HR: 0830h
AN: U31C-0022    [PDF]
TI: Deep Continental Studies in India
AU: * Rajaram, M
EM: mita@iig.iigm.res.in
AF: Indian Institute of Geomagnetism,, Kalamboli Highway, New Panvel (W),, Navi Mumbai, 410218 India
AU: Gupta, K R
EM: guptakr@alpha.nic.in
AF: Department of Science and Technology,, Technology Bhavan, Mehrauli Road,, New Delhi, 110 016 India
AB: The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under Earth System Science deals with Research and Development programs related to Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. One of the major ongoing programs includes the Deep Continental Studies (DCS) wherein projects undertaking studies of deep structural configuration of the Indian Lithosphere are supported. Challenging and critical areas of research are first identified and transect corridors are selected for integrated multidisciplinary research to be carried out on a National scale by involving Universities, National Institutions, Survey organizations amongst others. Although results from individual projects are published independently, efforts are made to publish a special issue of a National journal containing papers with the main results. Some of the successfully completed multi-disciplinary transects include Himprobe (NW Himalaya), Nagaur-Jhalawar (NW India), Mungwani-Kalimati (Central India), Kuppam-Palani (South India). The efforts during the recent years have resulted in multi-institutional, multi- disciplinary collaboration and synthesis of data across disciplinary boundaries, augmentation of high cost instrumentation facilities as well as in building up of expertise in some of the advanced techniques. Significant achievements s made under DCS including highlights of the projects, future strategy for research in the area etc. will be presented.
DE: 9320 Asia
SC: U
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting