Drought (scPDSI) reconstruction of trans-Himalayan region of central Himalaya using Pinus wallichiana tree-rings

The frequently occurring strong earthquakes in the Himalayan region signify the seismic vulnerability in the region. The continued northward movement of Indian plate is generating large amount of stress at the plate boundary which is being released in form of large and great earthquakes (M≥7). Absence of such great events in the Himalayan front for last six decades and in some segments for last two centuries envisages the region as a high potential zone for future seismic hazard. In this paper we studied the larger events in the central Himalayan region.Key words: Central Himalaya; Large earthquakes; Seismic hazardsThe Himalayan Physics Vol.1, No.1, May, 2010Page: 14-17Uploaded Date: 28 July, 2011

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Where is (Is there a?) Main Central Thrust in the NW Himalayas of Pakistan?

Journal of Nepal Geological Society ◽

10.3126/jngs.v11i0.32747 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

David A. Spencer

Keyword(s):

Himalayan Region ◽

Central Himalaya ◽

Lesser Himalaya ◽

The South ◽

Main Central Thrust ◽

Kashmir Basin ◽

Correct Location ◽

Tectonic Contact ◽

Made In

The term "Main Central Thrust" was first introduced into Himalayan terminology in 1939. Still today, much discussion exists about whether the Main Central Thrust is actually one, two or three thrust surfaces, especially in the Central Himalaya of India and Nepal. As the Main Central Thrust is widely accepted as the intracontinental thrust that separates the Higher and Lesser Himalaya, its recognition is therefore implicit in using these unit names in the Pakistan Himalaya. The location of any "Main Central Thrust" in the Pakistan area of the Northwest Himalayan region is likely to remain controversial for some time. This is simply because the area where the Main Central Thrust was last seen, to the south of the Kashmir Basin, was some 100 km away from the next suggested location in Neelum and Kaghan Valleys. This intervening area between the last known location and any new suggested location is only scantily mapped in part. Eleven suggestions of locations of the "Main Central Thrust" have been made in Pakistan and a review of their indicative features is given for discussion. Only one position of the Main Central Thrust, at Batal in the Kaghan Valley, is generally accepted by the majority of northwest Himalayan workers (who do believe in a continuation of the MCT) as the correct location for a major tectonic contact which might correlate with the Main Central Thrust.

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A 99-YEAR CHRONOLOGY OF BLUE PINE (PINUS WALLICHIANA) TREE-RINGS CONCERNING INTERANNUAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE CENTRAL HIMALAYAS OF NEPAL

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research ◽

10.15666/aeer/1905_35193532 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 3519-3532

Author(s):

D. GAUTAM ◽

N.M. SHRESTHA ◽

N.P. GAIRE ◽

B.E. ROTH ◽

C.M.B. JANDUG ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Variability ◽

Tree Rings ◽

Central Himalayas ◽

Pinus Wallichiana ◽

Interannual Climate Variability

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A winter temperature reconstruction for the Lidder Valley, Kashmir, Northwest Himalaya based on tree-rings of Pinus wallichiana

Climate Dynamics ◽

10.1007/s00382-019-04773-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 53 (7-8) ◽

pp. 4059-4075 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Santosh K. Shah ◽

Uttam Pandey ◽

Nivedita Mehrotra ◽

Gregory C. Wiles ◽

Rakesh Chandra

Keyword(s):

Tree Rings ◽

Temperature Reconstruction ◽

Winter Temperature ◽

Northwest Himalaya ◽

Pinus Wallichiana

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Conservation and Digital Access of Available Rare Collections of Central Himalaya Region: A Study of Kumaun University

Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services ◽

10.51983/ijiss.2018.8.1.507 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 27-34

Author(s):

Suchetan Kumar ◽

Karnika Shah

Keyword(s):

Himalayan Region ◽

Survey Method ◽

Central Himalaya ◽

Digital Repository ◽

Heritage Culture ◽

Rare Books ◽

The Rich ◽

Physics Department ◽

Repository Software ◽

Zoology Department

The main objective of the study is to conserve and preserve manuscripts/rare books available at DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. Eventually, digitized them and upload in digital repository software at G.B. Pant Library. A survey method is applied and twenty four (24) questionnaires are distributed to the twenty four (24) departments of DSB Campus, Kumaun University. In the survey, researcher got the total 53 rare books and 24 manuscripts from Zoology, Physics, Forestry, Sanskrit, and Hindi Departments. The manuscripts/rare books are not available in remaining nineteen (19) departments of this campus. Preventive and curative work is being done only in twenty four (24) manuscripts of Sanskrit Department, due to the scarcity of funds. After that the images was captured through camera then deciphering the manuscripts through subject expert and making digital repository of these rare documents in Dspace software. The result revealed that Zoology Department contains 44 (23008 folios) rare books of general zoology, entomology, fish and fisheries, genetics, invertebrates and amphibiology. Physics Department contains 1 (470 folios) rare books of spectroscopy. Forestry Department contains 3 (1208 folios) rare books of silviculture. Hindi Department contains 3 (500 folios) rare books aalochanaye and kavitaye and Sanskrit Department contains 24 (297 folios) manuscripts. The conservation process enrich the rare documents and digitization makes them global accessible. The purpose of this study is same and we have tried to make these said documents accessible within the library premises and save the rich heritage culture of Central Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India.

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Bright sparks reveal invisible tree rings

Nature ◽

10.1038/news060911-15 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Quirin Schiermeier

Keyword(s):

Tree Rings

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Cyathodium denticulatum Udar et Srivastava: A rare liverwort new to Chhattisgarh, Central India

Current Botany ◽

10.25081/cb.2020.v11.5882 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 171-174

Author(s):

Ashwini Kumar Dixit ◽

Mery Aradhna Kerketta

Keyword(s):

Rare Species ◽

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Central India ◽

Himalayan Region ◽

Taxonomic Description ◽

First Time ◽

Eastern Himalayan Region

This article reports the occurrence of the thalloid liverwort Cyathodium denticulatum Udar et Srivastava was collected first time from the Achanakmar – Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (AABR) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. It is shown that Cyathodium denticulatum a narrow Himalayan endemic has been reported earlier from Darjeeling, India. There is no record of its occurrence from central India. Cyathodium denticulatum is a rare species known only from eastern Himalayan region. A key to related Indian taxa and taxonomic description is provided.

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