Synthesis of the distribution of subsidence of the lower Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, Bangladesh

MS Steckler, B Oryan, CA Wilson, C Grall… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deltas, the low-lying land at river mouths, are sensitive to the delicate balance between sea
level rise, land subsidence and sedimentation. Bangladesh and the Ganges-Brahmaputra …

Synthesis of the tectonic and structural elements of the Bengal Basin and its surroundings

MS Hossain, MSH Khan, KR Chowdhury… - Tectonics and structural …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Bengal Basin is a collisional foreland basin in South Asia located at the
juncture of the Eurasian, Indian and Burmese Plates occupying Bangladesh and parts of the …

Damaging earthquakes of the Eastern Indian subcontinent and seismic hazard potential: Insights from palaeoseismology

A Brice, A Pandey, R Jayangondaperumal… - International Geology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The ongoing Indo-Eurasian convergence leads to great megathrust
earthquakes in the Himalayan region, affecting the life and infrastructure of the world's most …

Land subsidence monitoring using InSAR technique in the southwestern region of Bangladesh

MS Sarker, ASMM Kamal, MZ Rahman… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Deltas like the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (GBD) experience significant land
subsidence due to overlaying load, consolidation, sediment compaction, regional tectonics …

Geodynamic model and tectono-structural framework of the Bengal Basin and its surroundings

MS Hossain, W **ao, MSH Khan, KR Chowdhury… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We present a brief, but precise description of the geodynamic evolution, and tectono-
structural framework of the Bengal Basin. The tectonic map (Main Map) at 1: 12, 50,000 …

New GNSS and geological data from the Indo‐Burman subduction zone indicate active convergence on both a locked megathrust and the Kabaw Fault

B Oryan, PM Betka, MS Steckler… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Indo‐Burma subduction zone is a highly oblique subduction system where the
Indian plate is converging with the Eurasian plate. How strain is partitioned between the …

[HTML][HTML] Timing and mechanism of the rise of the Shillong Plateau in the Himalayan foreland

G Govin, Y Najman, A Copley, I Millar… - …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Shillong Plateau (northeastern India) constitutes the only significant
topography in the Himalayan foreland. Knowledge of its surface uplift history is key to …

Eastern Himalayan river captures and upper Assam uplift: Paleo-drainage evolution of the Brahmaputra River

P Rai, B Borgohain, G Mathew, JA Dev, JK Tomson - Gondwana Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The sedimentary rocks exposed in the peripheral foreland basin of a deforming orogen
conserve the history of the geologic process, paleo-drainage and erosion. We present a new …

Slip-partitioning above a shallow, weak décollement beneath the Indo-Burman accretionary prism

PM Betka, L Seeber, SN Thomson, MS Steckler… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indo-Burman Ranges (IBR) are an∼ 375 km wide accretionary prism that
accommodates oblique convergence of the∼ 13–20 km thick Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta …

Crustal Thinning From Orogen to Back‐Arc Basin: The Structure of the Pannonian Basin Region Revealed by P‐to‐S Converted Seismic Waves

D Kalmár, G Hetényi, A Balázs, I Bondár… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the results of P‐to‐S receiver function analysis to improve the 3D image of the
sedimentary layer, the upper crust, and lower crust in the Pannonian Basin area. The …