Life on a Tectonically Active Delta: Convergence of Earth Science and Geohazard Research in Bangladesh with Education and Capacity Building
- Lead PI: Dr. Michael S. Steckler , Mr. Leonardo Seeber
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Unit Affiliation: Marine and Polar Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- June 2010 - August 2018
- Inactive
- Asia ; India ; Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: The project will examine sediments and stratigraphic architecture of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta as a record of fundamental fluvial and tectonic processes as well as the interactions between them. This will be done by drilling about 250 wells and using electrical resistivity profiles and marine multichannel seismic reflection along rivers and flooded areas to image subsurface features and correlate between wells.
OUTCOMES: So far two journal publications and two websites have been produced.
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SPONSOR:
National Science Foundation (NSF) -
FUNDED AMOUNT:
$4,770,167 RESEARCH TEAM:
Won-Young KimEXTERNAL COLLABORATORS:
Vanderbilt University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Queens College-CUNY, Dhaka University, University of Bremen, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Physical Research Laboratory, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e ValcanologiaWEBSITE:
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0968354&HistoricalAwards=false
KEYWORDS
river avulsion electrical resistivity seismology geology and tectonics earthquakes sedimentation wells risk tectonics seismic reflection floodsRELATED ARTICLES
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