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IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy<br />

(S) - <strong>IASPEI</strong> - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's<br />

Interior<br />

JSS007 Poster presentation 1972<br />

A magnetotelluric study along Satluj valley thermal springs in NW<br />

Himalaya<br />

Dr. Abdul Azeez K. K.<br />

MT Division National Geophysical Research Institute, India IAGA<br />

K. Ravi Shankar, Dhanunjaya Naidu, Sharana Basava<br />

Northwestern part of the Indian Himalaya depicts the most complex tectonic structures resulted from<br />

the Cenozoic India-Asian collision and the subsequent underthrusting of Indian plate that resulted in the<br />

Himalayan mountain range. There are not many attempts to understand the geophysical signatures<br />

related to the deep structure of the Indian Himalaya that can provide more insights to the tectonic<br />

settings in the region. We present the magnetotelluric (MT) study carried out along the Sutluj valley<br />

thermal springs in NW Himalaya. The Sutluj valley crosses major tectono-stratigraphic units of the<br />

Himalaya and evidence active geodynamics in the form of seismicity and hot springs. The present ENE-<br />

WSW trending MT profile, parallel to the Sutluj valley, spans over the Lesser Himalayas, Higher<br />

Himalayan Crystallines and Tethys Himalayas. The profile cut across the Main Central Thrust (MCT) a<br />

major tectonic feature in the Himalaya that separate Higher Himalayan crystallines with the Lesser<br />

Himalayas. Broad Band MT measurements are made at 17 locations along the profile with an average<br />

site spacing of 10 km. The data are processed with robust algorithms to obtain the MT impedance<br />

estimates. The MT impedances are analyzed to determine the electrical strike in the area and inverted<br />

using a non-linear conjugate gradient algorithm to deduce the two-dimensional conductivity distribution<br />

along the profile. The obtained conductivity structure is described and its tectonic implications on the<br />

thermal manifestations in the area are discussed.<br />

Keywords: magnetotelluric, thermal springs, himalaya

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