[PDF][PDF] River systems and water resources of West Bengal: a review
S Bandyopadhyay, NS Kar, S Das… - Geological Society of India …, 2014 - researchgate.net
West Bengal (88,752 km2) is the only Indian state that extends from the Himalaya to the Bay
of Bengal. It can be divided into nine physiographic provinces of which the Himalayas, the …
of Bengal. It can be divided into nine physiographic provinces of which the Himalayas, the …
A review of Himalayan stratigraphy, magmatism, and structure
AJ Martin - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Himalayan Orogen consists of two rock packages that parallel the topographic
trend of the mountain belt between the eastern and western syntaxes. To avoid confusion …
trend of the mountain belt between the eastern and western syntaxes. To avoid confusion …
Active folding of fluvial terraces across the Siwaliks Hills, Himalayas of central Nepal
We analyze geomorphic evidence of recent crustal deformation in the sub‐Himalaya of
central Nepal, south of the Kathmandu Basin. The Main Frontal Thrust fault (MFT), which …
central Nepal, south of the Kathmandu Basin. The Main Frontal Thrust fault (MFT), which …
Fluvial incision and tectonic uplift across the Himalayas of central Nepal
The pattern of fluvial incision across the Himalayas of central Nepal is estimated from the
distribution of Holocene and Pleistocene terraces and from the geometry of modern …
distribution of Holocene and Pleistocene terraces and from the geometry of modern …
Active faults of the Himalaya of India and Nepal
T Nakata - 1989 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Active faults and their relevant tectonic features are discussed in order to clarify the
neotectonics of the Himalayan collision. Active faults have been discovered by means of …
neotectonics of the Himalayan collision. Active faults have been discovered by means of …
Estimating the return times of great Himalayan earthquakes in eastern Nepal: Evidence from the Patu and Bardibas strands of the Main Frontal Thrust
L Bollinger, SN Sapkota, P Tapponnier… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The return times of large Himalayan earthquakes are poorly constrained. Despite historical
devastation of cities along the mountain range, definitive links between events and specific …
devastation of cities along the mountain range, definitive links between events and specific …
Paleoseismic evidence of great surface rupture earthquakes along the Indian Himalaya
Toward understanding the relationship between strain accumulation and strain release in
the context of the mechanics of the earthquake and mountain building process and …
the context of the mechanics of the earthquake and mountain building process and …
Uplift and convergence along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust of India
Along the Himalayan thrust front in northwestern India, terrace deposits exposed 20 to 30 m
above modern stream level are interpreted to have been uplifted by displacement on the …
above modern stream level are interpreted to have been uplifted by displacement on the …
Clockwise rotation of the Brahmaputra Valley relative to India: Tectonic convergence in the eastern Himalaya, Naga Hills, and Shillong Plateau
GPS data reveal that the Brahmaputra Valley has broken from the Indian Plate and rotates
clockwise relative to India about a point a few hundred kilometers west of the Shillong …
clockwise relative to India about a point a few hundred kilometers west of the Shillong …
Paleoseismological evidence of surface faulting along the northeastern Himalayan front, India: Timing, size, and spatial extent of great earthquakes
S Kumar, SG Wesnousky… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The∼ 2500 km long Himalayan arc has experienced three large to great earthquakes of Mw
7.8 to 8.4 during the past century, but none produced surface rupture. Paleoseismic studies …
7.8 to 8.4 during the past century, but none produced surface rupture. Paleoseismic studies …