propagation: a case study from Northwest Himalaya
The geological and geographical position of the Northwest Himalayas makes it a vulnerable area for mass movements particularly landslides and debris...
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Structural evidences of active tectonics along Himalayan Frontal Thrust of northwest Himalaya: A case study along Kumia river section, Nainital, India
The present study reports structural evidences of active tectonics along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) exposed in Kumia river section, Majhola...
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Indian summer monsoon variability during the last 20 kyr: Evidence from peat record from the Baspa Valley, northwest Himalaya, India
We present millennial to centennial-scale monsoon variability during the Late-Pleistocene to Holocene using multi-proxy data from 100 cm thick peat...
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Geological Features of Northwestern Himalaya, Ladakh, India: Geosites and Their Significance in the Ladakh Himalaya
Geoheritage and geotourism are the two essential aspects of human appreciation of the Earth's geological resources. Ladakh Himalaya has fascinating...
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Hydrogeochemical facie and solute acquisition at Dal Lake of Kashmir and Dal Lake of Mcleodganj, northwest Himalaya, India
Lakes are one of the major freshwater resources and provide several economic and ecological services, but their natural scenario is continuously...
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Assessment of Geothermal Renewable Energy with Reference to Tapoban Geothermal Fields, Garhwal Northwest Himalaya, India
The energy potential of geothermal resources at Tapoban Geothermal Field, situated in the orogenic region of the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand...
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Geoheritage Sites of Quaternary Loess–Palaeosol and Palaeo-fluvio-lacustrine Deposits in Northwest Himalaya: a Necessitate Protection
This paper is an effort to highlight the importance, possible threats, conservation, and promotion of the loess–palaeosol sediments exposed as...
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Evaluation of landslides using ambient noise measurements: a case study of Soldha Landslide, Northwest Himalaya, India
The Soldha slide zones have been evaluated using ambient noise measurements from 30 sites to obtain predominant frequency, HVSR amplification factor,...
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Seismotectonics and seismogenesis of Kashmir Valley, NW Himalaya, India from a local seismic network
The analysis of earthquake data related to low-magnitude events provides vital information on seismotectonics and the seismic processes that generate...
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Evolution of tectonic landscapes and deformation in the southeast Kumaun and western Nepal Himalaya
The area of the present investigation’s expanse constitutes the southernmost extent of the southeast Kumaun Himalaya and western Nepal Himalaya....
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Arc-Parallel Shear and Orogenic Deformation Along the Oblique Himalayan Convergent Plate Margin: Implications from Topographic- and Gradient-Anomaly Profiling in the Himalaya
GNSS measurement-based geodetic studies have led to researchers explaining the regional deformation in the Himalaya in terms of arc-parallel shearing...
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PGE geochemistry and platinum-group minerals in chromitites from Indus Suture Zone ophiolite, northwest Himalaya, India
AbstractPodiform chromitites, a part of Nidar ophiolite complex from the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ), southeast Ladakh, host significant platinum-group...
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Sedimentological evidence of climate-tectonic interaction in the upper Satluj catchment of NW Himalaya
Quaternary valley fill deposits in the Upper Satluj Valley of NW Himalaya act as archives of changing climate-tectonic dynamics in a region....
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Establishing the landslide-triggering rainfall thresholds for the Kashmir Himalaya
The Himalaya is frequently impacted by precipitation-triggered landslides. When assessing the threat and potential consequences of landslides, it is...
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Morphotectonic and Geomorphic Study of the Sub-Himalaya in the Haridwar-Kotdwar Region, India: Implications for the Tectonic Evolution and Segment Variability
Morphotectonic and geomorphic analyses are used to understand the tectonic evolution of Sub-Himalaya of the Haridwar-Kotdwar region. The Sub-Himalaya...
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Factors influencing the slope instability of the Mussoorie-Bhitarli area, Garhwal Himalaya
Himalaya is one of the youngest mountain systems with a fragile ecosystem due to continued collision tectonics. The endogenic and exogenic processes...
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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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U–Pb zircon geochronology of the Proterozoic siliciclastic stratal succession of the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya: Implications for regional stratigraphic correlation
AbstractThe siliciclastics make the major part of the Proterozoic Kumaun Lesser Himalaya region. These share similar appearance, sedimentology, and...
