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AbstractOn January 26, 2020, a moderate-sized earthquake (ML ~ 4.6) located in the Palnadu sub-basin of Cuddapah basin was felt both in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The earthquakes prior and after the ML 4.6 are located close to the thrust and along the periphery of the backwaters of the Pulichintala Reservoir. About 965 earthquakes ...
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The study of the Earth's topographic surface using digital topography is an important component of many problems in the Earth Sciences. The 30-m Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) global digital topography datasets have been the most recently available global digital topography datasets. Most us...
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Research highlightsField based temperature lapse rate, precipitation gradient and snow melt factor established for the Patsio glacier.Seasonal sensitivity of the glacier mass balance was studied.Past reconstruction of the glacier mass balance using bias corrected ERA5 reanalysis.Comparison of modeled mass balance with published geodetic and glaciol...
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AbstractThe iron oxide concretions of Shankargarh (Allahabad), India belongs to Dhandraul Sandstone of Vindhyan Supergroup. Petrography of concretions shows abundant quartz grains embedded within the iron oxide cementation. XRD analysis of the concretion shows diagnostic peaks for quartz, hematite, and goethite. The A–CN–K and A–CNK–FM ternary diag...
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AbstractThe Chilika Lagoon is the largest brackish water ecosystem in the Asian continent and is a Ramsar site. Here, the sorption–desorption study was standardized simulating the environmental condition of the Chilika, to ascertain whether phosphorus (P) is the source or sink for sediments of the coastal ecosystem. The sorption behaviour of sedime...
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AbstractAccurate surface runoff prediction is vital for water resources engineers for various applications. Advances in the artificial intelligence techniques can act as robust tools for modelling hydrological processes. The present study focuses on testing the reliability of different data sources and choosing the correct source to model the rainf...
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AbstractUttarakhand, a hill state of India, covers an area of 51,125 km2. The geographic position is highly crucial with in the Central Himalayas (CH), for agro-climate, water resource management, food-processing, tourism, etc., having enriched bio-diversity and forest. Present study investigates the spatio-temporal characteristics and distribution...
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AbstractAn objective wavelet based algorithm has been developed to find the orientation of rolls in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery using Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) data. The orientation of rolls plays a very crucial role for the estimation of ocean surface wind direction. It also affects the shape and size of a tropical cyclone. In t...
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AbstractBiotic, abiotic and anthropogenic factors are considered in isolation for prioritisation of watersheds. Instead, it requires a multidisciplinary geoecolocical approach. The geoecology based prioritisation provides opportunities to assess the region by evaluating these multiple factors in combination. Thus, Geoecological Integrity Index (GII...
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AbstractOpen cast coal mine (OCCM) may impose adverse effects on groundwater quality and on its flow regime. Evaluation of water quality often becomes difficult and confusing due to presence of multiple criteria and index based on different parameters. A novel approach has been introduced which speaks about a single index revealing the effect of al...
