Appraisal of active tectonics in Hindu Kush: Insights from DEM derived geomorphic indices and drainage analysis

Geoscience Frontiers

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 407-428

  Mahmood, Syed Amer ^a,b   Gloaguen, Richard ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Geomorphic indices; Hindu Kush; IRAT (index of relative active tectonics); Pakistan Afghanistan

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEPOSITION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EROSION; MOUNTAIN REGION; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONICS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UPLIFT;

AFGHANISTAN; HIMALAYAS; HINDU KUSH; KARAKORAM; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84862638763     PISSN: 16749871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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