Role of Indian Summer Monsoon and Westerlies on glacier variability in the Himalaya and East Africa during Late Quaternary: Review and new data

O Kumar, AL Ramanathan, J Bakke, BS Kotlia… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of Late Quaternary climatic changes and glacier variability in
the Himalaya and East Africa, focusing on the role of Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM), East …

Sharp decrease in summer monsoon strength 4000–3500 cal yr BP in the Central Higher Himalaya of India based on pollen evidence from alpine peat

NR Phadtare - Quaternary Research, 2000 - cambridge.org
Age-constrained pollen data and magnetic susceptibility of an alpine peat profile from the
Garhwal Higher Himalaya display a continuous record of climate and monsoon trends for …

Drainage morphometry of Himalayan Glacio-fluvial basin, India: hydrologic and neotectonic implications

R Bali, KK Agarwal, S Nawaz Ali, SK Rastogi… - Environmental Earth …, 2012 - Springer
Morphometric analysis, being widely used to assess the drainage characteristics of the river
basins, has been found to be a useful tool to delineate the glacial till covered overburden …

Reactivation of terrane-defining boundary thrusts in central sector of the Himalaya: implications

KS Valdiya - Current Science, 2001 - JSTOR
The central sector of the Himalaya is under very strong compressive strain. Almost all thrusts
that define the boundaries of lithotectonic terranes of the Kumaun Himalaya are active …

Evidences of neotectonic activity along Goriganga river, higher central Kumaun Himalaya, India

GC Kothyari, BS Kotlia, R Talukdar, CC Pant… - Geological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on the analysis of geomorphic landform development, particularly
between the Trans Himadri Fault and the Main Central Thrust including Berinag Thrust and …

Active tectonic deformation along reactivated faults in Binta basin in Kumaun Himalaya of north India: inferences from tectono-geomorphic evaluation

AK Taloor, PKC Ray, AS Jasrotia, BS Kotlia… - Zeitschrift Fur …, 2017 - eprints.iisc.ac.in
We discuss the tectono-geomorphic evaluation of the Binta basin (Lesser Himalaya, India)
through quantitative and qualitative morphotectonic analyses at the watershed scale. The …

Lake bank filtration at Nainital, India: water-quality evaluation

RR Dash, I Mehrotra, P Kumar, T Grischek - Hydrogeology journal, 2008 - Springer
There are different water-supply schemes in Uttarakhand, India to tap the water from
streams, rivers and lakes. At Nainital, seven tube-wells (depths 22.6–36.7 m), located at a …

Quaternary alluvial fan sedimentation in the Dehradun valley piggyback basin, NW Himalaya: tectonic and palaeoclimatic implications

AK Singh, B Parkash, R Mohindra, JV Thomas… - Basin …, 2001 - earthdoc.org
ABSTRACT The Dehradun Valley, a synclinal intermontane valley piggyback basin within
the Siwalik Group rocks in the NW Himalaya, is separated from the Lesser Himalayan …

Emergence and evolution of Himalaya: reconstructing history in the light of recent studies

KS Valdiya - Progress in Physical Geography, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
India collided with mainland Asia at 65 Ma. The pressure rose to 9-11 kbar in the collision
zone. As the Indian lithosphere bent down and its upper crust buckled up as an upwarp in …

Analysis of vegetation and climate change during late Pleistocene from Ziro valley, Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya region

A Bhattacharyya, N Mehrotra, SK Shah… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vegetation and climate during later part of Late Pleistocene have been reconstructed from
Ziro valley, Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya based on pollen data along with carbon …