Regional lithology, Himalayan thrust structures and active fault geodatabases for the Trishuli corridor — GLiM v1.1 and UT Lineament Database
- Outcome
- Completed
- Search date
- Source
- University of Hamburg & University of Texas at Austin
- Reference
- RUN-20260915-053
- Aim
- Document baseline lithological units, rock strength, and active fault geometries controlling geotechnical slope failures along the China–Nepal corridor.
- Source and interface
- University of Hamburg & University of Texas at Austin — PANGAEA / Texas ScholarWorks
- Search method
- Retrieve Global Lithological Map (GLiM v1.1) polygon geodatabase via PANGAEA; retrieve UT Himalayan Lineament and Active Faults Geodatabase (Taylor & Yin) via Texas ScholarWorks. Extract vector layers and documentation.
- Criteria
Spatial extent Nepal Himalaya and southern Tibetan plateau. Geological baseline datasets. - Coverage
- Comprehensive lithology and structural discontinuity coverage for the source detachment zone and downstream gorge.
- Stopping rule
- Exhaust published vector datasets and technical classification codebooks.
- Result
2 foundational geological resources recovered across 4 assets: GLiM v1.1 polygon database + classification codebook, and UT Himalayan active faults shapefile + documentation.
Resource links below show the completed assessment outcomes. The search result above records discovery at the search date.
Global Lithological Map Database v1.0 (gridded to 0.5 degrees spatial resolution)
Strike-Slip Motion in the Himalaya: Lineament and Fault Geodata (Elizabeth Catlos, 2025)