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Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Current Activity of the Himalayan Range / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard
| Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Current Activity of the Himalayan Range / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.49604 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geophysics
Geology Science |
| ISBN |
1-394-22868-6
1-394-22866-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Surface Process -- Chapter 1. Orogenesis and Climate -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2.Climate inAsia: present and past -- 1.2.1.Present-dayclimate -- 1.2.2.Cenozoic climate evolution -- 1.3. Reconstructing the paleo-elevation of landforms -- 1.4.The contributionof climatemodeling -- 1.4.1. Impact of orogenesis on the atmospheric circulation -- 1.4.2. Impact of orogenesis on the ocean circulation -- 1.4.3. Impact of orogenesis on the chemical composition of the atmosphere -- 1.5.Conclusion -- 1.6.References -- Chapter 2. Eroding the Himalaya: Processes, Evolution, Implications -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.Main process domains in theHimalaya -- 2.2.1.Himalayanrivers -- 2.2.2.The glaciatedHighRange -- 2.2.3. Critical hillslopes -- 2.3. Extreme events and their contribution to denudation -- 2.4. 1-10 ka timescale and climatic oscillations -- 2.5. Impact of long-term tectonic and climatic evolution over several Ma -- 2.6. Out of the Himalaya: sediment transport and storage from the range to the sedimentarybasin -- 2.7.Conclusion -- 2.8.References -- Part 2. Natural Hazards -- Chapter 3. Glaciers and Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Himalaya -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.Glaciers andtheir future -- 3.2.1. The present state of glaciers at a regional scale -- 3.2.2. On the interest of monitoring glaciers -- 3.2.3.What will happen to the Himalayan glaciers and Karakoram glaciers? -- 3.3.Glacier lakes -- 3.3.1. Formation and present distribution of glacier lakes in theHimalaya -- 3.3.2. Historic changes of glacier lake abundance and size -- 3.3.3.Projectionsof futureglacier lakes -- 3.4. Glacial lake outburst floods and downstream propagation -- 3.4.1.GLOFtriggers.
3.4.2. Dam breach -- 3.4.3.Floodpropagation -- 3.4.4.Earlywarning -- 3.5.Consequences and impact -- 3.6.Role in landscape formation -- 3.7.Conclusion -- 3.8.References -- Chapter 4. Landsliding in the Himalaya: Causes and Consequences -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Understanding landsliding and their links to the dynamics of theHimalayanrange -- 4.2.1. Preliminary notions on the mechanics of landsliding -- 4.2.2. Seasonal landsliding caused by monsoons and extreme rainfall -- 4.2.3. Landslide induced by earthquakes and other exceptional perturbations -- 4.2.4.Giant and paleo-landslides -- 4.3.LandslideswithinHimalayansociety -- 4.3.1. Hazard cascades and their societal impact -- 4.3.2. Human activities as an additional trigger of landslides -- 4.3.3. Potential for mitigation -- 4.3.4. Climate change and future landsliding -- 4.4.Conclusion -- 4.5.References -- Chapter 5. Himalayan Surface Rupturing Earthquakes -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. The large devastating earthquakes in the Himalaya -- 5.2.1. Historical chronicles and earthquakes -- 5.2.2. Strong instrumental earthquakes -- 5.3. Surface expression of the seismic deformation in the landscape andwithin paleoseismological excavations -- 5.3.1. In the mesoseismal trace of the 1934 earthquake -- 5.3.2. In the mesoseismal trace of the 1714 earthquake in Bhutan -- 5.3.3. In the mesoseismal trace of the 1950 earthquake -- 5.4. Overview of the paleoseismological excavations along theHimalayanarc -- 5.5. Abandoned alluvial terraces, an archive of the paleoearthquakes -- 5.6.Conclusion -- 5.7.References -- Chapter 6. Seismic Coupling and Hazard Assessment of the Himalaya -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. From current ground motion to the buildup of slip deficit at depth -- 6.2.1. Geodetic observations of the interseismic period -- 6.2.2. Inferring coupling along the MHT with a Bayesian analysis. 6.2.3. Interseismic couplingdistribution -- 6.2.4.Discussion -- 6.3.Seismic potentialof theMHT -- 6.3.1.Conservationof the seismicmoment -- 6.3.2. Magnitude-frequency distribution in the Himalaya -- 6.3.3. Including the physics of fault slip in seismic hazard -- 6.3.4.Seismic potential of theMHT -- 6.4. Seismic hazard in the Himalaya -- 6.4.1. Ground motion prediction equations and Vs30 -- 6.4.2.Modelingscenario events -- 6.4.3. Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment -- 6.4.4. From hazard to risk -- 6.5.Conclusion -- 6.6.References -- Part 3. Focus -- Chapter 7. Recent and Present Deformation of the Western Himalaya -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2.Structural styles and tectonic prismmodel -- 7.2.1.Themainstructural zones -- 7.2.2. The Himalaya in the west of the syntax -- 7.2.3. The Himalaya of the Jammu-Kashmir area -- 7.2.4. A structural evolution in agreement with the tectonic prismmodel -- 7.3. Out-of-sequence deformation in the western Himalayan syntax -- 7.3.1. Quaternary out-of-sequence activity of the NW Himalayan thrusts -- 7.3.2. Out-of-sequence seismological and paleoseismological activity in theNWHimalaya -- 7.4. Deformation associated with a ductile décollement, not always aseismic -- 7.4.1. Seismic coupling assessment along the MHT -- 7.4.2. Occurrence of ruptures on asperities -- 7.4.3. Transition between thin-skin and thick-skin tectonics -- 7.5.Conclusion -- 7.6.References -- Chapter 8. The 2015 April 25 Gorkha Earthquake -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The mainshock and its effects on the ground -- 8.2.1. Overview description of the mainshock -- 8.2.2. Ground motion and deformation -- 8.3. Investigatingthe seismic source at depth -- 8.4.Aftershockactivity andpost-seismic relaxation -- 8.4.1. Early aftershocks and the occurrence of the Kodari earthquake -- 8.4.2. Seismicity monitored by denser, dedicated temporary networks. 8.4.3. Post-seismic relaxation monitored by geodetic and seismological networks -- 8.5. A more earthquake-informed and earthquake-resilient local community in the aftermath of the earthquake -- 8.6.Conclusion -- 8.7.References -- Chapter 9. Crustal Fluids in the Nepal Himalaya and Sensitivity to the Earthquake Cycle -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Overview of thermal springs geochemistry in Nepal -- 9.3. Overview of gaseous emission zones in Nepal -- 9.4.Spatial organizationof crustalfluid release -- 9.5. Temporal variations of crustal fluid release: a tectonic control -- 9.6.Conclusion -- 9.7.References -- Conclusion -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA. |
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Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Tectonic Units and Structure of the Himalaya / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard
| Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Tectonic Units and Structure of the Himalaya / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.49604 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geophysics
Geology Science |
| ISBN |
1-394-22862-7
1-394-22859-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Tethyan Himalayan Sequence -- Chapter 1. Magmatism in the Kohistan-Ladakh Paleo-arc: Building Continental Crust During the India-Eurasia Convergence -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Geological setting of the Kohistan-Ladakh arc -- 1.3.Main geological contacts -- 1.3.1. The Shyok Suture Zone -- 1.3.2. The Indus Suture Zone -- 1.4. Reconstruction of the arc structure and evolution -- 1.4.1.SouthernPlutonicComplex -- 1.4.2.ChilasComplex -- 1.4.3. Gilgit Complex and Kohistan Batholith -- 1.4.4. Ladakh Batholith -- 1.5. Geochemistry and magmatic evolution of Kohistan-Ladakh magmas -- 1.5.1. Inferences for juvenile continental crust construction -- 1.5.2. Isotopic composition, inferences on the mantle source and crustal assimilation, and implications for the timing of collisions -- 1.6. Tectonic reconstructions of Kohistan-Ladakh arc evolution -- 1.6.1. Scenario 1: south-dipping subduction zone -- 1.6.2. Scenario 2: north-dipping subduction zone -- 1.7.Conclusion -- 1.8.References -- Chapter 2. Suture Zone -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.General geologicaldescriptionof the ITSZ -- 2.3. The Indus suture zone of the Eastern Ladakh, the Nidar zone -- 2.3.1. The Indus group sediments -- 2.3.2. The Nidar ophiolite -- 2.3.3. The accretionary wedge or oceanic mélange -- 2.4.Conclusion -- 2.5.References -- Chapter 3. Geological Evolution of the Tethys Himalaya -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.The stratigraphyof theTethysHimalaya -- 3.2.1.The pre-Tethyanhistory -- 3.2.2.TheNeotethyanrift stage -- 3.2.3.TheNeotethyandrift stage -- 3.2.4. The Paleocene-Eocene collision stage -- 3.3.Deformationof theTethysHimalaya -- 3.3.1.Deformation and metamorphismof the Tethys Himalaya in Dolpo (WesternNepal).
3.3.2. Deformation and metamorphism of the Tethys Himalaya inLadakh(NWIndia) -- 3.4.Conclusion -- 3.5.References -- Part 2. Greater Himalayan Crystalline Complex -- Chapter 4. High-Pressure and Ultra-High-Pressure Units in the Himalaya -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. High pressure rocks in the suture zone (witnesses of the oceanic subduction) -- 4.2.1. The Shapi-Shergol blueschists (Ladakh) -- 4.2.2.TheShanglaBlueschists (Pakistan) -- 4.2.3.TheSangsangBlueschist -- 4.2.4. The Indo-Burmese Blueschists -- 4.3. Continental high-pressure (HP) to ultra-high-pressure (UHP) metamorphism of the Indian margin (continental subduction) located next to the Indus Tsangpo Suture Zone -- 4.3.1.TheKaghanunit -- 4.3.2.TheTsoMorariUHPunit -- 4.3.3. Other HP metamorphosed unit south of suture zone in the Indian continentalmargin -- 4.4. Oligocene-Miocene high-pressure, high-temperature metamorphism eclogite with granulite overprint far from the suture zone -- 4.5.Conclusion -- 4.6.References -- Chapter 5. The Greater Himalayan Sequence - Tectonic, Petrographic and Kinematic Evolution of the Metamorphic Core Zone of the Himalayan Orogeny -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the GHS in the central part of the Himalaya inNepal -- 5.3. Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the GHS in the north-western part of the Indian Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh -- 5.3.1. Metamorphism and deformation in the High Himalayan Crystalline Zone of Zanskar -- 5.3.2. Timing of crustal shortening and metamorphism along the Miyar ShearZone -- 5.3.3. Kinematic and tectonothermal evolution of the High Himalayan Crystalline Zone of Zanskar -- 5.4.Conclusion -- 5.5.References -- Chapter 6. Oligo-Miocene Exhumation of the Metamorphic Core Zone of the Himalaya Across the Range -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2.CentralHimalaya -- 6.3.NorthWest India -- 6.4.Conclusion. 6.5.References -- Part 3. Lesser and Sub Himalayan Sequence -- Chapter 7. Lithostratigraphy, Petrography and Metamorphism of the Lesser Himalayan Sequence -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2.Lithostratigraphyand petrography -- 7.2.1.Lower-LHS -- 7.2.2.Upper-LHS -- 7.2.3.Meta-igneous rocks -- 7.2.4. Along-strike variation in the LHS lithostratigraphy -- 7.3.Metamorphism -- 7.3.1.Lower-LHS -- 7.3.2.Upper-LHS -- 7.3.3.Tectonic implications -- 7.4.Conclusion -- 7.5.References -- Chapter 8. Sedimentary and Structural Evolution of the Himalayan Foreland Basin -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Overall geometry of the outer Himalayan domain -- 8.2.1.Forelandbasin geometry -- 8.2.2. Incorporation of the foreland basin into the range: a typical thin-skinnedthrust belt structure -- 8.3.Themain forelandsediments features -- 8.3.1. Present-day foothill sediments and morphology -- 8.3.2. Sedimentary facies of the Neogene Siwalik foreland basin deposits -- 8.3.3.Evolutionof sources -- 8.3.4. Evolution of environmental conditions -- 8.4. Evolution of the outer Himalayan domain: geodynamics and external processes control -- 8.4.1. Critical tectonic wedge, tectonic and surface processes velocity -- 8.4.2. Processes controlling the evolution of the foreland basin -- 8.5.Conclusion -- 8.6.References -- Conclusion -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA. |
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Himalaya, dynamics of a giant 1 : Geodynamic setting of the Himalayan range / / Rodolphe Cattin, Jean-Luc Epard
| Himalaya, dynamics of a giant 1 : Geodynamic setting of the Himalayan range / / Rodolphe Cattin, Jean-Luc Epard |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.49604 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geophysics
Geology Science |
| ISBN |
1-394-22858-9
1-394-22856-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Tibet -- Chapter 1. Plate Reconstructions and Mantle Dynamics Leading to the India-Asia Collision -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The India-Asia convergence and the age of the collision -- 1.2.1.The India-Asia convergence -- 1.2.2. The age of the India-Asia collision -- 1.3. Plate collision configurations -- 1.3.1. Reconstructing lost continental margins -- 1.3.2. Alternative collision configurations -- 1.4. Reconstruction of the Neotethys Ocean closure dynamic -- 1.4.1. Number of subduction accommodating the Neotethys closure -- 1.4.2. Location of the Intraoceanic subduction zone and associated arc -- 1.4.3. Driving forces of the India-Asia convergence during Neotethys closure -- 1.5.Conclusion -- 1.6.References -- Chapter 2. Building the Tibetan Plateau During the Collision Between the India and Asia Plates -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.Present-dayTibetan crustal deformation -- 2.2.1. GPS velocity field and focal mechanisms in Tibet -- 2.2.2. Surface motions and deformation due to Indian indentation -- 2.3. Tibetan lithospheric mantle subduction during collision -- 2.3.1. Imaging ongoing subduction beneath Tibet -- 2.3.2. Imaging subduction of lithospheric Tibetan mantle during the collision -- 2.3.3. Volcanism in Tibet showing the subduction of lithospheric Asian mantle during the early collision -- 2.4. Modeling the Tibetan plateau formation during the indentation of the Indiancontinent intoAsia -- 2.4.1. Analogue modeling of the Tibetan lithosphere subduction duringthe indentationof India -- 2.4.2. Numerical modeling of Asian thickening and extrusion during the subduction of a continental-oceanic plate -- 2.5.Conclusion.
2.6.References -- Chapter 3. The Major Thrust Faults and Shear Zones -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.Some basic concepts -- 3.3.Main faults andshear zones -- 3.3.1. South Tibetan detachment system (STDS) -- 3.3.2.MainCentral thrust (MCT) -- 3.3.3. Main Boundary thrust (MBT) -- 3.3.4.MainFrontal thrust (MFT) -- 3.3.5. Main Himalayan thrust (MHT), continental megathrust -- 3.4.Tectonicmodels -- 3.4.1. Fold-and-thrust belt versus channel flow -- 3.4.2.Coeval slip along theSTDSand theMCT -- 3.5.Conclusion -- 3.6.References -- Part 2. Along Strike Variations -- Chapter 4. Seismological Imaging and Current Seismicity of the Himalayan Arc -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Imagingby elasticwaves -- 4.2.1.Active seismics -- 4.2.2.Passive seismics -- 4.2.3. Tomographic imaging for bulk properties -- 4.2.4.Wave reflections and conversions for interfaces -- 4.3. Exploring the Central Himalaya along cross-sections -- 4.3.1.Field experiments -- 4.3.2. Main interfaces -- 4.3.3.Where do subducted plates go? -- 4.4.Lateral variations -- 4.4.1. Lateral ramps on the MHT, along-arcMoho variations -- 4.4.2. Segmentation of the India plate lithosphere -- 4.4.3.Thewestern andeastern syntaxes -- 4.5.Current seismicity of theHimalaya -- 4.5.1. Earthquake detection, location and activity -- 4.5.2. Seismicity of the Himalaya: an incomplete patchwork -- 4.5.3.Seismicity of theHimalaya:main features -- 4.6.Conclusion -- 4.7.References -- Chapter 5. Gravity Observations and Models Along the Himalayan Arc -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Methods -- 5.2.1. Measurements -- 5.2.2.Corrections -- 5.2.3.Anomalies -- 5.3. Isostasy -- 5.3.1.Local compensation -- 5.3.2.Regional compensation -- 5.3.3.Effectiveelastic thickness -- 5.4.Flexure of the Indianplate -- 5.4.1. Gravity anomaly across the Himalayan belt -- 5.4.2. Along-strike variation between Nepal and Bhutan -- 5.5. Satellite data contribution. 5.5.1.Gravitymeasurements fromspace -- 5.5.2. Towards a three-dimensional image -- 5.6.Conclusion -- 5.7.References -- Chapter 6. Topographic and Thermochronologic Constraints on the Himalayan Décollement Geometry -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Methods -- 6.2.1. Quantitative geomorphic analysis -- 6.2.2. Measures of erosion at different timescales: cosmogenic nuclides and thermochronology -- 6.2.3. From exhumation to kinematics: thermo-kinematic models -- 6.3.Regional case studies -- 6.3.1.CentralHimalaya-Nepal -- 6.4.Discussion -- 6.4.1. Constraints on MHT geometry and kinematics at different timescales -- 6.4.2.Nature and evolutionof rampson theMHT -- 6.4.3. Evidence for out-of-sequence thrusting? -- 6.4.4.Lateral segmentationof theMHT -- 6.5.Conclusion -- 6.6.References -- Part 3. Focus -- Chapter 7. Application of Near-surface Geophysical Methods for Imaging Active Faults in the Himalaya -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Near-surface geophysics -- 7.2.1. Geophysical methods for fault mapping -- 7.2.2. Case study data and inversion technique -- 7.3. Geophysical results of case study from south Bhutan -- 7.3.1.Electrical resistivity tomography -- 7.3.2.Seismic tomography -- 7.3.3.Micro-gravity -- 7.4. Implications of near-surface geophysical findings -- 7.4.1.Subsurface imaging -- 7.4.2.Overthrustingslip rate assessment -- 7.4.3. Deformation at the topographic front -- 7.5.Conclusion -- 7.6.References -- Chapter 8. Overview of Hydrothermal Systems in the Nepal Himalaya -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Measurement methods -- 8.2.1.Explorationapproach -- 8.2.2.Thermal springwatermeasurements -- 8.2.3. CO2 flux and radonfluxmeasurements -- 8.2.4. Carbon content and isotopic composition measurements -- 8.3. Summary of results at the hydrothermal sites in the Nepal Himalaya -- 8.3.1. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Far-Western Nepal. 8.3.2. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Mid-Western Nepal -- 8.3.3. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Western Nepal -- 8.3.4. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Central Nepal -- 8.3.5. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Eastern Nepal -- 8.3.6. Overview of hydrothermal sites in the MFT zone -- 8.4.Conclusion -- 8.5.References -- Conclusion -- Rodolphe CATTIN and Jean-Luc EPARD of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA. |
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