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Quantitative River Profile Analysis To Investigate Exhumation Of The Siwalik Foreland Basin, Nepalese Himalaya, Indu Bhattarai
Quantitative River Profile Analysis To Investigate Exhumation Of The Siwalik Foreland Basin, Nepalese Himalaya, Indu Bhattarai
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The Nepalese Himalaya, one of the most active regions within the Himalayan Mountain belt, is characterized by a thick succession of Miocene age Siwalik sedimentary rocks deposited at its foreland basin. To date, much of its tectonic evolution, including exhumation in the Nepalese Siwalik, is poorly understood. This study of a quantitative analysis of the bedrock river parameters should provide crucial information regarding tectonic activities in the area. The study investigated geomorphic parameters of river longitudinal profiles from 54 watersheds within the Siwalik section of the Nepalese Himalaya, for the first time. A total of 140 bedrock rivers from these …