Paleoseismic evidence from trench investigation along Hajipur fault, Himalayan Frontal Thrust, NW Himalaya: Implications of the faulting pattern on landscape evolution and seismic hazard

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-361

  Malik, Javed N ^a   Sahoo, Ajit K ^a   Shah, Afroz A ^a   Shinde, Dattatraya P ^b   Juyal, Navin ^b   Singhvi, Ashok K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Active faults; Himalayan Frontal Thrust; Landscape change; Lateral propagation; Paleoseismology; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; LANDSCAPE CHANGES; LATERAL PROPAGATION; PALEOSEISMOLOGY; SEISMIC HAZARDS;

CHARCOAL; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

BACKPROPAGATION;

ACTIVE FAULT; ANTICLINE; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMBRICATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PALEOSEISMICITY; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEISMIC HAZARD; SLIP RATE; STRATIGRAPHY; THRUST; TRENCH; UPLIFT;

BEAS RIVER; HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 77950539801     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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