Key Aspects of Himalayan Geology

Dr. Sandipan Ghosh is an applied geomorphologist with a postgraduation M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Burdwan (West Bengal, India). More than forty book chapters and national and international research articles in numerous esteemed geography and geosciences publications have been published by him. He is the author of two books, Flood Hydrology and Risk Assessment: Flood Study in a Dam-Controlled River of India (ISBN 978-3-659-50098-5) and Laterites of the Bengal Basin: Characterization, Geochronology, and Evolution (ISBN 978-3-030-22937-5). He is also one of the editors in six books: (1) Neo-Thinking on Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin Geomorphology (ISBN 978-3-319-26442-4), (2) Quaternary Geomorphology in India: Case Studies from the Lower Ganga Basin (ISBN 978-3-319-90426-9), (3) Anthropogeomorphology of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System in India (ISBN 978-0-367-55727-0), (4) Drainage Basin Dynamics (ISBN 978-3-030-79634-1), Fluvial Systems in the Anthropocene (ISBN 978-3-031-11180-8) and Floods in the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta (ISBN 978-3-031-21085-3). He has served as an editor for the Journal of Geography and Cartography and the Asian Journal of Spatial Science.

• 1. Snippet of Darjeeling Sikkim Himalaya - Regional Synopsis.- 2. Stratigraphy and Petrology.- 3. Major Structure and Tectonics.- 4. Fluvial Architecture and Sedimentary Facies Analysis.- 5. Crustal Deformation, Co-Seismic Displacement and Seismic Strain.- 6. Tectonically Active Landscapes.- 7. Palaeogeography of Siwalik Fossils.- 8. Landslide- A Dominant Geomorphic Hazard.- 9. Conclusion.