Aseismic deformation on the Himalayan deformation front

**Description of the project

" The purpose of this project is to study the aseismic deformation in front of the Himalayan front. To do so, an M2 student will work at the level of 2 seismic gap zones.
– On the one hand on the Himalayan frontal thrust at the level of the Sikkim, based on seismic noise measurements coupled with geomorphological and sedimentological studies. Preliminary results show that in the Sikkim seismic gap zone, a propagation fold develops under the Quaternary alluvium in front of the deformation front.
– On the other hand on the Himalayan frontal thrust in the central Himalayas (Pokhara Gap). Using a high-resolution DTM that he will develop with Pleïade and Spot satellite images, the student will map more precisely the recent terraces linked to the propagation of the deformation under the quaternary alluvial deposits of the Ganges plain, in order to better characterize it. This M2 internship involves members of the 3 teams TRB, GRE and CYCLE and the results could be used as a support for the development of a new thematic collaboration with the "CYCLE" team which is interested in the kinematics of similar structures at the Taiwan front and in the Western Himalayan syntax zones.