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Department of Geology & Mines: Thimphu, Thimphu, BT

1998-01-10 to present | Chief Geologist (Department of Geology & Mines)
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Dowchu Drukpa

Education and qualifications (2)

Université de Montpellier: Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR

2015-01-15 to 2017-11-23 | PHD (Geosciences)
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Dowchu Drukpa

University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, Texas, US

2000-09-01 to 2002-12-20 | MS (Geological Sciences)
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Dowchu Drukpa

Works (22)

Deformed alluvial terraces record an excess of slip over the last few centuries on the Himalayan Topographic Frontal Thrust of central Bhutan

Communications Earth & Environment
2024-10-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Maxime Gautier; Matthieu Ferry; Stéphanie Gautier; Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Dowchu Drukpa; Rodolphe Cattin
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Deterministic seismic hazard analysis for Phuentsholing region of southern Bhutan considering local site effects

Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2364-4176
Part of ISSN: 2364-4184
Contributors: Soumyadeep Sengupta; Raju Sarkar; Sreevalsa Kolathayar; Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Measuring landslide vulnerability status of Chukha, Bhutan using deep learning algorithms

Scientific Reports
2021-08-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Sunil Saha; Raju Sarkar; Jagabandhu Roy; Tusar Kanti Hembram; Saroj Acharya; Gautam Thapa; Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Paleoseismological Findings at a New Trench Indicate the 1714 M8.1 Earthquake Ruptured the Main Frontal Thrust Over all the Bhutan Himalaya

Frontiers in Earth Science
2021-08-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-6463
Contributors: Yuqiu Zhao; Djordje Grujic; Santanu Baruah; Dawchu Drukpa; Joanne Elkadi; György Hetényi; Georgina E. King; Zoë K. Mildon; Nityam Nepal; Caroline Welte
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Dowchu Drukpa

Topographic disequilibrium, landscape dynamics and active tectonics: an example from the Bhutan Himalaya

Earth Surface Dynamics
2021-08-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2196-632X
Contributors: Martine Simoes; Timothée Sassolas-Serrayet; Rodolphe Cattin; Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Matthieu Ferry; Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Near-surface seismic refraction tomography and MASW for site characterization in Phuentsholing, Bhutan Himalaya

SN Applied Sciences
2021-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2523-3963
Part of ISSN: 2523-3971
Contributors: Raju Sarkar; Sreevalsa Kolathayar; Dowchu Drukpa; Kinley Choki; Shrijana Rai; Sangay Tenzin Tshering; Kezang Yuden
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Dowchu Drukpa

Seismic hazard and risk in Bhutan

Natural Hazards
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Victoria L. Stevens; Raffaele De Risi; Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Dowchu Drukpa; György Hetényi
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A 2600-year-long paleoseismic record for the Himalayan Main Frontal Thrust (western Bhutan)

Solid Earth
2020-12-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1869-9529
Contributors: Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Matthieu Ferry; Rodolphe Cattin; Jean-Francois Ritz; Dowchu Drukpa; Phuntsho Pelgay
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Dowchu Drukpa

Temporal Probability Assessment and Its Use in Landslide Susceptibility Mapping for Eastern Bhutan

Water
2020-01-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-4441
Contributors: Abhirup Dikshit; Raju Sarkar; Pradhan, B; Ratiranjan Jena; Dowchu Drukpa; Abdullah M. Alamri
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Dowchu Drukpa

Stress transfer and connectivity between the Bhutan Himalaya and the Shillong Plateau

Tectonophysics
2018-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0040-1951
Contributors: Djordje Grujic; György Hetényi; Rodolphe Cattin; Saurabh Baruah; Angélique Benoit; Dowchu Drukpa; Adi Saric
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Dowchu Drukpa

Bhutan Earthquake Opens Doors to Geophysical Studies

Eos
2018-08-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2324-9250
Contributors: Gy�rgy Het�nyi; Rodolphe Cattin; Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Impact of near-surface fault geometry on secular slip rate assessment derived from uplifted river terraces: implications for convergence accommodation across the frontal thrust in southern Central Bhutan

Geophysical Journal International
2018-02-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0956-540X
Part of ISSN: 1365-246X
Contributors: Dowchu Drukpa; Stephanie Gautier; Rodolphe Cattin; Kinley Namgay; Nicolas Le Moigne
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Dowchu Drukpa

Imaging the Main Frontal Thrust in Southern Bhutan using high-resolution near-surface geophysical techniques : implications for tectonic geomorphology and seismic hazard assessment

2017-11-23 | Dissertation or Thesis
Contributors: Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Evidence of interseismic coupling variations along the Bhutan Himalayan arc from new GPS data

Geophysical Research Letters
2016-12-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0094-8276
Part of ISSN: 1944-8007
Contributors: Anais Marechal; Stephane Mazzotti; Rodolphe Cattin; gael cazes; Philippe Vernant; Dowchu Drukpa; Kinzang Thinley; Alizia Tarayoun; Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Bal Bahadur Thapa et al.
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Dowchu Drukpa

First paleoseismic evidence for great surface-rupturing earthquakes in the Bhutan Himalayas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2016-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9313
Contributors: Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Matthieu Ferry; Jean-François Ritz; Théo Berthet; Rodolphe Cattin; Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Segmentation of the Himalayas as revealed by arc-parallel gravity anomalies

Scientific Reports
2016-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: György Hetényi; Rodolphe Cattin; Théo Berthet; Nicolas Le Moigne; Jamyang Chophel; Sarah Lechmann; Paul Hammer; Dowchu Drukpa; Soma Nath Sapkota; Stéphanie Gautier et al.
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Dowchu Drukpa

Evidence for a wide and gently dipping Main Himalayan Thrust in western Bhutan

Geophysical Research Letters
2015-05-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0094-8276
Contributors: Romain Le Roux-Mallouf; Vincent Godard; Rodolphe Cattin; Matthieu Ferry; Jampel Gyeltshen; Jean-François Ritz; Dowchu Drupka; Valéry Guillou; M. Arnold; G. Aumaître et al.
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Dowchu Drukpa

Clockwise rotation of the Brahmaputra Valley relative to India: Tectonic convergence in the eastern Himalaya, Naga Hills, and Shillong Plateau

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2014-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2169-9313
Part of ISSN: 2169-9356
Contributors: P. Vernant; R. Bilham; W. Szeliga; D. Drupka; S. Kalita; A. K. Bhattacharyya; V. K. Gaur; P. Pelgay; R. Cattin; T. Berthet
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Dowchu Drukpa

Active tectonics of the eastern Himalaya: New constraints from the first tectonic geomorphology study in southern Bhutan

Geology
2014-05-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0091-7613
Part of ISSN: 1943-2682
Contributors: T. Berthet; J.-F. Ritz; M. Ferry; P. Pelgay; R. Cattin; D. Drukpa; R. Braucher; G. Hetenyi
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Dowchu Drukpa

Lateral uniformity of India Plate strength over central and eastern Nepal

Geophysical Journal International
2013-12-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1365-246X
Part of ISSN: 0956-540X
Contributors: Théo Berthet; György Hetényi; Rodolphe Cattin; Soma Nath Sapkota; Cédric Champollion; Thakur Kandel; Erik Doerflinger; Dowchu Drukpa; Sarah Lechmann; Mickael Bonnin
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Dowchu Drukpa

GPS constraints on Indo-Asian convergence in the Bhutan Himalaya: Segmentation and potential for a 8.2-8.8 Mw earthquake

Journal of Nepal Geological Society
2012-11-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Dowchu Drukpa
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Dowchu Drukpa

Seismicity in the Kingdom of Bhutan (1937-2003): Evidence for crustal transcurrent deformation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2006-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0148-0227
Contributors: Dowchu Drukpa; Aaron A. Velasco; Diane I. Doser
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Dowchu Drukpa

Peer review (10 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

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Review activity for Sensors. (1)
Review activity for Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment. (1)
Review activity for Sustainability. (1)
Review activity for Water. (1)