Seismotectonic perspectives on the Himalayan arc and contiguous areas: Inferences from past and recent earthquakes
K Rajendran, RM Parameswaran, CP Rajendran - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Spread over countries including Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China, the Himalayan
mountain chain, the most spectacular result of the Indo-Eurasian plate collision, is a locus of …
mountain chain, the most spectacular result of the Indo-Eurasian plate collision, is a locus of …
A review of thermal history and timescales of tectonometamorphic processes in Sikkim Himalaya (NE India) and implications for rates of metamorphic processes
The lesser and greater Himalayan sequences (LH and GH) in Sikkim have been studied in
detail recently. The LH consists mainly of pelitic lithologies with detrital zircon ages> 1800 …
detail recently. The LH consists mainly of pelitic lithologies with detrital zircon ages> 1800 …
Large and great earthquakes in the Shillong plateau–Assam valley area of Northeast India Region: Pop-up and transverse tectonics
JR Kayal, SS Arefiev, S Baruah, D Hazarika, N Gogoi… - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The tectonic model of the Shillong plateau and Assam valley in the northeast India region,
the source area for the 1897 great earthquake (Ms~ 8.7) and for the four (1869, 1923, 1930 …
the source area for the 1897 great earthquake (Ms~ 8.7) and for the four (1869, 1923, 1930 …
Co‐seismic landslides in the Sikkim Himalaya during the 2011 Sikkim Earthquake: Lesson learned from the past and inference for the future
M Joshi - Geological Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sikkim, a north‐eastern state of India, has a very specific and unique place in the tourism
map of India. Every year, lakhs of people visit the state. To accommodate such floating …
map of India. Every year, lakhs of people visit the state. To accommodate such floating …
Spatial and temporal variation of the ambient noise environment of the Sikkim Himalaya
Ambient noise characteristics are perused to assess the station performance of 27 newly
constructed broadband seismic stations across Sikkim Himalaya and adjoining Himalayan …
constructed broadband seismic stations across Sikkim Himalaya and adjoining Himalayan …
Hydrology of the Himalayas
NQ Qazi, SK Jain, RJ Thayyen, PR Patil… - Himalayan Weather and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Himalayan Mountain chain is the third-largest deposit of ice and snow in the
world, serves as an important source of freshwater for the 1.3 billion population living in the …
world, serves as an important source of freshwater for the 1.3 billion population living in the …
Structural insights from geodetic global positioning system measurements in the Darjiling-Sikkim Himalaya
Deformation in active convergent wedges like the Himalaya occurs over different time and
space scales requiring integrated datasets for holistic insights into wedge-scale deformation …
space scales requiring integrated datasets for holistic insights into wedge-scale deformation …
Seismotectonic implications of strike–slip earthquakes in the Darjiling–Sikkim Himalaya
The Darjiling–Sikkim Himalaya (DSH) is located over the Dharan–Gorubathan salient–
recess pair and moderate thrust and strike–slip earthquake occur here. The hypocentres …
recess pair and moderate thrust and strike–slip earthquake occur here. The hypocentres …
Exploitation of optical and SAR amplitude imagery for landslide identification: A case study from Sikkim, Northeast India
Detection and mapping of landslides is one of the most important techniques used for
reducing the impact of natural disasters especially in the Himalaya, owing to its high amount …
reducing the impact of natural disasters especially in the Himalaya, owing to its high amount …
Tectonic implications of the September 2011 Sikkim earthquake and its aftershocks
This study presents results of the spatial patterns of 292 aftershocks of the Mw 6.9 Sikkim
earthquake of September 2011, accurately located through analysis of three component …
earthquake of September 2011, accurately located through analysis of three component …