Curriculum Vitae

 

Name:                         Dr. Naresh Kumar

Date of Birth:            09th April, 1971

Nationality:                Indian

Address:                     Scientist

                                    Geophysics Group,

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,

                                    33 GMS Road, Dehradun – 248 001

INDIA

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Phone: +91-94111-93039, +91-135-2525474 Fax:+91-135-2625212

Web.: www.wihg.res.in/geophy_profile/nrsh_kumar.php

 

Education:                

·         Ph.D. 2010, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India.

·         P.G.D., Computer Application, Dec. 1995, Himachal Pradesh University, India.

·         M.Sc., Applied Geophysics, 1994, Guru Nanak Dev University, India.

 

Employment:             2005    Scientist

                                                Geophysics Group, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology

                                                33 GMS Road, Dehradun – 248 001 India

                                    2004    Research Associate

                                                Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Application

                                                NAL Belur Campus, Bangalore, India

                                    1999    Project Assistant

                                                Geo scientific Instruments Division

                                                Central Scientific Instruments Organisation

                                                Sector-30, Chandigarh, India

1996        Senior Technical Assistant

Department of Physics

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India

 

Awards and Honour

 

1.        2010: Best Paper award by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, India.

2.        2009: Best team worker Award by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG),           Dehradun, India.

3.        2006: Awarded the Junior Associateship by the Abdus Salam International Centre of          Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), Trieste, Italy. (2006-2011).

4.        2004: Research Associateship at Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (CMMACS), Bangalore, India.

5.        1994: Awarded the Medal by Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar for obtaining First (Merit) position in M.Sc. (Applied Geophysics).

RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENT:

 

The primary research is in the field of observational Seismology with contributions in Seismic tomography, Seismic wave attenuation, Seismotectonic and Earthquake precursory research. After completing Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Geophysics and P.G. Diploma in Computer Application, my research carrier started at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), India in the field of earthquake precursory research. Subsequently, the research interest increased involvement in observational seismology along with precursory work. The research expertise has been obtained at different premier research institutes of India with collaboration work in India and outside.

 

The recent engagement is to quantify the seismic regime of NW Himalaya through sub-surface crustal structure investigation, earthquake source characterization and evaluation of attenuation of seismic wave energy using broadband data of regional seismic network. In this direction, the seismological array experiment designed and implemented first time in the Kangra-Chamba sector of NW Himalaya in the epicenter zone of devastating M8.0 Kangra earthquake of 1905 for establishing regional crustal structure and seismotectonic model. It accounts a major part of my Ph.D. work (detailed information is in ANNEXURE-I) and also published results in BSSA by Kumar et al. (2009). The newly developed 1D and 3D velocity models has shown that clustered seismicity in the Kangra sector is a manifestation of dynamic stress interactions of two transverse thrusts. The finding of mid-crustal low velocity zone and mapping the geometry of Basement Thrust Fault (BTF) has permitted understanding of the depth-distribution of the earthquake in terms of rheological stratifications.

 

Recently, I have deployed broadband seismological network in the Kinnaur region (adjacent to Kangra-Chamba) of NW Himalaya, which is the epicentre zone of M7.5 earthquake of 1975. It is also the first experiment in this remote locality of higher Himalaya where the high seismicity is localized in a region other than the general seismic belt of Himalaya. I am also involved to carry out multi-geophysical observation for earthquake precursory research using the data of first Indian Multi-Parametric Geophysical Observatory (MPGO) established by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun at Ghuttu in Garhwal Himalaya. This is unique setup because first example in the Himalaya, such experiment is being conducted under one umbrella for earthquake precursory research. It is a team work of mega project for collecting high resolution continuous time series of geophysical data to understand the geodynamical processes related to earthquake source.

                     

I have published more than 16 papers in high impact journals (106 Citations and h-index 7) in the field of seismology and earthquake precursory studies. I have also participated in many International and National conference delivering lectures and publishing latest results in abstracts. I am an active member of organizing committees of workshops/conferences of WIHG and has organized National workshop of seismology (SPRED-2009) in 2009 at WIHG, Dehradun taking active role of the convenor.

 

I am the Junior Associate of the Abdus Salam International Centre of Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), Trieste, Italy (2006-2013). I have served as Research Associate at Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (CMMACS-CSIR), Bangalore, India during 2004-2005. I am the life time member of Indian Geophysical Union (IGU), and Himalayan Geology. 


Visited Abroad

 

1.   2011:  AS-ICTP, Trieste, Italy for three months (May-July, 2011) as Junior Associate and to attend

2.  2010:     Hanoi, Vietnam to attend “8th General Assembly of Asian Seismological Commission (ASC2010)” during 8-10 November, 2010.

3.   2010:  AS-ICTP, Trieste, Italy for three months (July-October, 2010) as Junior Associate and to attend “Advance school on Direct and Inverse Problems of Seismology” during 27th September – 9th October, 2010.

4.   2008:  AS-ICTP, Trieste, Italy as Junior Associate and to attend “9th workshop on 3-D Modelling of Seismic Waves Generation, Propagation and their Inversion” during 22nd September – 4th October, 2008.

5.    2008:  Sant Louise and San Deigo, USA during 11th – 30th August, 2008 for getting training to data analysis and operation of Superconducting Gravimeter (SG).

6.   2006:  Moscow, Russia under Integrated Long Term Programme (ILTP) during 20th June – 10th July, 2006.

7.   2005:    Xian, China to attend “5th International Workshop on Seismic Analysis in the South Asia Region”, during 13-16, November, 2005.

8.   2004:    Trieste, Italy at the Abdus Salam International Centre of Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP) to attend “7th workshop on 3-D Modelling of Seismic Waves Generation, Propagation and their Inversion” during 25 October – 5 November 2004.

 

Organisation of Conference/Workshops:

1.      2009: Convenor of National conference on “Seismogenesis to PREDiction of Earthquakes: Himalayan and Indian Prospective [SPRED-2009]”, held at WIHG Dehradun, India, 22-24 October, 2009.

2.      2007: Member LOC of National conference on “Collision Zone Geodynamics Conference” held at WIHG, Dehradun during 20-21, sep., 2007

3.      2006:  Member LOC of National conference on “Himalaya Earthquakes: A Fresh Appraisal”, at WIHG Dehradun, India, October 7-8, 2006

 

Knowledge/Familiarity of Computer Programming Languages

C, C++, MATLAB, GMT

SAC, SEISAN, SIMULPS3, SIMULPS2000, VELEST,

FTAN, FOCMEC

PUBLISHED PAPERS:

 

1.        Kumar Naresh, Paul, A., Mahajan, A.K., Yadav, D.K., and Bora, C. (2011). Mw5.0 Kharsali, Garhwal Himalaya Earthquake of July 23, 2007: Source Characterization and tectonic implication. Current Science (Accepted).

 

2.        Choubey, V. M., Arora B. R., Barbosa, S. M., Kumar Naresh, and Kamra, L. (2011). Seasonal and daily variation of Radon at 10 m depth in borehole, Lesser Garhwal Himalaya, India. App. Radiation and Isotopes (doi:10.1016/j.apradiso. 2011.03.027).

 

3.        Shashidhar, D., Kumar Naresh, Mallika, K., and Gupta, H. K. (2010). Characterstics of Seismicity Pattern prior to the M ~ 5 Earthquakes in the Koyna Region, Western India – Application of the RTL Algorithm. Episodes, 33(2), pp 83-90.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Citation: 1

 

4.        Paul, A., and Kumar Naresh (2010). Estimates of source parameters of M4.9 Kharsali earthquake using waveform modeling. J. Earth Syst. Sci., 119(5), 731-743.

 

5.        Lyubushin, A.A., Arora, B.R., and Kumar Naresh (2010). Investigation of seismicity in western Himalaya. Russ. J. Geophy. Research, 11(1), 27-34.

 

6.        Mukhopadhyay, S., Sharma, J., Del-Pezzo, E., and Kumar Naresh (2010). Study of attenuation mechanism for Garhwal-Kumaon Himalayas from analysis of coda of local earthquakes. Physic. Earth. Planet. Inter., 180, pp 7-15.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Citation: 1

 

7.        Kumar Naresh, Sharma, J., Arora, B. R., and Mukhopadhyay, S. (2009). Seismotectonic model of the Kangra-Chamba sector of NW Himalaya: Constraints from joint hypocenter determination and focal mechanism. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer. Vol. 99(1), pp. 95-109 February 2009, doi: 10.1785 0120080220.                                                                                                             Citation: 9

 

8.        Choubey V. M., Kumar Naresh, and Arora, B. R. (2009). Precursory signatures in the radon and geohydrological borehole data for M4.9 Kharsali earthquake of Garhwal Himalaya. Sci. Tot. Environ., 407, 5877-5883.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Citation: 2

 

9.        Yadav, D. K., Kumar Naresh, A., Paul (2009). Recent Seismicity and Stress pattern in NW Himalaya. Him. Goelogy, Vol 30(2), pp. 139-145.                                                       Citation: 1

                                                                                                                                          

10.    Arora, B.R., Kamal, Kumar, A., Rawat, G., Kumar Naresh, and Choubey, V. M. (2008). First Observations of Free Oscillations of the Earth (FOE) from Indian Superconducting Gravimeter in Himalaya. Current Sci., 2008, 95(11) pp. 1611-1617.                                                                                                                                                                                                   Citation: 2

 

11.    Gitis, V., Yurkov, E., Arora, B., Chabak, S., Kumar Naresh, and Baidya, P. (2008). Analysis of seismicity in North India. Russian J. of Earth Sciences, 2008 (10), ES5002, doi:10.2205/2008ES000303.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Citation: 2

 

12.    Mahajan, A. K, Kumar Naresh, and Arora, B.R.  (2006). Quick look isoseismal map of 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Current Science, 91(3), pp 356-361.                            Citation: 10

 

13.    Kumar Naresh, Imtiyaz, A., and Virk, H. S. (2005). Estimation of coda wave attenuation for NW Himalaya region using local earthquakes.  Physic. Earth. Planet. Inter., 151, pp 243-258.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Citation: 27

 

14.    Virk, H. S., Walia, V., and Kumar Naresh (2001). Helium/Radon Precursory anomalies of Chamoli Earthquake, Garhwal Himalaya, India. J. Of Geodynamics Vol. 31 (2001), pp. 201-210.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Citation: 29

 

15.    Virk, H. S., Walia, V., Sharma, A.K., and Kumar Naresh (2000). Correlation of radon anomalies with microseismic events in kangra and Chamba valleys of N-W Himalaya. Geofisica International Vol. 39(2000), No. 3, pp. 221-227.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Citation: 9

 

16.    Virk, H.S., Kumar Naresh, Sharma, N., and Bajwa, B. S. (1998). Alpha-Guard radon survey in soil gas and dwellings of some uranium-rich areas of Himachal Pradesh, India. Current Science, 1998, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 430-431.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Citation: 7

 

17.    Virk, H.S., Kumar Naresh, and Sharma, A. K. (1998). Radon/Helium survey of thermal springs of Parbati, Beas and Sutluj valleys in Himachal, Himalaya.    J. Geol. Soc. India, 1998, Vol. 52, pp. 523-528.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Citation: 7

 

Total Citation: 107

SUBMITTED RESEARCH PAPERS:

1.    Kumar Naresh, Arora B. R., Mukhopadhyay, S. and D. K. Yadav (2011). Seismogenesis of Clustered Seismicity beneath the Kangra–Chamba Sector of Northwest Himalaya: Constraints from 3D Local Earthquake Tomography. J. Asian Earth Sci. (Submitted).

 

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS/EXTENDED ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

 

1.        Kumar Naresh, Aoudia, K., Guidalerri (2011). T43D-2303: Broad low velocity crustal roots between a strong Indian plate and the Tarim block revealed by a regional seismological network. AGU Fall meeting San Francisco, 5-8 December, 2011.

 

2.        Kumar Naresh, Yadav, D.K., Hazarika, D., Mukhopadhyay, S., (2011). Tectonic linkage with along-strike variation of the seismicity in the Northwest Himalaya. International workshop on Indian Monsoon and Himalayan Geodynamics, Dehradun, India, 2-5 November, 2011.

 

3.        Kumar Naresh (2011). The status of earthquake precursory research in Garhwal Himalaya based on MPGO data at Ghuttu. Indo-Iceland Workshop, Dehradun, India, 20-21 October, 2011 (Invited Talk)

 

4.        Paul, A. and Kumar Naresh (2011). Depth analysis and active tectonics in Garhwal-Kumaon Himalaya region of North-West Himalaya. Indo-Norweian workshop (invited talk)

 

5.        Kumar Naresh, Choubey, V.M. and and Arora, B. R., 2010. Application of RTL algorithm for Indian continent seismological data to Earthquake Precursory study. International workshop on Earthquake precursor studies-scenarios and future directions, Hyderabad, India 25-27 November, 2010 (invited Talk).

 

6.        Kumar Naresh, Arora, B. R., Yadav D. K. and Bora C., 2010. Subsurface crustal structure investigation in the Kangra-Chamba region of NW Himalaya through tomography. 8th General Assembly of Asian Seismological Commission (ASC2010), Hanoi, Vietnam, 8-10 November, 2010.

 

7.        Kumar Naresh, Yadav D. K., Bora C. and Arora, B. R., 2010. Spatial and Depth Variation of Tectonic Stress Pattern obtianed in the Kangra-Chamba Seismic Regime of NW Himalaya. 7th Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Hyderabad, India, 5-9, July, AOGS, 2010.

 

8.        Kumar Naresh, Arora, B. R. and Rawat G., 2010. Strong Hydrological Effects on Superconducting Gravimeter Observations in Garhwal Himalaya. 7th Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Hyderabad, India, 5-9, July, 2010.

 

9.        Kumar Naresh, Arora, B.R., Yadav, D.K., Paul, A., and Bora C., 2009, Quantification of Seismic Regimes of NW Himalaya. Seismogenesis to PREDiction of Earthquakes: Himalayan and Indian Prospective [SPRED-2009], Dehradun, India, 22-24 Oct., 2009.

 

10.    Kumar Naresh, Arora, B. R. and Rawat, G., 2009. Multi-Parameter Geophysical Observation at Ghuttu: Superconducting Gravimeter Component. Seismogenesis to PREDiction of Earthquakes: Himalayan and Indian Prospective [SPRED-2009], Dehradun, India, 22-24 October, 2009.

 

11.    Bansal, B.K, Arora, B.R., and Kumar, N., 2009. Multi-Parametric Geophysical Observatory: An Integrated Approach to Earthquake Precursory Research. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #NH13A-1119

 

12.    Kumar Naresh, Arora, B. R. and Rawat, G., 2009. Observation of Coseismic change and Identification of Hydrological effects in gravity using Superconducting gravimeter at MPGO, Ghuttu, Garhwal Himalaya. IGU 46nd Annual Convention and Meeting at Dehradun, India, 5-7 October, 2009

 

13.    Kumar Naresh (2008). Subsurface structure and tectonic deformation in NW Himalaya using local earthquake data. 9th Workshop on 3D Modelling of Seismic waves Generation, Propagation and their Inversion, ICTP, Trieste, ITALY. Sept. 22 – Oct. 4, 2008

 

14.    Kumar Naresh, Sharma, J., Mukhopadhyay and B. R. Arora, B.R. (2007).      Seismotectonic model for Kangra-Chamba Region of NW Himalaya. IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy, JSS014, pp. 2294.

 

15.    Gities, V., Yurkov, E., Arora, B., Chabak, S, Kumar Naresh, and P. Baidya (2007). Geoinformation analysis of earthquake hazard in North India. IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy, SS002, pp. 6260.

 

16.    Ponomarev, A., Arora, B., Smirnov, V., Zavyalov A., Chabak, S., and Kumar Naresh (2007). Anomalies of seismic regime of western Himalaya. IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy, SS005, pp. 6461.

 

17.    Arora, B. R., Choubey, V. M., Paul, A., Rawat, G., and Kumar Naresh (2007). Multi-parameter geophysical observatory for earthquake precursory research at Ghuttu, Uttrakhand. National Workshop on ‘Earthquake Precursor’, IMD, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi, 28-29 June 2007.

 

18.    Kumar Naresh, Sharma, J., Arora B.R., and S. Mukhopadhyay, (2006). Seismotectonic model for Kangra-Chamba region, Himachal Himalaya. Himalaya Earthquakes: A Fresh Appraisal, Dehradun, India, October 7-8, 2006, pp. 52-53.

 

19.    Kumar Naresh, Mundepi, A.K., Kamal and B.R., Arora (2005). Frequency-Dependent Attenuation of Seismic Waves in and around Kangra-Chamba Region of NW Himalaya, India. IGU 42nd Annual Convention Meeting at Bhopal, India, Dec. 7-9, 2005, 101-102.

 

20.     Kumar Naresh, and B. R. Arora (2005). Multiple Geophysical Investigations around Eastern Syntaxis. Fifth International Workshop on Seismic Analysis in the South Asia Region at Xian, China. Nov. 13-16, 2005, pp. 26-26.

 

21.    Kumar Naresh (2004). Estimation of Coda Wave Attenuation for NW Himalayan Region using Local Earthquakes. 7th Workshop on 3D Modelling of Seismic waves Generation, Propagation and their Inversion: ICTP, Trieste, ITALY. October 25 – November 5, 2004.

ANNEXURE-1

Ph.D. Dissertation

           

Dr. Naresh Kumar carried out his Ph.D. dissertation on “Quantification of Seismic Regimes in the Kangra-Chamba Region of Himachal Himalaya” based on the results of a seismological array experiment designed first time in this region through a local dense seismic network. The experiment helped to introduce new velocity features and to constrain the seismotectonic model of the geologically complex and seismically most active region of the NW Himalaya. It brings out the distinctive signatures of the seismicity, especially the high energy release and clustering of earthquakes in a narrow pocket in the epicentre zone of devastating M8.0 Kangra earthquake of 1905. It is the survey of the seismicity for the Kangra-Chamba region, mainly focused to the construction of 1D and 3D velocity structure through local earthquake tomography using the data of permanent and available temporary seismic stations. The finding of mid-crustal low velocity layer is an important result and accounts a significant contribution of seismogenesis processes in this region, the results already published by Kumar et al. (2009) in Bulletin of Seismological Society of America (BSSA). This low-velocity layer at 15-18 km depth is interpreted as a brittle-ductile transition defining the sharp cut-off depth of the crustal seismicity. Incorporation of station corrections allowed simulating the geometry of the Basement Thrust Fault (BTF) in the Himalayan evolution model. In addition examination of focal mechanisms and stress field for the earthquakes helped to introduce seismic hazard potential with well documented hazardous events.

The survey of past seismic data highlights the distinctive signatures of clustered seismicity and generalized tectonic setting to the presence of Chamba Nappe in a wide region. A combination of travel-time distance plot and most efficient travel-time inversion formulations are used to derive the 1D velocity structure. The role of reheology in controlling the space-depth distribution of seismicity is brought out by the concentration of hypocenters at the low-high velocity transitions imaged by 3D tomographic inversion of the travel-time of local earthquakes. The 3D velocity structure coupled with station corrections has mapped a local structure aligned at right-angles to the collision tectonics of the region. The 1D and 3D velocity variations have enabled to map the depth and lateral extent of the Chamba Nappe, bounded in the south by thrust sheets (Chamba Thrust and Main Bounadary Thrust) and in the north through Chanab Normal Fault.  Examination of improved re-location of hypocenters on selected depth-section provides conclusive evidence on the seismicity-tectonic linkage. Synthesis of velocity structure, space-depth distribution of seismicity, fault plane solutions and nature of stress distribution allows a deep insight in to the geodynamics and seismotectonics of the region. The strains resulting from ongoing collision of the Indian plate with Asian plate are being consumed by reverse fault movement in the southern part along the Chamba Thrust and MBT, while extension tectonics is taking place through normal fault mechanism in the northern extent along Chenab Normal fault. The clustering of seismicity just north of epicentre of the 1905-Kangra earthquake is related to three distinct sources, which though located at different depths are geologically coincident.