EAR-PF: The Geomorphic Response to Active Deformation in the Siwaliks of Northwest India: Implications for Seismic Hazard

杰森·巴恩斯博士被授予美国国家科学基金会地球科学博士后奖学金，在杜伦大学开展研究和教育项目。巴恩斯博士将研究印度次大陆与欧亚大陆碰撞后喜马拉雅山脉南部地貌的变化。巴恩斯博士将详细研究地形特征，测量断层长度和位移，确定侵蚀和沉积的速率，并探索利用地形来推断地震危险的可能性。为了实现科学目标，巴恩斯博士将绘制详细的地质图，检查卫星图像，数字地形图，并测量印度西北部西瓦里克山沙粒（10Be）中的同位素。这项调查的结果将提供必要的信息，以了解地表地质断层可能不可见的地区的景观变化和地震之间的关系。此外，巴恩斯博士将与来自英国和印度的科学家进行互动，并参与项目的发展，这些项目不仅将研究结果传播给这些国家的其他科学家，还将传播给从事危害和风险管理工作的其他科学家。

Dr. Jason Barnes is awarded an NSF Earth Science Postdoctoral Fellowship to carry out a program of research and education at Durham University. Dr. Barnes will examine changes in the landscape in the southern Himalayas in response to the collision of the Indian subcontinent against Eurasia. Dr. Barnes will study in detail topographic features, measure fault lengths and displacements, determine the rates of erosion and deposition, and explore the possibility of using topography to infer seismic hazards. To reach the scientific goals, Dr. Barnes will construct detailed geologic maps, examine satellite images, digital topography maps, and measure isotopes in sand grains (10Be) from the Siwaliks Hills, northwest India. The results from this investigation will provide information that is needed to understand the relationship between changes in landscape and earthquakes in regions where geologic faults may not be visible at the surface.In addition, Dr. Barnes will interact with scientists from Britain and India and participate in the development of programs that will disseminate the findings of the research not only to other scientists from these countries, but also to others working in hazards and risk management.