Geophysics for Advancing Seismology
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This book aims to delve into the interdisciplinary explorations, offering comprehensive insights into the application of Geophysics for advancing seismology. Geophysics emerges as the most robust tool for delineating subsurface structures, providing invaluable insights into seismogenesis when complemented with supplementary seismological datasets and techniques. Collaborative seismo-geophysical investigations have unraveled the intricate mechanisms governing earthquake sources, paths, and site effects. Methods such as seismic and electrical tomography as well as gravity surveys prove particularly instrumental in seismogenesis, mapping sediment thickness and basement/bedrock depth, as well as characterizing subsurface structures like fault lines to facilitate the seismic hazard assessment. Geophysics has assumed a pivotal role in active fault mapping, complementing geological investigations. Moreover, crustal deformation analysis has significantly contributed to this collective understanding. The radon monitoring are the important earthquake precursory tools. The early warning systems is the recent advancement. The vulnerability assessment based on inputs rom geophysical surveys ultimately provides deeper insights in disaster management planning.
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1. Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) in shallow subsurface.- 2. Understanding the active Himalayan Frontal Thrust system using controlled source seismology.- 3. Seismology Meets Gravity: Earthquake depth Distributions and Gravity Anomalies in Himalaya - Tibet and Indian subcontinent and their relations with Lithospheric structure.- 4. Role of Magnetotellurics in Characterising the hidden Faults: Insights from Western India.- 5. Crustal Deformation Processes: the long and short of it.- 6. Crustal Deformation after two decades of deadly 2001 Bhuj earthquake.- 7. Seismic Characterization of Crustal Shear Wave Velocity Structure in the Himalayan and Tibet Region Using Hi-CLIMB Network: Insights from Group Velocity Dispersion Analysis.- 8. A Review of Statistical Methods for Analysing Radon Monitoring Data for Earthquake Precursory Studies in Taiwan.- 9. Assessment of hydrological impact on Radon data of MPGO, Ghuttu, during Kedarnath flash flood in Garhwal Himalaya: implications for earthquake precursor.- 10. Advancing Earthquake Early Warning: Magnitude Estimation via Amplitude and Frequency Analysis.- 11. Impact of Decision Making at Various Stages of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment: Investigation Over Important Urban Centers in India.- 12. Subsidence induced damage assessment of buildings in Joshimath.