Characterizing the Main Himalayan Thrust in the Garhwal Himalaya, India with receiver function CCP stacking

WB Caldwell, SL Klemperer, JF Lawrence… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
We use common conversion point (CCP) stacking of Ps receiver functions to image the
crustal structure and Moho of the Garhwal Himalaya of India. Our seismic array of 21 …

One‐dimensional reference velocity model and precise locations of earthquake hypocenters in the Kumaon–Garhwal himalaya

P Mahesh, SS Rai, K Sivaram… - Bulletin of the …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We report an optimum 1D velocity model of the Kumaon–Garhwal Himalaya, based on
analysis of∼ 5000 seismograms generated at 50 digital broadband seismic stations in the …

Higher Himalaya in the Bhagirathi section (NW Himalaya, India): its structures, backthrusts and extrusion mechanism by both channel flow and critical taper …

S Mukherjee - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Higher Himalayan Crystalline (HHC) in the Bhagirathi river section (India) on
fieldwork reveals two extensional ductile top-to-N/NE shear sub-zones—the 'South Tibetan …

Crustal melting and flow beneath northern Tibet: evidence from Mid-Miocene to Quaternary strongly peraluminous rhyolites in the southern Kunlun range

Q Wang, SL Chung, XH Li, D Wyman, ZX Li… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
One of the major geophysical discoveries concerning the Tibetan Plateau is the existence of
unusually weak layers in the mid-to lower crust, a characteristic widely interpreted as the …

Depth-dependent seismic anomalies and potential asperity linked to fluid-driven crustal structure in Garhwal region, NW Himalaya

A Tiwari, A Paul, K Sain, R Singh, R Upadhyay - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Characterizing the stress heterogeneity and crustal complexities are essential to understand
the important aspects of rupture development and its propagation in a tectonically active …

The crustal structure of the western Himalayas and Tibet

A Gilligan, KF Priestley, SW Roecker… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present new, high‐resolution, shear velocity models for the western Himalayas and West
Tibet from the joint inversion of P receiver functions recorded using seismic stations from …

Implications of channel flow analogue models for extrusion of the Higher Himalayan Shear Zone with special reference to the out-of-sequence thrusting

S Mukherjee, HA Koyi, CJ Talbot - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The Higher Himalayan Shear Zone (HHSZ) contains a ductile top-to-N/NE shear
zone—the South Tibetan detachment system-lower (STDS L) and an out-of-sequence thrust …

3-D seismic velocity structure of the Kumaun–Garhwal (Central) Himalaya: insight into the Main Himalayan Thrust and earthquake occurrence

S Gupta, P Mahesh, N Kanna… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective assessment of seismic hazard and understanding of the Himalayan arc's tectonics
requires detailed information on the crustal structure and geometry of the underthrusting …

Seismotectonics and crustal stress field in the Kumaon–Garhwal Himalaya

P Mahesh, S Gupta, U Saikia, SS Rai - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
We present fault plane solutions of 94 well located small-to-moderate sized (1.5≤ ML≤ 5.4)
earthquakes, which occurred in the Kumaon–Garhwal Himalaya during 2005–2008, using P …

Seismic Imaging of Crust Beneath the Western Tibet‐Pamir and Western Himalaya Using Ambient Noise and Earthquake Data

V Kumar, SS Rai, R Hawkins… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new high‐resolution image of the crust beneath the western Himalaya‐Asia
convergence zone encompassing the geographical domain of western Himalaya‐western …