Himalaya, Dynamics of a Giant 3

• Titel: Himalaya, Dynamics of a Giant 3
• Titelzusatz: Current activity of the Himalayan range
• Mitwirkende: Cattin, Rodolphe [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Epard, Jean-Luc [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: coordinated by Rodolphe Cattin, Jean-Luc Epard
• Ausgabe: First edition
• Verlagsort: Hoboken, NJ
• Verlagsort: London
• Verlag: Wiley
• Verlag: ISTE
• Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 278 Seiten)
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Diagramme
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Geoscience - Dynamics of the continental lithosphere
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-394-22868-3
• ISBN: 1-394-22868-6
• DOI: doi:10.1002/9781394228683
• Schlagwörter: (g)Himalaja / (s)Erosion / (s)Orogenese / (s)Glaziologie / (s)Gletschersee / (s)Alpidische Gebirgsbildung
• Schlagwörter: (g)Himalaja / (s)Naturgefahr / (s)Rutschung / (s)Seismologie / (s)Seismotektonik / (s)Erdbeben
• Schlagwörter: (g)Himalaja / (s)Erdbebengefahr / (s)Erdbebenzone / (s)Hebung <Geologie> / (s)Hochgebirge / (s)Regionale Klimatologie
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Himalaya ; 3: Current activity of the Himalayan range. - New York : Wiley Iste, 2023. - xxi, 27788 Seiten
• K10plus-PPN: 1870044479
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.