COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Structural, Kinematic, and Dynamic Segmentation of the Himalayan Frontal Fault System, NW India

印度次大陆和亚洲之间的活跃交汇导致了世界上最高的山脉和有记录以来最大的陆内地震的发生。这项合作研究的目的是将地质学、大地测量学和地震学技术结合起来，研究逆冲系统应变积累和释放的时空格局，以及这种应变格局与大陆板块碰撞过程的关系。预计结果将对喜马拉雅山脉的造山机制施加定量限制，并为相关的地震灾害提供洞察。

9972955WesnouskyThe active convergence between the Indian subcontinent and Asia has resulted in the highest mountain range in the world and the occurrence of the largest intracontinental earthquakes on record. The purpose of this collaborative research is to combine geologic, geodetic and seismologic techniques to study the spatial and temporal pattern of strain accumlation and release across the thrust system, and the relationship of that strain pattern to the process of continental plate collision. Results are expected to place quantitative constraints on the mechanics of mountain building across the Himalaya, and provide insight into the associated seismic hazzard.