Abstract
The current study deals with the significance of surface dynamics (SDs) and its relationship to tectonics and active erosion in Zindapir Anticline (ZPA) and neighboring Sulaiman Fold and Thrust Belt (SFTB) which is a direct result of transform plate movement between Indo-Pak continent and Eurasia. The Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission Digital Elevation Model SRTM DEM with 30 m resolution was employed to compute SDs; Isobase (IBL), drainage density (DD), relative relief (RR) and vertical dissection (VD) thematic maps for the study area. The results obtained show that the DD, RR, VD and IBL have higher values in north west, central segments and south west of the SFTB, whereas the Zindapir anticline represents dextral movement on its east side while sinistral sense of movement is observed on its western edge. High values of RR and VD correspond to highly incised topography with great surface roughness. The enhanced values of IBL and DD in the northwest, south west and central SFTB correspond to uplifted active topography segments and can trigger medium level earthquakes in this region. The conjugate movement of ZPA is an indication of its neotectonic nature and recent uplift is causing surface deformation which needs to be understood in the context of SFTB development as a result of India-Eurasia transform movement
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