Publications

 

 

Books & Monographs

 

Publications in Journals (2011-12)

 

Das, J. D., Yazdana Shujat and Saraf, A.K. (2010) Spatial technologies in deriving the morphotectonic characteristics of tectonically active western Tripura region, Northeast India. Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp.249-258 (DOI 10.1007/s12524-011-0090-6).

 

Das, J. D., Yazdana Shujat, Saraf, A.K., Rawat, V., Sharma, K. (2010) Morphotectonic features and fault propagation folding of Bhuban Hills, NE India using Satellite image and DEM. Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing Vol. 39, No. 1, pp.73-81 (DOI: 10.1007/s12524-011-0066-6).

 

A. K. SarafRawat, V., Das, J., Zia, M.and Sharma, K., (2011), Satellite detection of thermal precursors of Yamnotri, Ravar and Dalbandin earthquakes, Natural Hazards, Vol. 61, No. 2 (2012), pp. 861-872 (DOI 10.1007/s11069-011-9922-5).

 

R.P.Gupta, 2011, Dry Snow,  Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glacier, Eds:  V P Singh, P Singh & U K Haritashya , Springer,  Dordrecht, pp 241-242.

 

R.P. Gupta, 2011, Dry and wet snow line/zone, Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glacier, Eds:  V P Singh, P Singh & U K Haritashya , Springer,  Dordrecht, pp 240-241.

 

R.K.Samadder,  S. Kumar, & R.P.Gupta, 2011, Paleochannels and their potential for   artificial groundwater recharge in the western Ganga plains, Journal of Hydrology 400: 154–164.

 

Shah, J., Srivastava, D. C. and Joshi, S. 2012. Sinistral transpression along the Main Boundary Thrust in Amritpur area, Southeastern Kumaun Himalaya. Tectonophysics, 532-535, 258-270.

 

Reddy S., and Srivastava, D. C. 2012. Rapid extraction of central vacancy by image-analysis of Fry plots. Journal of Structural Geology, 40, 44-53.

 

Bajpai, S.,Thewissen, J. G. M. & Conley, R.W. (2011). Cranial anatomy of middle Eocene Remingtonocetus (Cetacea, Mammalia) from Kutch, western India. Journal of Paleontology,85(4): 705-720.

 

Clementz, M., Bajpai, S., Ravikant, V., Thewissen, J. G. M.,Saravanan, N., Singh, I. B.  & Prasad, V. (2011). Early Eocene Warming Events and the timing of terrestrial faunal exchange between India and Asia. Geology,39: 15-18.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M., Sensor, J.D., Clementz, M., & Bajpai, S. (2011).Evolution of dental wear and diet during the origin of whales. Paleobiology, 37(4):  655–669.

 

Cooper, L.N.,Thewissen, J.G.M., Bajpai, S.,Tiwari, B.N. (2012) Postcranial morphology and locomotion of the Eocene raoellid Indohyus (Artiodactyla: Mammalia). Historical Biology, 24( 3): 279-310.

 

P.Purushothaman and G.J.Chakrapani (2011) Trace metals biogeochemistry of Kumaun Himalayan lakes, Uttarakhand, India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2163-y, Springer Publ.

 

P.Purushothaman, S.Mishra, A.Das and G.J.Chakrapani (2011) Sediment and hydro biogeochemistry of lake Nainital, Kumaun Himalaya, India, Environmental Earth Sciences, DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1123-8, Springer Publ.

 

H.Gupta, G.J.Chakrapani, K.Selvaraj and S-J Kao (2011) The fluvial geochemistry, contributions of silicate, carbonate and saline-alkaline components to chemical weathering flux and controlling parameters: Narmada River (Deccan Traps), India. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75:800-824, Elsevier Publ.

 

S.K.Yadav and G.J.Chakrapani (2011) Geochemistry, dissolved elemental flux rates, and dissolution kinetics of lithologies of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Himalayas, India, Environmental Earth Sciences, 62: 593-610, Springer Publ

 

Joshi A, Pushpa Kumari, Sushil Kumar, Sharma, M. L., Ghosh, A. K., Agarwal, M. K.  and Ravikiran, A., Estimation of model parameter of sumatra earthquake using empirical green’s function technique and generation of hypothetical earthquake scenario for Andaman Island, India. Natural Hazard, 62, (20120, 1081-1108.

 

Mohan, K. and Joshi, A., Role of attenuation relationship in shaping the seismic hazard, Natural hazard, 60, (2012), 649-670.         

 

Maurya A. S, Shah, M., Deshpande R.D., Bharadwaj, R.M., Prasad, A and Gupta S.K.  Hydrograph separation and precipitation source identification using stable water isotopes and conductivity: River Ganga at Himalayan foothills, Hydrological Processes, 2011, 25, 1521-1530.  DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7912

 

Sri Niwas, B. Tezkan and M. Israil; Aquifer hydraulic conductivity estimation from surface Geoelectrical measurements for Krauthausen test site, Germany. Hydrogeology Journal, 2011, 19, 307-315.

 

Sudha, Bulent Tezkan, M. Israil and J. Rai; Combined electrical and electromagnetic imaging of hot fluid within fractured rock in rugged Himalayan Terrain. J. App. Geophysics, 2011, 74,205-214.

 

P. Yogeshwar, B. Tezkan, M. Israil, M. E. Candansayar; Groundwater contamination in the Roorkee area, India: 2D joint inversion of Radiomagnetotelluric and Direct current Resistivity data. J. App. Geophysics , 2012, 76,127-135.

 

M. von Papen, B. Tezkan and M. Israil; Characterization of an aquifer in Roorkee, India  using spatially constrained inversion of in-loop tem data, Near Surface Geophysics, 2012, Doi:10.3997/1873-0604.2012011

 

A.K. Choudhary, A.K. Jain, Sandeep Singh, RM. Manickavasagam and K. Chandra (2011) Crustal Accretion and Metamorphism of Mesoarchean Granulites in Palghat-Cauvery Shear Zone, Southern India. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 77, 227-238.

 

Priyom Roy, Arvind K. Jain and Sandeep Singh (2010) Microstructures of mylonites along the Karakoram Shear Zone, Tangste Valley, Pangong Mountains, Karakoram, Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 75, 679-694.

 

Sandeep Singh, Munendra Singh, A.K.Choudhary, Anju Saxena, I.B. Singh, A.K. Jain (2010) Sr isotopic signature of the Ganga Alluvial Plain and its implication to Sr flux of the Ganga River System. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geol. Rundsch.), 99, 1991-1997.  DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0479-4.

 

Munendra Singh, Amit Kumar Singh, Swati, Sandeep Singh and A.K. Choudhary (2010) Arsenic mobility in fluvial environment of the Ganga Plain, northern India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 59, 1703-1715DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0152-z

 

Kannan, M, Saranathan,E and Anbalagan.R. 2011.`Macro landslide hazard zonation mapping – case study from Bodi-Bodimedu Ghats Section,Theni District, Tamilnadu, India’ Jour. Soc. Remote Sens., DOI 10 1007/s12524-011-0112-4.

 

Kannan. M., Saranathan. E., and Anbalagan. R., 2011, “Macro Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping – Case study from Bodi – Bodimettu Ghat section, Theni District, Tamil Nadu – India”. Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Vol.39, No.4, pp 485-496. (Scopus journal).

 

Kannan. M., Saranathan. E., and Anbalagan. R., 2011, “Evaluation of Vulnerable Zones in Bodi-Bodimettu Ghat section, Bodinayakkanur Taluk, Theni District, Tamil Nadu,”, Indian Landslides, Vol.4, No.1, pp 39-44.(Scopus journal).

 

Kannan. M., Saranathan. E., and Anbalagan. R., 2012, “Landslide Vulnerability Mapping using Frequency Ratio Model: A GIS approach in Bodi-Bodimettu ghat section, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0587-5, Online First™, 13 May 2012.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2010-11)

 

A. Shukla, M. K. Arora & R. P.Gupta, Synergistic approach for mapping debris-covered glaciers using optical–thermal remote sensing data with inputs from geomorphometric parameters, Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (2010):  1378–1387.

 

A. Shukla, R.P.Gupta & M. K. Arora,, Delineation of debris-covered glacier boundary using optical and thermal remote sensing data. Remote Sensing Letters, 1 (2010): 11-17.

 

R. Chakraborty, R.P.Gupta, & A. K. Awasthi, Model thermal anomalies over petroliferous basins, Oil and Gas Journal, August 2010,  pp 72-75.

 

Das, J. D., A. K. Saraf, Yazdana Shujat, (2010), Remote sensing technique in identifying geometry and geomorphic features of Indo-Burman frontal fold belt, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 31, No. 16, pp. 4481- 4503.

 

Kanika Sharma, A. K. Saraf, J. D. Das, Vineeta Rawat and Yazdana Shujat (2010), SRTM and ASTER DEM characteristics of two areas from Himalayan region, International Geoinformatics Research and Development Journal Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 25-31.

 

Saraf, A. K., J. D. Das and Vineeta Rawat, (2010), Satellite Based Detection of Early Occurring and Co-Seismic landslides, International Geoinformatics Research and Development Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.1-12.

 

Saraf, A. K., A. K. Bora and J. D. Das, Vineeta Rawat, Kanika Sharma and Sanjay K. Jain (2010), Winter fog over the Indo-Gangetic Plains: Mapping and Modelling using Remote Sensing and GIS, Natural Hazards, DOI 10.1007/s11069-010-9660-0.

 

Vineeta Rawat,  Saraf A. K., J. D. Das, Kanika Sharma & Yazdana Suzat (2010), Anomalous land surface temperature and outgoing long wave radiation observations prior to earthquakes in India and Romania, Natural Hazards, DOI 10.1007/s11069-011-9736-5

 

Saranathan,E, Kumar,V.R., Kannan,M. and Anbalagan,R. 2010.`Landslide macro hazard zonation of Yecard hill slopes Ghat sections – Km10/4 to 29/6’, Indian Landslides, V.3,No.1, 9-16.

 

Chakraborthy,D., Anbalagan,R. Koli,A. 2010. `Slope stability analysis with appropriate remedial measures for Kailakhan area, Nainital’, Indian Landslides, V.3,No.1, 35 -42.

 

H.Gupta, G.J.Chakrapani, K.Selvaraj and S-J Kao (2011) The fluvial geochemistry, contributions of silicate, carbonate and saline-alkaline components to chemical weathering flux and controlling parameters: Narmada River (Deccan Traps), India. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75:800-824, Elsevier Publ.

 

S.K.Yadav and G.J.Chakrapani (2011) Geochemistry, dissolved elemental flux rates, and dissolution kinetics of lithologies of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Himalayas, India, Environmental Earth Sciences, 62: 593-610.

 

Michelle Viswanathan and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Laboratory Experiments on River-Estuary Geonanomaterials, Current Science, 99(2): 213-215.

 

S.K.Das and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Assessment of metal toxicity in soils and waters from Raniganj coalfield, India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1618x.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Organic geochemical record of increased productivity in Lake Naukuchiyatal, Kumaun Himalauyas, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 60(4): 837-843.

 

G.R.Tripathy, V.Goswami, S.K.Singh and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Temporal variations in Sr and 87Sr/86Sr of the Ganga headwaters : Estimates of dissolved Sr flux to the mainstream. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7572.

 

P.Dubey, V.Ravikant and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Strontium isotopic compositions in selected hot spring waters in northwestern Himalaya. Himalayan Geology 31 (1): 19-23

 

Sudha, B. Tezkan, M. Israil, D. C. Singhal and J. Rai (2010), Geoelectrical mapping of aquifer contamination: A case study from Roorkee/India. J. of Near-surface Geophysics, 2010, 8, 33-42.

 

D. C. Singhal, M. Israil, V. K. Sharma and B. Kumar (2010), Evaluation of groundwater resources and estimation of its potential in Pathri Rao watershed, district Haridwar (Uttarakhand). Current Science, 2010, 98, 2,25, 162-170.

 

Sri Niwas, B. Tezkan and M. Israil (2011), Aquifer hydraulic conductivity estimation from surface Geoelectrical measurements for Krauthausen test site, Germany. Hydrogeology Journal, 2011, 19, 307-315.

 

Bajpai, S., Domning, D.P., Das, Jorge, V. J. & Mishra, V. P. (2011), A new fossil sirenian (Mammalia, Dugonginae) from the Miocene of India., Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie,258(1), (2010), 39-50.

 

Keller, G. Adatte, T., Pardo, A., Bajpai, S. Khosla, A. & Samant, B. Cretaceous extinctions: Evidence overlooked. Science, 328, (2010), 974-975.

 

Clementz, M., Bajpai, S., Ravikant, V., Thewissen, J. G. M.,Saravanan, N., Singh, I. B. & Prasad, V. (2010). Early Eocene Warming Events and the timing of terrestrial faunal exchange between India and Asia. Geology, (2010) doi:10.1130/G31585.1.

 

Ravikant, V. & Bajpai, S.  Strontium isotope evidence for the age of Eocene fossil whales of Kutch, western India. Geological Magazine, 147 (3), (2010), 473–477

 

Sanjeev Rajput1, N. K. Thakur, P. P. Rao  and Anand Joshi,, AVO response for a complex double bottom simulating reflectors model, Current Science, 98, 2010, 1354-1358, 2010,

 

A.Joshi, M. Mohanty, A.R. Bansal, V.P. Dimri, R.K. Chadha, Use of spectral acceleration data for determination of three dimensional attenuation structures in the Pithoragarh region of Kumaon Himalaya, Journal of Seismology, 14, 2010, 247-272.

 

Joshi and K. Mohan, Expected peak ground acceleration in uttarakhand Himalaya,India region from a deterministic hazard model, Natural Hazards, 52, 2010, 299-317.

 

Pitambar Pati, B. Parkash, A.K. Awasthi, Vivekanand Acharya and Satvinder Singh, 2010;  Concealed thrusts in the Middle Gangetic Plain, India- a ground penetrating radar study process  truth against geomorphic features supporting normal faulting, Jour. of Asian Earth Sciences, 40, p 315-325.

 

Singh., U.K.Sharma, A.K.Awasthi, N.S. Virdi and R. Kumar, 2011, Geomorphic and  structural Evidences of Neotectonic Activity and Sub-Himalayan bill of Nahan Salient,  NW India, Jour. Geological Society of India, 77, p 175-182

 

Seema Singh, B. Parkash & A.K. Awasthi, 2011, Late Miocene record of paleovegetation  from Siwlik paleosols of the Ramnagar sub-basin, India, Current Sciences 100   p.213-

 

Pati, P., B. Parkash, A.K. Awasthi and Vivekanand , 2011, Holocene Tectono- geomorphic  Evolution of pasty of the Upper and Middle  Gangetic plains, India Journal of Geomorphology,  Vol.128 p.148-170.

 

Mukhopadhyay, S. and Sharma, J., Crustal scale detachment in the Himalayas: a reappraisal, Geoph. J. Int., 183, (2010), 850–860. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04755.x.

 

Priyom Roy, Arvind K. Jain and Sandeep Singh (2010) Microstructures of mylonites along the Karakoram Shear Zone, Tangste Valley, Pangong Mountains, Karakoram, Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 75, 679-694.

 

Sandeep Singh, Munendra Singh, A.K.Choudhary, Anju Saxena, I.B. Singh, A.K. Jain (2010) Sr isotopic signature of the Ganga Alluvial Plain and its implication to Sr flux of the Ganga River System. International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geol. Rundsch.), 99, 1991-1997.  DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0479-4.

 

Munendra Singh, Amit Kumar Singh, Swati, Sandeep Singh and A.K. Choudhary (2010) Arsenic mobility    in fluvial environment of the Ganga Plain, northern India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 59, 1703-1715 DOI:    10.1007/s12665-009-0152-z.

 

R. D. Deshpande, A. S. Maurya, Bhishm Kumar, A. Sarkar, and S. K. Gupta (2010): Rain‐vapor interaction and vapor source identification usingstable isotopes from semiarid western India,JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 115, D23311, doi:10.1029/2010JD014458.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2009-10)

 

 

Jain, S., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2009), Assessment of Snowmelt Runoff Using Remote Sensing and Effect of Climate Change on Runoff, Water Resources and Management, DOI 10.1007/s11269-009-9523-1.

 

Saraf, A. K., Vineeta Rawat, Swapnamita Choudhury, Sudipta Dasgupta and Josodhir Das, (2009), Advances in understanding of the mechanism for generation of earthquake thermal precursors detected by satellites, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Vol. 11, pp. 373-379.

 

Pachauri , A.K. , Terrain Analysis for landslide hazard zonation, ICFAI Journal Of Earth Sciences, Vol-3, 4 2009 Page- 1to

 

A.Joshi,M. Mohanty, S.S. Teotia, A.R. Bansal, V.P.Dimri, R.K.Chadha, 2009,  Crustal Attenuation of Shearwaves in Pithoragarh region, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union,  13, 3, 137-146.

 

A.Joshi, M. Mohanty, A.R. Bansal, V.P. Dimri, R.K. Chadha, 2010, Use of spectral  acceleration data for determination of three dimensional attenuation structures in the   Pithoragarh region of Kumaon Himalaya, Journal of Seismology, 14, 247-272.

 

A. Joshi and K. Mohan, 2010, Expected peak ground acceleration in Uttarakhand Himalaya, India region from a deterministic hazard model, Natural Hazards, 52, 299-317.

 

S.K.Yadav and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Geochemistry, dissolved elemental flux rates, and dissolution kinetics of lithologies of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Himalayas, India, Environmental Earth Sciences, DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0550-2.

 

G.R.Tripathy, V.Goswami, S.K.Singh and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Temporal variations in Sr and 87Sr/86Sr of the Ganga headwaters : Estimates of dissolved Sr flux to the mainstream. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7572.

 

P.Dubey, V.Ravikant and G.J.Chakrapani (2010) Strontium isotopic compositions in selected hot spring waters in northwestern Himalaya. Himalayan Geology 31 (1): 19-23.

 

G.J.Chakrapani and R.K.Saini (2009) Influence of monsoon on the variations in water discharge and sediment load in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Himalayas, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 35(6) : 545-553.

 

G.J.Chakrapani, R.K.Saini and S.K.Yadav (2009) Chemical weathering rates in the Alaknanda-Bhagirathi river basins in Himalayas, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences , 34 : 347-362.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh and G.J.Chakrapani (2009) Comparison of bulk organic matter characteristics in three Kumaun Himalayan Lakes, Current Science,  97(4): 372-375.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh and G.J.Chakrapani (2009) Organic geochemical record of increased productivity in Lake Naukuchiyatal, Kumaun Himalauyas, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 60(4): 837-843.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh, G.J.Chakrapani and B.Kumar (2009) Biogeochemical records of paleoenvironmental changes in Nainital lake, Kumaun Himalayas, India Journal of Paleolimnology, 42(4): 571-580.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh and G.J.Chakrapani (2009) An environmental record of changes in sedimentary organic matter from Lake Sattal in Kumaun Himalayas, India. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (8) : 2783-2795.

 

Kumari Sudha, Israil M, Mittal S, Rai J; Soil characterization using electrical resistivity tomography and geotechnical investigations. Journal of Applied Geophysics 67, 74-79.

 

Ranjan Sinha, Israil M, Singhal D C ; A hydrogeological model of the relationship between Geoelectric and hydraulic parameters of anisotropic aquifers hydrogeology Journal 17: 495-503.

 

R. Chand, M. Israil and J. Rai ; Schumann resonance frequency variations observed in

magnetotelluric data recorded from Garhwal Himalayan region India Ann. Geophys., 27, 3497-3507.

 

R.P.Gupta, R. Chakraborty, & AK. Awasthi, 2009, Satellite data can cost effectively show oil field thermal anomalies. Oil and Gas Journal, November 2, 2009, pp 34-36

 

A. Shukla, R.P.Gupta & M. K. Arora, 2009, Estimation of debris cover and its temporal variation using optical satellite sensor data – a case study in the Chenab basin, Himalayas, Journal of Glaciology, 55 (191): 444–45.

 

A. Shukla, R.P.Gupta & M. K. Arora, 2010, Delineation of debris-covered glacier boundary using optical and thermal remote sensing data. Remote Sensing Letters, 1 (1): 11-17

 

Ravikant, V. & Bajpai, S. (2010).Strontium isotope evidence for the age of Eocene fossil whales of Kutch, western India. Geological Magazine, 147: 473-477.

 

Bhandari, A, Mohabey, D.M., Bajpai, S., Tiwari, B.N. & Pickford, M. (2010). Early Miocene mammals from central Kutch (Gujarat) western India: implications for geochronology, biogeography, eustacy and intercontinental dispersals. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie,  Abh. 256/1: 69–97.

 

Bajpai, S., Domning, D.P., Das, D. P. & Mishra, V. P. (2009). A new middle Eocene sirenian (Mammalia, Protosirenidae) from India. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, 252(3): 257-267.

 

Bajpai, S. (2009). Biotic perspectives of Deccan volcanism and India-Asia collision: Recent advances. In: Current Trends in Science, Platinum Jubilee special volume, Indian Academy of Sciences, pp. 505-516.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M. & Bajpai, S. (2009). New skeletal materials of Andrewsiphius and Kutchicetus, two Eocene cetaceans from India. Journal of Paleontology, 83(5): 635–663.

 

Bajpai, S., Kapur, V. V. & Thewissen, J. G. M.(2009).  Creodont and condylarth from Cambay Shale (early Eocene, ~55-54 Ma), Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 54(1): 103-109.

 

Das, D. P., Bajpai, S., Thewissen, J. G. M. & Mishra, V. P. (accepted). Significance of a new specimen of the Eocene whale Remingtonocetus (Cetacea, Mammalia) from Kutch, India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 54(2): 225-227.

 

Whiso, K., Tiwari, B. N., Bajpai, S., Cooper, L. N. & Thewissen, J. G. M. (2009). A fossil mammal from marine Eocene strata (Jaintia Group) of the Mikir Hills, Assam, northeastern India Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 54(1): 111-114.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M., Cooper, L. N., Clementz, M. T., Bajpai, S. & Tiwari, B. N. (2009). Reply to: J. H. Geisler & J. M. Theodor, Hippopotamus and whale phylogeny, Nature, 458 (7236): E5.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M. & Bajpai, S. (2009). A new Miocene sirenian from Kutch, India. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54 (1): 7-13.

 

Saranathan.E, Kumar, V.R., Kannan. M and  Anbalagan. R., 2010:  Landslide macro hazard zonation of Yecard hill slopes Ghat sections- Km10/4 to 29/6’, Indian Landslides, V.3, No.1, 9-16

 

Chakraborthy. D, Anbalagan. R., Koli. A., 2010: ‘Slope stability analysis with appropriate remedial measures for Kaliakhan area, Nainital, Indian Landslides, V.3, No.1, 35-42.

 

AK Mundepi, JJ Galiana-Merino, Kamal, C Lindholm, 2010. Soil characteristics and site effect assessment in the city of Delhi (India) using H/V and f–k methods, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2010.01.016.

 

Bhosle, B, B. Parkash and A.K. Awsthi, 2009: Use of Digital Elevation Models and Drainage patterns for locating active faults in the Upper  Gangetic Plains India, Int. Jour of Remote Sensing Vol. 30 ( 3) p. 673-691.

 

Naik P.K., A.K. Awasthi, A.V.V.S Anand and P.N,. Behra, 2009, Hydrogeochemistry of the Koyna River Basin, India, Jour. Environmental Earth Sciences Online (12665).

 

Gupta R.P., Chakraborty, Rupam and A.K. Awasthi, 2009, Satillite data can cost effectively show oilfield thermal anomalies, Oil & Gas Jour. 107.41, p 34-36.

 

Singh.T and A.K. Awasthi, 2010, Stream profiles as indicator of active tectonic deformation along the Intra- Flreland Thrust, Nahan, Salient, N.W India, Current Science, 98, 95-95.

 

Srivastava, D. C., Rastogi, V. and Ghosh, R. 2010. A rapid Bézier curve method for shape analysis and point representation of asymmetric folds. Journal of Structural Geology, 32, 685-692.

 

Srivastava, D. C. & Rastogi, V. 2010. HingeInflex: A MATLAB-based method for precise selection of the hinge and the inflection points in folds. Geological Magazine, 147, 233-241.

 

Shah, J., Srivastava, D. C., Rastogi, V., Ghosh, R. and Pal,A. 2010. Strain estimation from single forms of distorted fossils- A computer graphics and Matlab approach. In: Structural Geology-From Classical to Modern Concepts (ed. M. Mamtani), 75, 76-84.

 

Mukhopadhyay, S., Sharma, J., Del-Pezzo, E. and Kumar, N., Study of attenuation mechanism for Garwhal–Kumaun Himalayas from analysis of coda of local earthquakes. Phys. Earth Planet. Interior, 180, (2010) 7-15. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.03.007.

 

Rahimi, H., Motaghi, K., Mukhopadhyay, S. and Hamzehloo, H., Variation of coda wave attenuation in the Alborz region and central Iran. Geoph. J. Int., (2010) doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04574.x.

 

Mohamed, H.H., et al., 2010. Mukhopadhyay, S., Sharma, J., Attenuation of coda waves in the Aswan Reservoir area, Egypt. Tectonophysics, (2010) doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2010.05.018.

 

Kumar, N., Sharma, J., Arora, B.R. and Mukhopadhyay, S., Seismotectonic model of Kangra-Chamba sector of NW Himalaya: constraints from joint hypocenter determination and focal mechanism. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 99, (2009) 95-109, doi. No. 10.1785/012008/0220.

 

Sandeep Singh, A. K. Jainand Mark E. Barley (2009) SHRIMP U-Pb ~1860 Ma anorogenic magmatic signatures from NW Himalaya: implications for Paleoproterozoic assembly. In: Reddy, S.M., Mazumdar, R., Evans, D.A.D. & Collins, A.S. (eds.) Paleoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution. The Geological Society London, Special Publicaltion, 323, 283-300. DOI: 10.1144/SP323.14.

 

Arvind K Jain, Nand Lal, B. Solemani, A.K. Awasthi, Sandeep Singh, Rajeev Kumar and Devender Kumar (2009) Detrital-zircon fission-track geochronology of the Lower Cenozoic sediments, NW Himalayan foreland basin: Clues for exhumation and denudation of the Himalaya during the India-Asia collision. GSA Bulletin, 121 (3/4), 519-535.

 

Santanu Bose, Nibir Mandal, Dilip K. Mukhopadhyay, Premanand Mishra An unstable kinematic state of the Himalayan tectonic wedge: Evidence from experimental thrust-spacing patternsJournal of Structural Geology V 31 (2009) Page 83–91.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2008-09)

 

 

Chakrabarty, A., Sen A.K., Ghosh, T.K., Amphibole, (2008), A key indicator mineral for petrogenesis of the Purulia carbonatite, West Bengal, India. Mineralogy Petrology, 95 (2009), 105-112.

 

Jain, S. K., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2008), Determination of Land Surface Temperature and its Lapse Rate in Satluj Basin using NOAA Data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 29, No.11-12, pp. 3091-3103.

 

Saraf, A.K., V. Rawat, P. Banerjee, S. Choudhury, S. K. Panda, S. Dasgupta and J.D. Das (2008), Satellite detection of earthquake thermal precursors in Iran, Natural Hazard, Vol. 47, No. 119-135.

 

Jain, S. K., A. Goswami, A. K. Saraf, (2008), Accuracy Assessment of MODIS, NOAA and IRS Data in Snow Cover Mapping under Himalayan Condition, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 29, Nos. 19-20, pp. 5863-5878.

 

Jain, S., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2009), Role of elevation and aspect in snow distribution in Western Himalayas, Water Resources and Management, Vol. 23, pp. 71–83: DOI 10.1007/s11269-008-9265-5.

 

Sanjeev Rajput, N. K. Thakur, P. Prasada Rao and Anand Joshi, Attenuating the seismic interference noise on three-dimensional seismic data by frequency–receiver–shot ( f–x–y) prediction filters, Current Science, 95, 2008, 501-504.

Joshi,  A. and K. Mohan, Simulation of accelerograms from simplified deterministic approach for the 23rd October 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake, Journal of Seismology, 12, 2008, 35-51.

 

Kapil Mohan, A Joshi and R.C. Patel, The assessment of seismic hazard in two seismically active regions in Himalayas using deterministic approach. The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, 12, 2008, 97-108.

 

Joshi, A., Mohanty, M, Bansal, A.R.,  Dimri, V.P. and Chadha, R.K., Hetrogeneous Himalayan crust using shear wave attenuation in Pithoragarh region of Kumaon, Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 5, 2008,72.

 

Joshi, A. and K. Mohan, Simulation of accelerograms from simplified deterministic approach for the 23rd October 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake, Journal of Seismology, 12, 2008, 35-51.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh, G.J.Chakrapani and B.Kumar (2009) Biogeochemical records of paleoenvironmental changes in Nainital lake, Kumaun Himalayas, India Journal of Paleolimnology, Springer Publ. DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9306-y.

 

P.Choudhary, J.Routh and G.J.Chakrapani. (2009) An environmental record of changes in sedimentary organic matter from Lake Sattal in Kumaun Himalayas, India. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (8): 2783-2795, Elsevier Publ.

 

G.J.Chakrapani, R.K.Saini and S.K.Yadav 2009 Chemical weathering rates in the Alaknanda-Bhagirathi river basins in Himalayas, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences , 34 : 347-362, Elsevier Publ.

 

Suman K. Mondal., Rambhatla G. Sastry., Ashok K. Pachauri., Pram K. Gautam. (2008)  High resolution 2D electrical resistivity tomography to characterize active Naitwar Bazar  landslide, Garhwal Himalaya, India, Current Science, Vol. 94, No.7 ,  871-875.

 

B R Arora, Kamal, A. Kumar, G. Rawat. N. Kumar and V. M. Choubey, 2008.  First Observations of free oscillations of the earth from Indian superconducting gravimeter in Himalaya, The Current Science, Vol 95 (11),  (2008) 1611 – 1617.

 

Bajpai, S., Kay, R. F., Williams, B. A., Das, D. P., Kapur, V. V. & Tiwari, B. N. (2008).  The oldest Asian record of Anthropoidea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 105(32): 11093-11098.

 

Keller, G., Adatte, T., Gardin, S., Bartolini, A. & Bajpai, S. (2008). Main Deccan volcanism phase ends near the K-T boundary: Evidence from the Krishna-Godavari Basin, SE India. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 268: 293-311.

 

Bajpai, S. & Kapur, V. V. (2008). Earliest Cenozoic frogs from the Indian subcontinent: implications for out-of-India hypothesis. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 53(1): 65-71.

 

Sharma, R.  Bajpai, S. & Singh, M. P. (2008). Freshwater Ostracoda from the Paleocene-age Deccan intertrappean beds of Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh), India, Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 53(2): 81-87.

 

Keller, G., Adatte, T., Bajpai, S., Mohabey, D.M., Widdowson, M., Khosla, A., Sharma, R., Khosla, S. C., Gertsch, B., Fleitmann, D. & Sahni, A. (2009). K-T transition in Deccan Traps of central India marks major marine seaway across India. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 282: 10-23.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M. & Bajpai, S. (2008). New Oligocene mustelid from western India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,28(2):565-567.

 

Garg, R., Ateequzzaman, K., Prasad, V., Tripathi, S.K.M., Singh, I.B., Jauhri, A.K. & Bajpai, S. (2008). Age-diagnostic dinoflagellate cysts from the lignite-bearingsediments of the Vastan lignite mine, Surat District, Gujarat, western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 53(1): 99-105.

 

Prasad, G. V. R. & Bajpai, S. (2008). Agamid lizardsfrom the early Eocene of western India: oldest Cenozoic lizards from South Asia. Palaeontolgia Electronica, 11(1), 4A, 19p.

 

Keller, G., Khosla, S.C., Sharma, R., Khosla, A., Bajpai, S. & Adatte, T. (2009). Early Danian Planktic Foraminifera from K-T Intertrappean beds at Jhilmili, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 39: 40-55.

 

Bhosle, B. Parkash and A.K. Awasthi, 2009, Use of Digital elevation Models and drainage patterns for locating active faults in the Upper Gangetic Plains, India, Int. Jour of Remote Sensing, Vol.30(3) p.673-691.

 

Singh, S., B. Parkash and A.K. Awasthi, 2009, Origin of red colour of the  Lower Siwalik paleosols: A micro morphological approachJour. Of Mountain Science, Vol. 6, No.2, p: 147-154.

 

Jain A.K., Nandlal, B. Sulemani, A.K. Awasthi, Sandeep Singh, Rajeev Kumar and Devender Kumar, 2009, Detrital-Zircon fission-track ages from the Lower Cenogoic sediments, NW Himalayan foreland basin: Clues for exhumation and denudation of the Himalaya during the India-Asia collision, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 121 p: 519-535

 

Naik, P.K., A.K. Awasthi, A.V.V.S Anand and P.N. Behera, 2009, Hydrogeochemistry of the Koyna River Basin, India, Jour. Environmental Earth Sciences On line (12665).

 

Trignath.S, U.C. Choube, S.K. Mishra, and A.K. Awasthi, A study of Jabalpur (India) Wetlands, 2005 Water and Energy International Journ. Central Board of Irrigation and Power ( CBIP), New Delhi.

 

Ray, A. and Srivastava, D. C. 2008. Non-linear least squares ellipse fitting using the genetic algorithm with applications to strain analysis. Journal of Structural Geology, 30, 1593-1603.

 

Srivastava, D. C. and Shah, J. (2008), The `isogon rosette` method for rapid estimation of strain in flattened folds. Journal of Structural Geology, 30, 444-450.

 

Srivastava, D. C. and Shah, J. (2008), Limitations of conjugate fractures and scope of reactivated faults in palaeostress analysis. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 71, 303-312.

 

Arvind K. Jain and Sandeep Singh, (2008), Geological evolution of the southern Asian Plate margin along the Karakoram Shear Zone: constraints from the U-Pb SHRIMP ages. Tectonophysics, 451, 186-205.

 

Sandeep Singh and A.K. Jain, (2008), Pan African Mandi Granite in the Lesser Himalaya: its field relationship and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating. In: Pan African Event: India and Antactica. GSI Spl. Pub. No. 91, 70-78.

 

Leech, M.L., Singh, S., and Jain, A.K., (2008), Continuous metamorphic zircon growth and interpretation of U-Pb SHRIMP dating: An example from the western Himalaya: In, Metamorphic conditions along convergent plate junctions: Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and tectonics (W.G. Ernst and D. Rumble III, eds.), Geological Society of America International Book Series, 10, 433-448.

 

Anbalagan.R. and Chakraborty, D., (2008), Slope stability studies along Uttarkashi- Bhatwan road  section, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttaranchal, India , Jour. Geol Soc. India. Vol 71, 115-124.

 

Srivastava, N.C.N.and Anbalagan.R, (2008), Landslide hazard zonation mapping and digital elevation model (DEM) Development of a Part of Tehri dam Reservoir Area  pertaining to Bhilangana valley, Jour. Rock Mechanics and Tunneling  Technology, Vol.13, No.2, 109-128.

 

Anbalagan.R, Chakraborthy, D and Kohli. A, (2008), Landslide hazard zonation (LHZ) mapping on meso-scale for systematic town planning in mountainous terrain, Jour. Scientific & Industrial Research, Vol. 67, 486-497.

 

Anbalagan.R, Chakraborthy, D and Kohli. A, (2008), Geotechnical evaluation of Harmony landslide on Karnaprayad- Cwaldam road, Uttarakhand Himalaya, Current Science, Vol. 94, No. 12, 1619.

 

Sarkar, S and  Anbalagan. R, (2008), Landslide Hazard Zonation mapping  and comparative analysis of hazard zonation maps J.Mt. Sci (2008) 5: 232-240.

 

M. Israil,  D. K. Tyagi, P. K. Gupta , Sri Niwas, (2009), Magnetotelluric investigations for imaging electrical structure of Garhwal Himalayan Corridor, Uttarakhand, India, J. Earth Syst.  Sci. 117, 3, 189-200.

 

Kumari Sudha, Israil M, Mittal S, Rai J (2009), Soil characterization using electrical resistivity tomography and geotechnical investigations. Journal of Applied Geophysics 67, 74-79.

 

Ranjan Sinha, Israil M, Singhal D C (2009), A hydrogeological model of the relationship between Geoelectric and hydraulic parameters of anisotropic aquifers Hydrogeology Journal 17: 495-503.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2007-08)

 

 

M.Israil, Kumari Sudha, D.C. Singhal, Pravin K.Gupta, Sosina Shimeles, Vinay K. sharma: (2007) Direct determination of aquifer configuration using Geoelectrical techniques in a Piedmont zone, Himalayan foothills region, India. Current Science 92,   9,1293-1296.

 

M.Israil, Sri Niwas and O.A.L. De Lima, (2007), Inversion of resistivity sounding data: a critical appraisal of three numerical techniques. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India 77 (A), IV, 321-28.

 

Saraf, A. K., S. T. Sinha, P. Ghosh and S. Choudhury, (2007), A new technique to remove false topographic perception phenomenon and its impacts in image interpretation, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 811 - 821.

 

Das, J. D., A. K. Saraf and S. Panda, (2007), Satellite data in rapid analysis of Kashmir earthquake (October 2005) triggered landslide pattern and river water turbidity in and around epicentral region, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 1835-1842.

 

Choudhury, S. H. Rajpal and A. K. Saraf(2007), Mapping and forecasting of North Indian winter fog: an application of spatial technologies, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 16, pp. 3649-3663.

 

Panda, S. K., S. Choudhury, A. K. Saraf and J. D. Das, (2007), MODIS land surface temperature data detects thermal anomaly preceding 08 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 20, pp. 4587-4596.

 

Das, J. D., T. Dutta and A. K. Saraf, (2007), Remote sensing and GIS application in change detection of the Barak river channel, N.E. India. Journal Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 309-320.

 

Saraf, A.K., V. Rawat, P. Banerjee, S. Choudhury, S. K. Panda, S. Dasgupta and J.D. Das (2007), Satellite detection of earthquake thermal precursors in Iran, Natural Hazard(Online) (http://www.springerlink.com/content/683702x74kq785m8/fulltext.pdf), DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9201-7.

 

Saraf, A.K., S. Choudhury, S, K. Panda, S. Dasgupta and V. Rawat, (2007), Does a major earthquake precede a thermal anomaly? International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 3, No.3, pp. 1-8.

 

Das, J. and A. K. Saraf (2007), Remote Sensing in mapping of Brahmaputra/Jamuna River channel pattern and its relation to various landforms and tectonic environment, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 28, No.16, pp. 3619 - 3631.

 

Joshi, A., and K. Mohan, 2008, Simulation of accelerograms from simplified deterministic approach for the 23rd October 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake.  Journal of Seismology , 12, (2008), 35-51.

 

Joshi, A. , Kapil Mohan, and Patel, R.C., 2007, A deterministic approach for prepartion of seismic hazard map in North East India. Natural hazards, 43, (2007), 1-22.

 

Joshi, A.,2007, Inversion of seismic Intensity data for the determination of three dimensional attenuation structures in the central gap region of Himalayas. Natural hazards, 43, (2007), 129-146.

 

Singh, Satvindar, Parkash, B. and Bhosle, Balaji, Pedogenic Processes on the Ganga/Deoha-Ghaghara Interfluve, Upper Gangetic Plains, India, Quater. Intern., 159(2007), 57.

 

Singh, A.K., Parkash, B. and Choudhury, P.R.,. Integrated use of Shaded Relief Model (SRM), Landsat ETM+ data and 3D perspective views to identify the tectonic geomorphology of Dehradun valley. Intern. Jour. Remote Sensing, 28(2007), 2403.

 

Singh, A.K., Parkash, B. and Choudhury, P.R.,. 3D perspective view of the northwestern part of the Dehradun valley, India. Cover page of Intern. Jour. Remote Sens.. 28(2007), 2401.

 

Srivastava, P.,  Singh, A. Kumar,  Parkash, B., Singh, A.K. and. Rajak , M.K., Paleoclimatic implications of micromorphic features of Quaternary paleosols of NW Himalayas and polygenetic soils of the Gangetic Plains - A comparative study. Catena,  70(2007), 169.

 

Bhosle, Balaji, Parkash, B., Awasthi, A., Singh, S. and Khan, S.H., Role of extensional tectonics and climatic changes in geomorphological, pedological and sedimentary evolution of the western Gangetic Plain (Himalayan Foreland Basin), India. Him.  Geol.,  29 (2008), 1.

 

R.K.Subudhi, G.J.Chakrapani and R.K.Saini 2007 Temporal variations in dissolved chemical composition in Ganga river at Rishikesh,India. Jour. Geol.Soc.India 69(6): 1305-1312.

 

P.Purushothaman and G.J.Chakrapani 2007 Heavy metals fractionation in Ganga river sediments Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 132 : 475-489.

 

Sri Krishan Yadav, G.J.Chakrapani and Manoj K.Gupta 2008 An experimental study on dissolution kinetics of calcite, dolomite, leucogranite and gneiss in buffer solutions at temperatures 250C and 50C, Env.Geol. 53(8) : 1683-1694.

 

R.K.Saini, S.Swain, A.Patra, G.J.Khanday, H.Gupta, P.Purushothaman and G.J.Chakrapani 2008  Water geochemistry of three Himalayan lakes : Dal lake (Jammu & Kashmir), Khajjiar (Himachal Pradesh) and Nainital Lake (Uttarakhand). Himalayan Geology, 29(1): 63-72.

 

P.Purushothaman, A.Soren and G.J.Chakrapani 2008 Phosphorus fractionation in Nainital lake sediments. Himalayan Geology, 29(1): 73-79.

 

A.Skelton, L. Claesson,, G.Chakrapani, C.Mahanta, J.Routh, M. Morth and P. Khanna, 2008  Coupling between seismic activity and groundwater chemistry at the Shillong Plateau, northeastern India. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 165 : 45-61.

 

C.K.Jain, H.Gupta and G.J.Chakrapani 2008 Enrichment and fractionation of heavy metals in bed sediments of river Narmada,India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (DOI : 10.1007/s10661-007-9876-y).

 

Keller, G., Adatte, T., Gardin, S., Bartolini, A. & Bajpai, S. (2008). Main Deccan volcanism phase ends near the K-T boundary: Evidence from the Krishna-Godavari Basin, SE India. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 268: 293-311.

 

Prasad, G. V. R. & Bajpai, S. (2008). Agamid lizardsfrom the early Eocene of western India: oldest Cenozoic lizards from South Asia. Palaeontolgia Electronica, 11(1), 4A, 19p.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M., Cooper, L. N., Clementz, M. T., Bajpai, S. and Tiwari, B. N. (2007). Whales originated from aquatic artiodactyls in the Eocene epoch of India. Nature, 450(20): 1190-1194.

 

Bajpai, S., Kapur, V.V., Das, D. P. & Tiwari, B. N.  (2007). New early Eocene primate (Mammalia) from Vastan lignite Mine, District Surat (Gujarat), western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 52(2): 231-234.

 

Chenet, A.-L., Quidelleu, X., Fluteau, F., Courtillot, V. and Bajpai, S. (2007). 40K-40Ar dating of the main Deccan large igneous province: Further evidence of  KTB age and short duration. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 263: 1-15.

 

Bajpai, S. and Head, J. J. (2007). An early Eocene palaeopheid snake from Vastan lignite mine, Gujarat, India. Gondwana Geological Magazine, 22(2): 85-90.

 

Nummela, S., Thewissen, J. G. M., Bajpai, S., Hussain, S.T. & Kumar, K.  (2007).Sound Transmission in Archaic and Modern Whales: Anatomical Adaptations for Underwater Hearing. The Anatomical Record:  Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 290 (6): 716 – 733.

 

Bajpai, S., Das, D. P., Kapur, V.V., Tiwari, B. N. and Srivastava, S. S. (2007). Early Eocene rodents (Mammalia) from Vastan lignite mine, Gujarat, western India. Gondwana Geological Magazine, 22(2): 91-95.

 

Biswas,A., Anbalagan,R and Sarkar,S. 2007GIS based evalution of landslide hazard zonation along Shivpuri-Vyasghat road section, Garhwal Himalaya, India “ Jour. Engineering Geology. Vol XXXIV, Nos.. 1-4, 17-31.

 

A.K. Jain, Sandeep Singh and K.R. Gupta (2007) A Late Cretaceous Karakoram Shear Zone and its reactivation during the Late Cenozoic. IAGR Memoir, 10, 77-88.

 

Sandeep Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Mark E. Barley and A.K. Jain (2007) SHRIMP U-Pb ages and depth of emplacement of Ladakh Batholith, easternLadakh India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 30 (3-4), 490-503.

 

Rajeev Kumar, Nand Lal, Sandeep Singh, and A.K. Jain (2007) Cooling and exhumation of the Trans-Himalayan Ladakh Batholith, as constrained by Fission track apatite and zircon ages. Current Science, 92(4), 490-496.

 

Mary L. Leech, Sandeep Singh and A.K.Jain (2007) Zircon reveals complex history in the UHP Tso Morari Complex, western Himalaya. International Geological Review, 49, 313-328.

 

Sandeep Singh and Arvind K. Jain (2007) Liquefaction and fluidization of lacustrine deposits from Lahaul-Spiti and Ladakh Himalaya: geological evidences of paleoseismicity along active fault zone. Sedimentary Geology, 196, 47-57.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2006-07)

 

 

Samadder.R.K.,  Kunmar.S, Gupta. R.P.,-:2007  . Conjunctive use of well –log and remote sensing data for interpreting shallow aquifer geometery in Ganga Plains. Journal . in Geological Society of India, 69 : 925-932.

 

Gupta R.P. , Ghosh.A, and dHaritashya. U.K., : 2007 Empiricald relationship between environmental temperature and near-IR reflectance of melting seasonal snow in Himalayan basin. . Remote Sensing of Environment, 107 (3): 385.

 

Kanungo. D.K, Arora. M.K., Sarkar.S., and Gupta .R.P., : 2007. A comparative study of conventional, ANN Black Box, Fuzzy, and combained reflectance of melting seasonal snow in Himalayan basin. Engineering Geology 85: 347-366.

 

Balaji Bhosle, Parkash. B. and Awasthi A.K.: 2006- Delineation of active fault using DTM in the flat-region of Western Gangetic Plains, 2006. Current Sc. 90(7), p 1001-1003.

 

Naik Pradeep. K., Dinesh Prakash & Awasthi. A.K., 2007 – Thickness Estimation of Deccan Flood Basalt of the Koyna area, Maharashtra(India) and implications for recurring seismic activity, Current Science. Vol 92, No.7, 877-878.

 

Balaji Bhosle, Parkash.B, Awasthi.A.K.,  Singh V.N. & Satvinder Singh: 2007- Remote Sensing – GIS and GPR studies of two active faults, Western Gangetic Plains, India. Jour of Applied Geophysics, 61 pp. 155-164.

 

Naik. P.K. &  Awasthi A.K., : 2007- Estimation of Shallow  Aquifer  Parameters  from large diameter wells in Basalts , Jour. Geol Soc of India, Vol 69. No5, 949-958.

 

Naik. P.K. &  Awasthi A.K., : 2007- A New classification for Basattic Springs in the Western Ghats, India, Journal Geological Society of India.

 

Saraf, A. K., S. Choudhury and S. Dasgupta, (2006), Satellite observations of the great mega thrust Sumatra earthquake activities, International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 67-74.

 

Saraf, A. K.and S. Choudhury (2006), Himalayas - the Abode of Snow: As Seen from Satellites, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 1739–1740.

 

Choudhury, S., S. Dasgupta, A. K. Saraf and S. Panda (2006), Remote Sensing Observations of Pre-Earthquake Thermal Anomalies in Iran, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 18-20, pp. 4381-4396.

 

S. Choudhury, A. K. Saraf and S. K. Panda (2006), SSM/I Applications in Studies of Thermal Anomalies associated with Earthquakes, International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 2, No.3, pp. 9-16.

 

Jain, S. K., A. Goswami and A. K. Saraf (2006), Flood inundation mapping using NOAA AVHRR data, Water Resources Management, Vol. 20, Number 6 / December, 2006, pp. 949-959.

 

G.J.Chakrapani and J.Veizer 2006 Source of dissolved sulphate in the Alakananda-Bhagirathi rivers in the Himalayas Current Science 90(4):500-503.

 

Sri Krishan Yadav and G.J.Chakrapani.2006 Dissolution kinetics of rock-water interactions and its implications. Current Science 90(7): 932-937.

 

A.K.Patra, N.Pendkar and G.J.Chakrapani 2006 Heavy metals fractionation and mineralogy in sediments of Nainital lake, Kumaun Himalayas. Jour.Geol.Soc.Ind. 68:181-185.

 

Harish Gupta and G.J.Chakrapani 2007 Temporal and spatial variations in water flow and sediment load in the Narmada river. Current Science 92 (5): 679-684.

 

R.K.Subudhi, G.J.Chakrapani and R.K.Saini 2007 Temporal variations in dissolved chemical composition in Ganga river at Rishikesh,India. Jour. Geol.Soc.India 69(6): 1305-1312.

 

P.Purushothaman and G.J.Chakrapani 2007 Heavy metals fractionation in Ganga river sediments Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer Publ.) DOI 10.1007/s10661-006-9550-9.

 

Rambhatla G. Sastry, Mathew K. Jose Analytical computation of hydraulic potentials due to point, line and areal sources over three-layered aquifer system, Jour. Ind. Geophy. Union, Vol.11 (1), (2007), 47-58

 

Rambhatla G. Sastry, Mathew K. Jose A semi-analytical procedure for the computation of hydraulic heads and stremlines in multi-layered aquifer systems, Jour. Ind. Geophy. Union, Vol.10 (2), (2006), 131-140

 

Rambhatla G. Sastry and Haile G. Tesfakiros Neural network based interpretation algorithm for combined induced polarization and vertical electrical soundings of coastal zones, Jour. Env. & Eng. Geophy. 11(3), (2006), 197-211

 

Rambhatla G. Sastry and Haile G. Tesfakiros Neural network based automated interpretation algorithm for combined geophysical soundings in coastal zones, Env. Moni. And Assess., 115, (2006), 175-204

 

Balaji Bhosle, Parkash B.,. Awasthi, A. K , Singh,  V. N. and Singh, Satvindar, 2006.  Remote sensing-GIS and GPR studies of two active faults, Western Gangetic Plains, India. Jour. Appl. Geophys., Vol. 61(2), p.155 -164.

 

Singh, Satvindar, Parkash, B. and Bhosle, Balaji, (2007) Pedogenic Processes on the Ganga/Deoha-Ghaghara Interfluve, Upper Gangetic Plains, India, Quater. Intern., Vol. 159(1), p. 57-73.

 

Shah, J. and Srivastava, D. C. 2007. Strain estimation from vertebrate fossils:      Application of the Wellman method. Geological Magazine, 144, 211-216.

 

Shah, J. and Srivastava, D. C. 2006. Strain estimation from flattened paral  folds: application of the Wellman method and Mohr circle. Geological   Magazine, 143, 243-247.

 

Lisle, R. J., Orife, T. O., Arlegui, L., Liessa, C. and Srivastava, D. C. 2006, Favoured state of palaeostress in the earth's curst: evidence from fault-slip data.         Journal of Structural Geology, 28, 1051-1066.

 

Sahay, A., and Srivastava, D. C. 2006. Hoursglass structure: An evidence of buckle folding (A reply). Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 67, 696-697.

 

Bajpai, S.,Thewissen J. G. M.,Kapur, V.V., Tiwari, B. N. & Sahni, A. (2006), Eocene and Oligocene sirenians (Mammalia) from Kachchh, India. Journal of Vertebrate  Paleontology, 26(2): 400-410.

 

Bajpai, S., Kapur, V.V., Thewissen, J. G. M., Das, D. P., Sharma, R. & Tiwari, B. N. (2006). New early Eocene cambaythere (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) from the Vastan Lignite Mine (Gujarat, India) and an evaluation of cambaythere relationships. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 51(1): 101-110.

 

Kapur, V.V., Bajpai, S., Sarvanan. N. and  Das, D.P. (2006). Vertebrate fauna from Deccan Intertrappean beds near Bhanpura, District Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. Gondwana Geological Magazine, 21(1): 43-46.

 

Thewissen, J. G. M., Cohn, M. J., Stevens, L. S., Bajpai, S., Heyning, J. & Horton, W. E. Jr. (2006). Developmental basis for hind limb loss in dolphins and origin of the cetacean bodyplan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 103 (22): 8414-8418.

 

Whatley R. & Bajpai, S. (2006). Extensive endemism among the Maastrichtian  non-marine Ostracoda of India with implications for palaeobiogeography and “Out of India” dispersal. Revista Espanola de Micropaleontologia, 38 (2-3): 229-244.

 

Joshi, A.,Use of acceleration spectra for determining frequency dependent attenuation coefficient and source parameters,  Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. , 96, (2006), 2165- 2180.

 

Joshi, A.,Three dimensional attenuation structure of the Central Seismic Gap region of Himalaya obtained from inversionof the seismic intensity data, Curr. Sci., 90, (2006), 581-585.

 

Joshi, A.,Analysis of strong motion data of the Uttarkashi earthquake of 20th October 1991 and the Chamoli earthquake of 28th March 1999 for determining the mid crustal Q value and source parameters,  ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, 43, (2006), 11-29.

 

Saini, Ravi K., Chakrapani, G.J. and Sen, A.K. Geochemical Studies of Groundwater in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., 68 (2006), 50-58.

 

SriNiwas, Gupta PK, Gaur VK, 2007, Straightforward Inversion of MT data using a normalized impedance function, Geophysics, 72(1), F19-F24.

 

M. Israil, Mufid al-Hadithi, D. C. Singhal and Bhism Kumar: 2006,Groundwater-recharge estimation using a surface electrical resistivity method in Himalayan foothill region, India. Hydrogeology Journal 14: 44-50.

 

M. Israil, Mufid al-Hadithi, D. C. Singhal: 2006Application of a resistivity survey  and geographical information system (GIS) analysis for hydrogeological zoning of a piedmont area, Himalayan foothill region, India. Hydrogeology Journal 14: 753-759.

 

D. K. Sharma, Ramesh Chand, M. Israil, Jagdish Rai: 2006Effect of seismic activities on ion temperature in the F2 region ionosphere. Atmosfera 19(1), 1-7.

 

M. Israil: 2006  Delineation of layer boundaries from smooth models obtained from the inversion of geoelectrical sounding data. Acta Geophysica Polonica, Vol 54, 2, 126-141.

 

M. Israil, Mufid al-Hadithi, D. C. Singhal, Bhishm Kumar, M. Someshwar Rao and S. K. Verma: 2006, Groundwater resources evaluation in the Piedmont zone of Himalaya, India, using Isotope and GIS techniques. Journal of Spatial Hydrology, vol 6, no. 1.

 

D.K. Sharma,M. Israil, Ramesh Chand, Jagdish Rai, P. Subrahmanyam     and S.C. Garg. 2006, Signature of seismic activities in the F2 region ionospheric electron. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Vol. 68, 6, 691-696.


M. Israil, Kumari Sudha, D. C. Singhal, P. K. Gupta, Sosina Shimeles, Vinay K. Sharma:2007:  Direct determination of aquifer configuration using Geoelectrical techniques in a Piedmont zone, Himalayan foothills region, India. Current Science 92, 9, 1293-1296.

 

Mundepi and Kamal, 2006. Effective Soft Sediment Thickness in Dehradun city using ground ambient vibrations, Journal of Himalayan Geology. Vol 27(2), pp 183-188.

 

Ramani, S.E.., Rajamanickam, G.V., Anbalagan, R., 2006: Geoenvironmental appraisal of Kodaikanal hills through landlside hazard zonation map, Indian Jour. Geomorphology, V-9, No. 1, pp 131-138.

 

Anbalagan.R and Singh, B., 2006, Landslide hazard zonation mapping – a need for sustainable development of Uttaranchal with special reference to route locations, Jr. Engg. Geol (ISEG), Vol,  XXXII, pp- 13-22.

 

Kumar.N., Samadhiya. N.K., and Anbalagan.R., 2006, New SRF values for moderately jointed rocks, Jour. Rock Mechanics and tunneling Tech. vol. 12 No.2. pp. 111-122.

 

Pachauri, A.K. Bharat Bhushan, Amit Pal Singh, 2006 Potential elevation-controlled rock-fall velocity zoning in a part of Garhwal Himalayas and risk perception. Current Science, V 90, No.10, pp.1370-1377.

 

Pachauri, A.K. 2007 Facet based Landslide Hazard Zonation (LHZ) maps for Himalayas: example from Chamoli region Garhwal  Himalayas, Geological Society of India, V 69, pp 1231-1240.

 

Sandeep Singh, Stefan Claesson, A.K. Jain, David G. Gee, P.G. Andreasson and RM. Manickavasagam (2006). 2.0 Ga granite of the lower package of the Higher Himalayan Crystallines (HHC), MagladKhad, Sutlej Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 67 (3), 295-300.

 

Sandeep Singh, Biswajayee A. Patra, A.R. Vijan, and A.K. Jain (2006). Biotite Rb-Sr ages: constraints on exhumation of the Karakoram Metamorphic Belt, eastern Ladakh, India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 67 (1), 27-31.

 

A.K. Jain, Sandeep Singh and K.R. Gupta (2007) A Late Cretaceous Karakoram Shear Zone and its reactivation during the Late Cenozoic. IAGR Memoir, 10, 77-88.

 

Sandeep Singh, Rajeev Kumar, Mark E. Barley and A.K. Jain (2007) SHRIMP U-Pb ages and depth of emplacement of Ladakh Batholith, easternLadakh India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 30 (3-4), 490-503.

 

Rajeev Kumar, Nand Lal, Sandeep Singh, and A.K. Jain (2007) Cooling and exhumation of the Trans-Himalayan Ladakh Batholith, as constrained by Fission track apatite and zircon ages. Current Science, 92(4), 490-496.

 

Mary L. Leech, Sandeep Singh and A.K.Jain (2007) Zircon reveals complex history in the UHP Tso Morari Complex, western Himalaya. International Geological Review, 49, 313-328.

 

Sandeep Singh and Arvind K. Jain (2007) Liquefaction and fluidization of lacustrine deposits from Lahaul-Spiti and Ladakh Himalaya: geological evidences of paleoseismicity along active fault zone. Sedimentary Geology, 196, 47-57.

 

Sri Niwas, P.K. Gupta  and O.A.L. de Lim,a (2006), Non- linear electrical response of shaly sandstone reservoir , Geophysics , 71, 129-133.

 

Sri Niwas and O,.A.L. de Lima (2006) , Correlating  electrical and drulic conductivity of a general aquifer model: concept and application, Jour. Geol. Ind,67, 730-736.

 

P.K. Gupta,  Sri Niwas, and Neeta Choudhary (2006), Fast  Hankel Transform computation using orthonormal exponential approximation of EM kernel jour Earth Syst. Science, 115, 267-276

 

Sri Niwas  and O.A.L.  de Lima (2006), Unified equation for straightforward inversion scheme on vertical electrical sounding data Geofizika Journal, 23, 21-35.

 

Sri Niwas,  P.K. Gupta and  Gaur .V.K.(2007)  Straight forward  inversion of MT Data using normalized impedance function – an evaluation of algorithm,  Geophysics, 72, F19-F-24.

 

Sri Niwas ,  Gupts. P.K. and O.A.L. de Lima (2007), Nonliner electrical conductivity response of shaly and reservoir, Current Sciences, 92, 612-617.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2005-06)

 

 

Sen, A.K., Sharma, P.K., Mohanty, D. and Ghosh, T.K., Composition of Cr-spinel – an ore genetic indicator of Kathpal Chromite Deposit, Sukinda Ultramafic Complex, Orissa, India. Current Science, 88, 10, (2005), 1547-1550.

 

Saraf, A. K.and S. Choudhury (2005), Thermal Remote Sensing Technique in the study of Pre-Earthquake Thermal Anomalies, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 197-207.

 

Saraf, A. K.and S. Choudhury, (2005), Satellite detects surface thermal anomalies associated with the Algerian earthquakes of May 2003, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No. 13, 10 July 2005, pp. 2705-2713.

 

Saraf, A. K.and S. Choudhury, (2006), NOAA-HRPT and FY-CHRPT Satellite Earth Station at IITR, GIS Development, Vol. 9, No. 12, pp. 44-46.

 

Saraf, A. K., B. P. Mishra, S. Choudhury and P. Ghosh, (2005), DEM generation from NOAA-AVHRR nighttime data and its comparison with USGS-DEM, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.26, No. 18, pp. 3879-3887.

 

Khan, M. S. H., Parkash, B. and Kumar, Sudhir. Soil-landform development of a part of Fold Belt along eastern coast of Bangladesh. Geomorphology.  7, (2005), p.  310-327.

 

Thomas. J.V., Parkash, B., Mohindra, R., Bhattacharya, S.K. and Jain, R.A. Syndepositional tectonics and palaeoclimatic implications of palaeosols of the Plio-Pleistocene Siwalik Group, Haripur-Kolar Section, H.P., India. Himalayan Geol., 26(2), (2005), p. 327-345.

 

Bhosle, Balaji, Parkash, B., and Awasthi, A. K.  Delineation of an active fault using DTM in the flat region of the Western Gangetic Plains. Current Sci., 90(7), (2006), p. 1001-1003.

 

Srivastava, D. C. and Shah, J. 2006. A rapid method for strain estimation from flattened parallel folds.Journal of Structural Geology, 28, 1-8.

 

Shah, J. and Srivastava, D. C. 2006. Strain estimation from flattened parallel folds: application of the Wellman method and Mohr circle. Geological Magazine, 143, 1-5.

 

Sahay, A., and Srivastava, D. C. 2005. Hoursglass structure: An evidence of buckle folding. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 66673-677.

 

Ghatak, A., Sahay, A. and Srivastava D. C., 2005. Application of Bezier curves for analysis of symmetrical fold shapes. Himalayan Geology, Sp. Issue on recent advances in Earth Sciences in India (eds.  BR Arora and AK Dubey), 26 (1), 205-209.

 

Sahay, A. and Srivastava, D. C. 2005. Ductile shearing along the Great Boundary Fault: An example from the Berach river section. Curr Sci., 88 (4), 557-560.

 

Mukhopadhyay D. K. and Mishra P. A balanced cross section across the  Himalayan frontal fold-thrust belt,  Subathu area, Himachal Pradesh, India: thrust sequence, tructural evolution and  shortening. Jour. Asian Earth Sci., 25, (2005), 735-746.

 

Chakrapani, G.J. 2005,Factors controlling variations in river sediment loads. Current Science 88 (4) : 569-575.

 

Chakrapani, G.J., Deepak Dhingra and Prasun Biswas 2005, Chemical weathering by rivers in India. IWRS Journal 25(2):1-9.

 

Vigier,N., B.Bourdon, E.Lewin, B.Dupre,S.Turner,G.J.Chakrapani, P.van Calsteren and C.J.Allegre. 2005 Mobility of U-series nuclides during basalt weathering : an example from Deccan Traps, India. Chem.Geol. 219(1-4) : 69-91.

 

Chakrapani, G. J., 2005 Major and trace element geochemistry in upper Ganga river in Himalayas, India, Environmental Geology 48(2):18-201.

 

Chakrapani, G. J.and Jan Veizer 2005, Dissolved inorganic carbon isotopic composition in the upstream Ganga river in Himalayas. Curr.Sci. 89(3) : 553-556.

 

Gupta, Harish and G.J.Chakrapani 2005 Temporal and spatial variations in water flow and sediment load in Narmada River Basin, India: Natural and man-made factors. Environmental Geology 48 :579-589.

 

Chakrapani, G.J., 2005 Book Review: Himalayan Orogen-Forelend Interaction. Curr. Sci. 89(10): 1765-66.

 

S.Maiti, N.K.Meena S.J.Sangode and G.J.Chakrapani 2005 Magnetic susceptibility studies of soils in Delhi. Jour. Geol.Soc.Ind.66 :667-672.

 

Chakrapani, G. J. and J.Veizer 2006 Source of dissolved sulphate in the Alakananda-Bhagirathi rivers in the Himalayas Current Science 90(4):500-503.

 

SriKrishan Yadav and G.J.Chakrapani. 2006 Dissolution kinetics of rock-water interactions and its implications. Current Science 90(7): 932-937.

 

Sastry, R. G. and Mathew K. Jose  A semi- analytical procedure for the computation of hydraulic heads and stremlines in multi-layered aquifer systems, The Journal of  Indian Geophysical Union, Vol. 10 (2), (2006), 131-140.

 

Mathew K. Jose and Rambhatla G. Sastry  Hydraulic Potentials due to a  Finite-Length Line Source over an anisotropic aquifer System with inclined soil bedding planes, The Journal of  Indian Geophysical Union, Vol. 10 (2), (2006),119-130.

 

Sastry, R. G., Neeta Chaudhary and Md. Israil  Is there a need for variable density option in making combined mass correction to gravity data acquired over high relief?, Current Science, 88(2), (2005), 269-273.

 

Sastry, R. G. and Paras R. Pujari  Relative assessment of 3D-Analytic signal definitions – A numerical study, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union,  Vol. 9(2), (2005), 121-126.

 

Sastry, R. G. and Rahul Khanna Delineation of fresh water zones in coastal Aquifers  through quality check analysis of electrical survey logs, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol.9 (1), (2005), 47-53.

 

Sastry, R. G. and Kumar Praveer  Comparative performance of focused and Normal devices through a numerical study, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol. 9, No.3, (2005), 147-166.

 

Jose, M. K. and Rambhatla G. Sastry Hydraulic head distribution in an anisotropic aquifer system with inclined soil bedding planes, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol.9 (2), (2005), 127-136.

 

and Mukesh Gupta 2-D analytic signal application in electrical profiling problems, The Journal of Indian Geophysical Union, Vol.9 (4), (2005), 315-327.

 

Bajpai, S.,Kapur, V.V., Thewissen, J. G. M., Tiwari, B. N., Das, D. P., Sharma, R. & Saravanan, N. (2005). Early Eocene primates from Vastan lignite mine, Gujarat, western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 50 (2): 43-54.

 

Whatley R. & Bajpai, S. (2005). Some aspects of the palaeoecology and distribution of non-marine Ostracoda from Upper Cretaceous intertrappean deposits and the Lameta Formation of peninsular India.  Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 50 (2): 61-76.

 

Thewissen, J.G.M., Bajpai, S. & Hussain, S. T. (2005). New insectivorous placentals from the Eocene of Pakistan. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 50 (2): 37-41.

 

Samant. B. & Bajpai, S. (2005). Palynoflora from Lakshmipur intertrappean deposits of Kutch, Gujarat: Age implications. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 50 (2): 169-176.

 

Bajpai, S.,Kapur, V.V., Das, D. P., Tiwari, B. N., Saravanan, N. & Sharma, R. (2005). Early Eocene land mammals from Vastan lignite mine, District Surat (Gujarat), western India. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 50(1): 101-113.

 

Bajpai, S.,Kapur, V.V., Thewissen, J. G. M., Tiwari, B. N. & Das, D. P. (2005). First fossil marsupials from India: Early Eocene Indodelphis  n. gen. and Jaegeria n. gen. from Vastan lignite mine, District Surat, Gujarat. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India, 50(1): 147-151.

 

Sharma, D. K., J. Rai, M. Israil, P. Subrahmanyam: Diurnal, seasonal and latitudinal variations of ionospheric temperatures of the topside F region over the Indian region during solar minimum (1995-1996). Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 67, 3, 269-274.

 

Sastry, R.G.S, Neeta Chaudhary and M. Israil: Is there a need for variable density option in making combined mass correction to gravity data acquired over high relief? Current Science vol. 88, 2, 269-273.

 

Sharma, D. K., Ramesh Chand, M. Israil, Jagdish Rai: Variation of electron and ion temperature ratio over the Indian region during the period 1995-1999 as measured by SROSS-C2 satellite.  Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 67, 1443-1447.

 

M. Israil, Mufid al-Hadithi, D. C. Singhal: Application of a resistivity survey and geographical information system (GIS) analysis for hydrogeological zoning of a piedmont area, Himalayan foothill region, India. Hydrogeology Journal online first issue Dec. 23, 2005.

 

Sharma, D. K., Ramesh Chand, M. Israil, Jagdish Rai: Effect of seismic activities on ion temperature in the F2 region ionosphere. Atmosfera 19(1), 1-7.

 

M. Israil, Mufid al-Hadithi, D. C. Singhal and Bhism Kumar: Groundwater- recharge estimation using a surface electrical resistivity method in Himalayan foothill region, India. Hydrogeology Journal 14: 44-50.

 

Mary L. Leech, Sandeep Singh, A.K.Jain, Simon L. Klemperer and R.M. Manickavasagam (2005). The onset of India-Asia continental collision: Early, steep subduction required by the timing of UHP metamorphism in the western Himalaya. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 234 (1-2), 83-97.

 

Mukhopadhyay,S., Mishra, O.P., Zhao, D. and Kayal, J.R., 3-D seismic structure of source area of the 1993 Latur, India earthquake and its implications for rupture nucleation, Tectonics, (2006). 915, 1-16.

 

Kayal, J.R., and Mukhopadhyay,S., Seismotectonics of 2001 Bhuj earthquake (M.w 7.7) in western India:  constrains from aftershocks. J.geoph. Union (Special issue on ”Stable Continental  Earthquakes”),  (2006), 10: 45-47.

 

Kumar ,N., Sharma, J., Arora, B.R., and Mukhopadhyay,S.,  Imaging deep structures through the inversion of earthquake data: An example from Kangra- Chamba Region olf Himachal Himalaya, DST Newsletter (2006),16(1), 7-10.

 

Awasthi. A.K.,  O.P. Dubey , Anuj Awasthi and Sharad Sharma, 2005, A Fuzzy  Model for Estimation of Ground water Recharge, Spl. Publ. NAFIPS-5IEEE, p810-813.

 

Saha, A.K., M.K.Arora, E.Csaplovics and R.P.Gupta, 2005, Land cover classification using IRS-LISS-III imagery and DEM in a rugged terrain, GeoCarto International, 20 (2): 33-40.

 

Bojar, A.V., Bojar, H. Fritz, S. Nicolescu, M. Bregar & R. P. Gupta, 2005: Timing and mechanisms of Central Himalayan exhumation: discriminating between tectonic and erosion processes Terra Nova, 17(5), 427-433.

 

Saha, A.K., M.K. Arora, R.P. Gupta, M.L.Virdi, & E. Csaplovics  2005: GIS-Based Route Planning in Landslide Prone Areas International Journal of Geographic Information Science, 19(10):1149-1175.

 

Haritashya, U.K., P. Singh, N.  Kumar & R.P. Gupta 2006: Suspended sediments from the Gangotri Glacier:  Quantification, variability and associations with discharge and air temperature Journal of Hydrology, 321 (2006): 116-130.

 

Gupta, R.P., U.K.Haritashya, & P.Singh, 2005: Mapping dry/wet snow cover using IRS multispectral data in the Himalayas, Remote Sensing of Environment, 97 (4):  258-269.

 

Saha, A.K., R.P.Gupta, I.Sarkar, M.K.Arora and E.Csaplovics 2005: An approach for GIS-based statistical landslide hazard zonation – with a case study in the Himalayas, Landslides, 2: 61-69.

 

Gupta, R.P., H. Fritz, & A.V.Bojar, 2006: On the Nature of the South Tibetan Detachment Zone (STDZ), Kumaun Himalayas, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27 (3): 455-458.

 

Kanungo, D.P., M.K. Arora, S. Sarkar & R.P. Gupta, 2006: A comparative study of conventional, ANN Black Box, fuzzy, and combined neural and fuzzy weighting procedures for landslide susceptibility Zonation in Darjeeling Himalayas, Engineering Geology, 85 (2006): 347-366.

 

Anbalagan, Rand Singh, B. 2006. `Landslide hazard zonation mapping – a need for sustainable development of Uttranchal with special reference to route locations’ Jr. Engg. Geol. (ISEG), Vol.XXXII, pp-13 to 22.

 

 

Publications in Journals (2004-05)

 

 

Saraf, A.K., P.R. Choudhury, B. Roy, B.Sarma, Vijay S and S.Choudhury(2004), GIS based surface hydrologic modeling in identification of groundwater recharge zones, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.25.No.24,pp.5759-5770.

 

Saraf, A.K., (2005), GIS Education in India: Important issues and challenges, GIS Development, Vol. 9. No.1, pp 30-31.

 

Saraf, A.K.,and  S.Choudhary, (2005), NOAA-AVHRR detects thermal anomaly associated with 26 January, 2001 Bhuj Earthquake, Gujrat, India, International Journal or Remote Sensing, Vol.26, No.6, pp.1065-1073.

 

Saraf, A.K.,P.Ghosh, B,Sarma and S.Choudhary, (2005), Development of a new image correction technique to remote false topographic perception phenomena, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.,26, No.8, 20 April 2005, 1523-1529.

 

Sandeep Singh(2005), A review of U-Pb ages from Himalayan Collisonal Belt. Journal of Himalayan geology, 26(1),61-76.

 

A.K. Jain, R.M Manickavasagam, Sandeep Singh,  and S. Mukherjee (2005). Himalayan collision zone: new perspectives- its tectonic evolution in a combined ductile shear zone and channel flow model. Journal of Himalayan Geology, 26(1) 1-18.

 

Leech, Mary L. Sandeep Singh, A.K.Jain, Simon L. Klemperer and R.M. Manickavasagam (2005). The onset of India-Asia continental collision: Early, steep subduction required by the timing of UHP metamorphism in the western Himalaya. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 234 (1-2), 83-97.

 

Kumar,N. Samadhiya,N.K. and Anbalagan,R. (2004) Application of rock mass classification systems for tunneling in Himalaya, India. ‘International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol.41 No.3, 1-6.

 

Anbalagan,R. and Biswas,P. (2004)”Evaluation of slumping problems of sea cliff coast and control measures’ Indian Journal of Geomorphology, Vol.9, Number 1&2, 9-18

 

Sharma, D.K., J.Rai, M. Israil, P. Subramanyam, P. Chopra and S.C. Garg: Enhancement in ionospheric temperature during thunderstorms. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial  Physics 66, 51-56.

 

Sharma, D.K., J.Rai, M. Israil and S.C. Garg: Lighting induced heating of the ionosphere . Atmosfera vol. 17, 1, 31-38.

 

Sharma, D.K., J.Rai, M. Israil, P.Subrahmanyam, P. Chopra and S.C. Garg: Effect of solar flare on electron and ion temperatures as measured by SROSS – C2 satellite. Ind. J. Radio and Space Physics Vol. 33, 7-12.

 

Israil, M., Pravin K. Gupta and D.K. Tyagi: Determining sharp layer boundaries from straightforward inversion of resistivity sounding data J. Ind. Geophysical Union 8, 2, 125-133.

 

Sharma, D.K., J. Rai, M. Israil, P. Subrahmanyam, P. Chopra and S.C. Garg: Enhancement in electron and ion temperature due to solarflares as measured by SROSS-C2 satellite, Annales Geophysicae 22, 6, 2047-2052.

 

Sharma, D.K., J. Rai, M. Israil, P. Subrahmanyam: Diurnal, seasonal and latitudinal variations of ionospheric temperatures of the topside F region over the Indian region during solar minimum (1995-1996): Journal of Atmospheric and solar-Terrestrial Physics 67, 3, 269-274.

 

Sastry, R.G.S, Neeta Chaudhary and Md. Israil: Is there a need for variable density option in making cobined mass correction to gravity data acquired over high relief? Current Science, 88(2), (2005), 269-273.

 

Sastry, R.G.S, and Paras  R. Pujari: Relative assessment of 3D-Analytic signal definitions- A numerical study, Jour. Ind.Geophy. Union 9(2), (2005),121-126.

 

Sastry, R.G.S, and Rahul Khanna: Delineation of fresh water zones in coastal Aquifers through quality check analysis of electrical survey logs. Jour. Ind.Geophy. Union, Vol.9(1), (2005) 13-15.

 

Sastry, R.G.S, Neeta Chaudhary and terrain corrections with variable densities- Examples from Ladakh Himalaya, DST News Letter, (14(2), 2004, 13-16.

 

Jose, M. K. and Ramabhatla G. Sastry,: Analytical expression for hydraulic head distridbution om a homogeneous anisotropic aquifer with inclined bedding planes, Jour.Ind. Geophy. Union.9(2),(2005),127-136.

 

Jose, M. K. and Ramabhatla G. Sastry, : Analytical computation of aquifer potentials in a three-layered dporous medium, Jr. Ind.Geophys. Union, 8(4), (2004), 243-252.

 

Ghatak, A., A. Sahay, D.C. Srivastava: Application of Bezier curves analysis of symmetrical fold shapes. Himalayan Geo, 26(i), (2005 ), 205-209.

 

Srivastava D.C., R.J. Lisle: Rapid analysis fold shapes using Bezier curves, Jour. Struct. Geol. (2004), 1553-1559.

 

Lisle, R.J. and Srivastava D.C., Test of  the frictional reactivation theory for faults  & validity of fault slip analysis. Geology, (2004), 32, 569-572.

 

Mukhopadhyay,S. and Bormann, P., Lowcost seismic microzonation using microtremor data: an example from Delhi, India, J. Asian Earth Sciences, 24, (2004), 271-280.

 

Sarkar,I.,Sri Ram, V., Hamzehloo, H.,Khattri, K.N. Subevent  analysis for the Tabas earthquake of September 16, 1978 using field accelerograms. Physico of the Earth and Planetary Interors (2005). Vol.151 Page 53-76.

 

Saha, A.K.., Gutpa, R.P. Sarkar,I., Arora, M.K., E.Csaplovico: An approach for GIS-based statistical landslide susceptibility zonation- with a case study in the Himalayan Landslides (2005) vol.2 page 61-69.

 

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