Geospatial tectonic geomorphology analysis in practice by Pirasteh, Saied

“…Many geoscientists are carrying out a lot of works on tectonic geomorphology, either with traditional or with new techniques using remote sensing and GIS. …”

Constraining the far-field maximum horizontal stress in the plate tectonic area by Ali, Wahid

“…In orogenic belts, the far-field horizontal stresses of tectonic origin often control the stress regime in the nearby regions. …”
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Tectonic and radioactivity impacts of U-238 on groundwater-based drinking water at Gosa and Lugbe areas of Abuja, North Central Nigeria by Maxwell, Omeje, Wagiran, Husin

“…Tectonic contribution of activity level of U-238 in groundwater-based drinking water in Gosa and Lugbe areas of Abuja was measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). …”

Fracture mapping of lineaments and recognizing their tectonic significance using SPOT-5 satellite data: a case study from the Bajestan area, Lut Block, east of Iran by Ahmadirouhani, R., Rahimi, B., Karimpour, M. H., Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, A., Afshar Najafi, S., Pour, A. B.

“…Syste'm Pour l‘Observation de la Terre (SPOT) remote sensing satellite data have useful characteristics for lineament extraction and enhancement related to the tectonic evaluation of a region. In this study, lineament features in the Bajestan area associated with the tectonic significance of the Lut Block (LB), east Iran were mapped and characterized using SPOT-5 satellite data. …”

Sediment-hosted/orogenic gold mineral systems exploration using PALSAR remote sensing data in Peninsular Malaysia by Pour, A. B., Hashim, M.

“…Gold mineralized trends lineaments are associated with the intersection of N-S, NE-SW, NNW-SSE and ESE-WNW faults and curvilinear features in shearing and alteration zones. Compressional tectonics structures such as NW-SE trending thrust, ENE-WSW oriented faults in mylonite and phyllite, recumbent folds and asymmetric anticlines in argillite are high potential zones for gold prospecting.…”

Optimised gravity anomaly fields from along-track multi-mission satellite altimeter over Malaysian seas by Mohammad Yazid, Nornajihah, Md. Din, Ami Hassan, Omar, Abdullah Hisam, Mohamad Abdullah, Nazirah, Pa’suya, Muhammad Faiz, Hamden, Mohammad Hanif, Yahaya, Noor Anim Zanariah

“…Marine gravity anomalies are crucial parameters and elements for determining coastal and ocean geoid, tectonics and crustal structures, as well as offshore studies. …”
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Prediction of susceptible areas of future earthquake induced by landslides in Padang Pariaman district, west Sumatera, Indonesia by Umar, Zahrul, Ahmad, Anuar, Wan Akib, Wan Aziz

“…The island of Sumatera sits on top of Southeast Asia’s tectonics plate, which overrides the subducting Indian and Australian oceanic tectonic plates that convergence obliquely at about 50–60 mm/year. …”

Crustal deformation study in Peninsular Malaysia using global positioning system by K., Omar, Jhonny, Jhonny

“…The tectonic setting of Peninsular Malaysia shows that Peninsular Malaysia is divided into two tectonic blocks; and beside that Peninsular Malaysia also has a few major faults which crossing the Peninsular Malaysia from north to south, and west to east. …”

Differential effect of neotectonic process on stream characteristics: a geomorphologic evaluation of the Meenachil River Basin, Kerala, India by Vijith, H., Prasannakumar, V., Reba, M. N. M.

“…The T index indicates the differential effect of tectonic processes in the river basin and in channel characteristics by showing spatial variation in its magnitude and orientation. …”

Earthquake risk analysis and review of the geology of the Dam Site area of Dasht Palang by Zolfagharifar, S. Y., Deljoo, C.

“…Therefore, seismic studies, geological and seismic tectonic seismic areas of the country are essential. …”

Structural analysis and paleostress evolution in the imiter silver mining region, eastern anti atlas, morocco: implications for mineral exploration by Atif, Youssef, Soulaimani, Abderrahmane, Lahna, Abdelhak Ait, Yaagoub, Driss, Youbi, Nasrrddine, Pour, Amin Beiranvand, Hashim, Mazlan

“…Over time, the direction of implemented tectonic stress and its effect on various geological units can elucidate the relationship between tectonism and hydrothermal silver mineralization in the Imiter region. …”
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Performance of site velocity prediction in Sundaland by Kamaludin, Amir Husni, Wan Aris, Wan Anom, Musa, Tajul Ariffin, Omar, Abdullah Hisam, Sha’ameri, Ahmad Zuri

“…With the ability of providing solution up to milimeter (mm) level, this technique has proven to provide a precise estimate of site velocity that represents the actual motion of tectonic plate over a period. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the site velocity estimation from GPS-derived daily position of station, respective to the global plate motion model and predicted site velocity via Least-Squares Collocation (LSC) method within the tectonically active region of Sundaland. …”
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Buildings classification using applied technology council (ATC – 21) by Ramli, Mohd. Zamri, Tay, Tzer Yong

“…Most naturally occurring earthquakes are related to the tectonic natu re of the earth. Such earthquakes are called tectonic earthquakes. …”

Seismic facies analysis and structural interpretation of deepwater NW Sabah by Sidek, Akhmal, Hamzah, Umar, Junin, Radzuan

“…The propose of this study is to document the relevance of regional tectonic event between Dangerous Ground and Sabah Trough.…”

Localized global positioning system derived strain map of Malaysia by Johari, Nini Nurdiana

“…Located on the Sunda tectonic block which encompasses a major part of the Southeast Asia region, Malaysia was considered lying in a relatively safe zone, as events caused by tectonic plate movement such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions had never hit her. …”
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Structural analysis of Northwest Sabah basin by 2d reconstruction of seismic sections by Sidek, Mohd. Akhmal Muhamad, Hamzah, Umar

“…The tectonic evolution of thrust fold belt and thrust sheet zone in Northwest Sabah basin was described based on balanced reconstruction of seismic sections representing Mid-Miocene to Recent deposits. …”

An investigation of the attenuation characteristics of distant ground motions in Peninsular Malaysia by comparing Values of recorded with estimated PGA and PGV by Zaini Sooria, Shaerliza, Sawada, Sumio, Adnan, Azlan, Goto, Hiroyuki

“…Results indicated that attenuation models, established for stable tectonic regions, provide good estimation of PGA and PGV for Sumatran earthquakes for magnitude range of 5.9 to 9.0. …”
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Development of a time-dependent 3-parameter helmert datum transformation model: A case study for Malaysia by Gill, J., Shariff, N. S., Omar, K. M., Din, A. H. M., Amin, Z. M.

“…Therefore, this study anticipates that it will contribute as a feasible solution for the GDM2000 issue with consideration of the core concern: the complex tectonic motion of Malaysia.…”

Lineament assessment of Aynak copper mine using remote sensing approach by Mohammadi, Farid Ahmad, Mat Amin, Zulkarnaini, Ahmad, Anuar

“…This research developed a new approach to extract the lineaments using Landsat, QuickBird and ALOS PALSAR satellite remotely sensed data in Aynak copper mine which is located in Kabul tectonic block and the Tethyan Copper Belt of Afghanistan. …”
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Estimation of co- and postseismic deformation after the mw 8.6 nias-semeulue and mw 8.5 bengkulu earthquakes from continuous GPS data by Aris, W. A. W., Musa, T. A., Omar, K.

“…The Mw 8.5 Bengkulu earthquake of 30 September 2007 and the Mw8.6 28 March 2005 are considered amongst large earthquake ever recorded in Southeast Asia. The impact into tectonic deformation was recorded by a network of Global Positioning System (GPS) Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) within southern of Sumatra and west-coast of Peninsular Malaysia. …”