Dr. Pallabee Choudhury (Scientist-D)

Thrust area of research :

GPS geodesy and Strong motion seismology

Signification papers :

• Chouhan A. K., Choudhury P., Pal S. K. (2020) New evidence for a thin crust and magmatic underplating beneath the Cambay rift basin, Western India through modelling of EIGEN-6C4 gravity data, Journal of Earth System Science, doi: 10.1007/s12040-019-1335-y.

• Choudhury P., Chopra S., Kamra C., Das A. (2019) New insight into recent earthquake activity in North Cambay basin, western India: Seismological and Geodetic perspectives, Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, doi: 10.1785/0120190126.

• Gahalaut V. K., Gahalaut K., Dumka R. K., Choudhury P., Yadav R. K. (2019) Geodetic Evidence of High Compression Across Seismically Active Kachchh Paleorift, India, Tectonics, doi: 10.1029/2019TC005496.

• Choudhury P., Gahalaut K., Dumka R., Gahalaut V. K., Singh A. K., Kumar S. (2018) GPS measurement of land subsidence in Gandhinagar, Gujarat (Western India) due to groundwater depletion, Environmental Earth Sciences, doi: 10.1007/s12665-018-7966-5.

• Choudhury P., Chopra S., Kumar M. R. (2018) A review of seismic hazard assessment of Gujarat: A highly active intra-plate Region, Earth-Science Reviews, 187, 205-218.

• Jade S., Shrungeshwara T. S., Kumar K., Choudhury P., Dumka R. K. and Bhu H. (2017) India plate angular velocity and contemporary deformation rates from continuous GPS measurements from 1996 to 2015, Scientific Reports, 7: 11439, DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-11697-w.

• Choudhury P., Chopra S., Roy K. S., Sharma J. and Rastogi B. K .(2017) Revisiting the 1956 Anjar Earthquake in Western India: Empirical Green’s Function Approach, Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, doi: 10.1785/0120160153.

• Choudhury P, Chopra S., Roy, K. S. and Sharma J. (2016) Ground motion modelling in the Gujarat region of Western India using empirical Green's function approach, Tectonophysics, 675, 7–22.

• Choudhury P, Chopra S., and Roy K.S. (2016) Site Classification for Strong Motion Stations in Gujarat, India Using Response Spectral Ratio, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 87, 138-150.

• Magrin, A., Parvez I., Vaccari F., Peresan A., Rastogi B. K., Cozzini S., Bisignano D., Romanelli F., Ashish, Choudhury P., Roy K. S., Mir R. R., Panza G. F. (2016) Neo-deterministic definition of seismic and tsunami hazard scenarios for the territory of Gujarat (India), Published as a Chapter in the book: "Earthquakes and their impact on Society" (Springer), 1st ed. 2016, XXIV, 706 p., DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21753-6, ISBN 978-3-319-21752-9 .

• Choudhury P. and Kumar M. R. (2016) The Institute of Seismological Research - A Premier Research Center for Seismology in India, Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 82 No. 3, pp. 1049-1060.

• Choudhury P., Chopra S., Roy K. S. and Rastogi B. K. (2014) A review of strong motion studies in Gujarat state of western India, Natural Hazards, 71: 1241-1257.

• Choudhury P., Catherine J. K., Gahalaut V. K., Chopra S., Dumka R. and Roy K. S. (2013) Post Seismic deformation associated with the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, Natural Hazards, 65:1109–1118.

• Rastogi B. K., Aggrawal S. K., Rao N. and Choudhury P. (2013) Triggered/migrated seismicity due to the 2001 Mw7.6 Bhuj earthquake, Western India, Natural Hazards, 65: 1085-1107.

• Chopra S., Kumar D., Rastogi B. K., Choudhury P. and Yadav R. B. S. (2013) Estimation of seismic hazard in Gujarat region, India, Natural Hazards, 65:1157-1178.

• Rastogi, B. K., Choudhury P., Dumka R., Sreejith K.M. and Majumdar T. J. (2012) Stress pulse migration by viscoelastic process for long-distance delayed triggering of shocks in Gujarat, India, after the 2001 Mw 7.7 Bhuj earthquake, in Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 196, edited by A. S. Sharma et al. 63-73, AGU, Washington, D. C., doi:10.1029/2011GM001061.

• Choudhury P. and Rastogi B. K. (2012) Significant contributions of Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 78 No. 3, pp. 585-590.

• Chopra S. and Choudhury P. (2011) A study of Response spectra for different geological conditions in Gujarat, Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering, 31: 1551-1564.

Major projects completed/ongoing:

• Intraplate seismicity in India and Norway: Distribution, properties and causes, sponsored by Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi.

• Definition of seismic and tsunami hazard scenarios by means of Indo-European e-infrastructure, sponsored by Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.

• Crustal Deformation and GPS studies in Kachchh and West Narmada Zone, sponsored by MoES, New Delhi.

• Surface Deformation Mapping Using Differential SAR Interferometry In Kachchh, sponsored by ISRO, Ahmedabad.

• Surface Deformation Mapping using Differential SAR Interferometry and Earthquake Precursory studies in Kachchh, sponsored by ISRO, Ahmedabad.

• Seismic Hazard Analysis of the site selected for the construction of Sardar Patel Monument, sponsored by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, Gujarat.

• Assessment of Site Specific Ground Motion for Kakrapar and Rawatbhata nuclear power plants, sponsored by Nuclear Power Corporation India Ltd, Mumbai.

• Seismic Hazard Assessment of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) Area, sponsored by Gujarat International Finance Tec City Co. Ltd., Gujarat.

• Seismic Study of Dholera Special Investment Region, sponsored by Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, Gujarat.