sustainability of Earth system - the Future challenges

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abstracts
50th annual convention
“sustainability of Earth system -
the Future challenges”
08-12 January 2014
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csIr - National Geophysical research Institute campus
Hyderabad - 500 007, INDIa
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Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Mining Associates Pvt. Ltd.
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research
CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
Indian Space Research Organisation
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January, 2014
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PREFACE
It is 50 years since Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) has come into existence.
2013, being golden jubilee year we have initiated number of steps to propagate the
importance of IGU. We have successfully organized 5 workshops, as part of Golden
Jubilee celebrations. The organization started, with the blessings of learned senior
scientists continues to contribute significantly in propagating the importance of
earth system sciences in addressing societal, energy and environmental issues. One
of the main objectives of IGU is motivating young researchers in enhancing their
research capabilities. IGU`s request to learned seniors to help the organization
in making this initiative successful has yielded excellent results. We are happy to
announce, on behalf of IGU, that since the last 10 years students participation
has grown progressively and both seniors and young have noticed a significant
growth in the quality of presentations. The 50th annual convention of IGU being
held at CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, as in the past,
is planned to provide a proper forum for presentation of latest works in various
disciplines of earth system sciences. The disciplines cover Solid Earth Geophysics,
Ocean, Atmosphere, Space and Planetary Sciences. For this year, the special theme
is “Sustainability of Earth – The Future Challenges”.
Sustainability of Earth System needs scientific, technical and executive
initiatives, as it requires a judicious planning in implementing various scientific
decisions. Such initiatives can yield proper results only by involving common man as
a responsible protector of the Earth System. As IGU is wedded to overall wellbeing
of LIFE on Earth and the Environment, it proposes to address this problem taking
global, regional and local factors through a holistic scientific endeavor. As the
International Council for Science (ICSU) is spearheading a three-step consultation
process – in cooperation with the International Social Sciences Council (ISSC) – to
engage the scientific community to explore options and propose implementation
steps for a holistic strategy on Earth system research that will encourage scientific
innovation and address policy needs, IGU wishes to closely follow the initiatives
made by ICSU and ISSC, not only to gather relevant information through 50th
Annual Convention of IGU but also to provide the needed information to the two
international scientific bodies to make international cooperation a successful Earth
System Science Partnership.
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IGU urges delegates of the 50th annual convention to focus on specific
measures essential to achieve a tangible success. IGU – 50th Annual Convention
meeting provides the right platform to address these problems and guide the Indian
Geosciences community to focus on the most relevant problems and respond
effectively to the risks and challenges of global change. IGU is fortunate to have
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Y.T. Lee, President of ICSU, for inaugurating the Annual
Convention. Prof. Lee will be delivering a key note paper during the ICSU session
on 09th January 2014. During this Golden Jubilee Year, an MOU between IGU and
AGU under the leadership of Dr. Carol Finn, President-AGU is a notable highlight,
for continued exchange of scientific knowledge.
In addition to the special theme, more than 170 abstracts have been
received, covering Recent Advances in Geophysics – Indian Initiatives, Future
Earth – Indian Perspective (ICSU-Special Session), Session covering presentations
by Ph.D students/ research scholars, Solid earth geosciences – Natural hazards,
Marine geosciences, Atmosphere, Space & Planetary sciences and Earth sciences
(theoretical, experimental and exploration). We look forward to active participation
from all those who are attending the five day convention. We expect close interaction
between peers and the young researchers, as such interactions would pave way for
better planning and execution of research programs.
Besides the award lectures and invited talks, more than 170 papers are
expected to be presented during the five day convention. We have included 85 of
them under poster session. To provide sufficient time for oral presentations, we have
three parallel sessions on 12th January. Every oral session is followed by relevant
poster session, which would help in better interaction. Considerable amount
of screening and reviewing has been carried out to enhance the quality of the
presentations. We request the delegates to send full papers of their presentations, for
publication in the IGU journal. We place on record the support extended by Dr.Tanvi
Arora, Scientist, NGRI. She has motivated 18 students and young scientists to
participate in the annual convention and present their studies through posters.
Abstracts from these young researchers are included in the abstract volume, as a
separate sub-section Indian Chapter of Young Earth Science (IYES).
The five day convention is jointly organized by IGU and National Geophysical
Research Institute (NGRI). The convention is co-sponsored by Council of Scientific
& Industrial Research, Electrotek International Inc., DMTGmbH, Geometrics -
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Results Marine, SERB/DST, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services,
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mining Associates Pvt. Ltd., National Centre
for Antarctic and Ocean Research, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography,
Indian Space Research Organization, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Oil
India Limited, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
and National Geophysical Research Institute. The IGU is thankful to all the co-
organisers and sponsors for their support. IGU thanks various organizations for
accepting to participate in the Exhibition. In addition to Krishnan Medal, IGU-
Hari Narain Lifetime Achievement award in Geosciences and one time Golden
Jubilee award , Prince Mukkarram Jah Endowment lecture, Prof. K.R.Ramanathan
Memorial Lecture, Dr.H.N.Siddiquie Memorial Lecture, Sri L.N. Kailasam Memorial
Lecture, Electrotek-Geometrics Endowment Lecture, Anni Talwani Memorial
and Prof. Devendra Lal Best paper awards will be presented during the inaugural
function. Certificates to student participants under Prof. Jagdeo Singh and Dr.
S. Balakrishna Memorial grant will also be given during the inaugural function.
IGU-ONGC awards for the best poster presentations by PG students & Research
Scholars will be given during the closing ceremony/ concluding session.
IGU is indebted to Prof. Mrinal K. Sen, Chairman-LOC and Director,
CSIR-NGRI and Members of Local Organizing Committee for their committed
involvement and help in organizing the 50th Annual Convention. The Hon.
Secretary (Dr. P. Koteswara Rao) is indebted to the members and fellows of IGU,
Executive Committee of IGU, Dr. V.P. Dimri, President of IGU, Dr. H.K. Gupta,
Chief Patron of IGU, Prof. Anil K Gupta, Dr. Y.J. Bhaskar Rao, Dr. Rasik Ravindra
and Dr. Satish R Shetye (the four Vice-Presidents of IGU) and Dr. B.M. Reddy &
Dr. P.R. Reddy (the two Advisors) for their unequivocal support and guidance. He
also places on record his thanks to Dr. Kusumita Arora, Dr. ASSSRS Prasad, Sri
M.S. Reddy, Sri V. Sridher, Sri G. Ramanadha Babu, Sri P. Nagarjuna, Sri T. Surya
Prakash and Sri A. Srikant for their continued support in executing various works
prior to and during the five day convention. He also extends his thanks to the Chair
Persons for different technical sessions.
EDITORS
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CONTENTS
SESSIOn-I: InAuguRATIOn
SESSIOn-II: SuSTAInAbIlITy OF EARTh SySTEm – ThE FuTuRE ChAllEngES
1. Mega-Earthquakes and Mega-Tsunamis: Future Prospects for Hazard Mitigation
Walter D. Mooney 25
2. Global Warming and Sustainability of our Earth-Atmosphere System
B.M. Reddy 25
3. The Uttarakhand Calamity: Lessons Learnt on Sustainable Development Programme
K.S. Valdiya 26
SESSIOn-III: RECEnT ADVAnCES In gEOPhySICS – InDIAn InITIATIVES
4. Scientific Drilling and Borehole Investigations in Koyna Region, Western India
Sukanta Roy 29
5. Melting of Himalayan Glaciers: Impact of Dust or Black Carbon?
Ramesh P. Singh 29
6. Role of Multi-Component (OBS) Data in Gas Hydrate Exploration
N. Satyavani, Mrinal K. Sen and Kalachand Sain 30
7. Magnetic Imaging of the Curie Point Isothermal Surface under Guangdong Province,
China
Yufei Xi, Yanxin Wang, Dave A.Yuen, Xiangyun Hu, Steve M. Quenette and Tianyou Liu 31
8. India Plate Motion and Deformation
Vineet Gahalaut 32
PRInCE muKARRAm JAh EnDOWmEnT lECTuRE
Does Solar Activity affect Indian Monsoon Rainfall?
R. Narasimha 33
9. Satellite based Estimates of Spatio-temporal Variability of Water Storage over
India and Surrounding Regions
V.M. Tiwari 33
10. Receiver Function Images of the Lithosphere- Asthenosphere Boundary beneath India
Prakash Kumar 34
11. Numerical Simulation of a hailstorm event over Delhi, India on 28 Mar 2013
A. Chevuturi and A.P. Dimri 34
12. Seismic Hazard Assessment at Different Levels
B.K. Rastogi, Kapil Mohan, Vasu Pancholi, B. Sairam, A.P. Singh, P. Choudhury and
C.K. Girish 35
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SESSIOn-IV: AWARD lECTuRES
1. Saumen Maiti (Krishnan Gold Medal)
2. P. Senthil Kumar (Krishnan Gold Medal)
3. Surjalal Sharma (Prof. K.R. Ramanathan Memorial Lecture) 38
4. S.W.A. Naqvi (Dr. H.N. Siddiquie Memorial Lecture)
5. B.B. Bhattacharya (Sri L.N. Kailasam Memorial Lecture)
6. Mihir Deb (Electrotek-Geometrics Endowment Lecture)
SESSIOn-V: SPECIAl SESSIOn On FuTuRE EARTh
13. Future Earth – Indian Perspective
Harsh K. Gupta 41
14. Future Earth - Sustainability of Human Society
Y.T. Lee 41
15. Earthquakes: How to cope with them?
Harsh K. Gupta 41
16. Early Warning System for Monsoon and Cyclonic disturbances affecting India
L.S. Rathore and M. Mohapatra 42
17. Anil Kakodkar 44
18. Sustainability of Groundwater Resources
Sushil Gupta 44
19. Interrelationship between different segments of Earth system
– Need for an effective scientific strategy to meet some future Challenges
Archana Bhattacharyya 46
20. State of Tectonic Stress in Andaman-Sumatra Subduction Zone:
Before and after the 2004 Mega Earthquake Mw 9.3
Sohini Roy and J.R. Kayal 46
21. Seismic Risk on Built Environment in India
C.V.R. Murty 47
22. Energy Perspectives and India’s Growth Story
Dinesh Kumar Pande 47
23. Gas Hydrates and Shale Gas - Potential Unconventional Energy Resources of India
Kalachand Sain 48
24. Simulation of Heavy Rainfall Associated with Monsoon and Tropical Cyclones over
Indian Region Using High Resolution Meso-scale Models
U.C. Mohanty 51
25. Monsoons and Cyclones
Ajit Tyagi, M. Rajeevan and M. Mohapatra 52
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26. Water Resources: Indian Scenarios
R.D. Singh 54
27. Water, a Renewable Treasure of the Future Earth: Reducing Uncertainties in
its Rational Management Through Scientific Approach
Shakeel Ahmed 56
SESSIOn-VI: Agu-Igu
SESSIOn-VII: DISCuSSIOn On Agu-Igu : WAy FORWARD
SESSIOn-VIII: hIghER EDuCATIOn In EARTh SCIEnCES
SESSIOn-IX: Ph.D. InTERACTIVE SESSIOn
28. Ambiguity in the Interpretation of Self-Potential Anomaly over 2-D Inclined Thick Sheet-
type Structure Using Very Fast Simulated Annealing Global Optimization Technique
Arkoprovo Biswas and S.P. Sharma 61
29. Analysis of Well Logs and In-situ Stress for CBM Exploration in Jharia Coalfield, India
Suman Paul 65
30. Joint Inversion of Gravity and Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Anomaly
Animesh Mandal, S.P. Sharma and W.K. Mohanty 67
31. Climate-Tectonic-Sea level imprints that shaped the landscape of Gujarat, western India
Siddharth P. Prizomwala 69
32. Seismic Behavior of the Sub-surface Geomorphic Features over the Central Part of India
Himangshu Sekhar Mandal 72
33. Well Log Analysis and Rock Physics Modeling in Reservoir Characterization,
Cambay Basin, India
Saurabh Datta Gupta 74
34. Evaluation of Large Earthquake Potential in Kumaum Himalaya and
its Adjacent Fault Zone Using GPS Strain and Seismicity Analysis
S.K. Mondal 76
35. Reconstruction of Environment of Deposition of Mudflat and Mangrove Sediment
along North Maharashtra Coast, India
Samida P. Volvoikar and G.N. Nayak 78
36. A new Factorized Hankel Singular Spectral Technique (FHSST) for Denoising Seismic
Signal 80
Rajesh Rekapalli, R.K. Tiwari and T. Seshunarayana
37. The Earthquake Source Characteristics, Seismic Attenuation and Site Response in
Kumaon Himalaya
K. Sivaram, S.S. Rai and S.S.Teotia 81
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38. Evaluation of the Seismic Hazard of the National Capital (Delhi) Region, India
Manisha Sandhu, Dinesh Kumar and S.S. Teotia 83
39. Low Frequency Temperature Anisotropy Instabilities in Planetary Magneto-sheaths
B. Remya 85
40. Rock Magnetism and Palaeo-magnetism of Lonar Impact Crater: Implications for
Magnetic Effects of Shock on Moon and Mars
Md. Arif and N. Basavaiah 86
41. Improvement of Deep Crustal Images using the Common Reflection Surface Stack
Approach in Different Geological Provinces of Precambrian India
Biswajit Mandal 89
42. Large Scale Water Budgeting of Ganga River Basin Using Space Borne Observations
N. Srinivas and V.M. Tiwari 92
SESSIOn–X: SOlID EARTh gEOSCIEnCES : nATuRAl hAzARDS
43. Relation between Low Pressure Systems and Extreme Monsoon Rainfall
V. Krishnamurthy 95
44. Challenges towards Energy Security and Sustainability and its Impact on Earth System
B. Kumar 95
45. Is PSHA the only way to deal with Earthquake Recurrence and Uncertainties?
A. Peresan, A. Magrin, F. Vaccari and G.F. Panza 96
46. Mountains in the Sea and Their Effect on the Earthquake Rupture Process
Shamita Das 100
47. Seismic Vulnerability of J&K vis-a-vis recent May 2013 Earthquake Activity in
Kishtwar Area of Jammu Province, NW India
Mithila Verma, Brijesh K. Bansal and Anup K. Sutar 101
48. Estimation of Maximum Credible Earthquake Magnitude in
Sambalpur Industrial Area, Odisha, India
Akhilesh Kumar Verma and William Kumar Mohanty 102
49. Evolving Tectonics Along the arcuate Himalayan Belt
Prosanta K. Khan and Md. Afroz Ansari 104
50. Remote Sensing and GIS inputs for Road Realignment Planning in Disaster Prone Areas
- A Case Study on Selected Section of Silchar to Imphal National Highway (NH-53)
Corridor
Somorjit Singh, B. Kuntala and S. Sudhakar 107
51. Sustainable Development – An Opportunity for Geophysics
N. Lakshmi Narayana 109
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