Nepal contains the central third of the Himalayan arc, where the convergence vector between the Indian craton and Eurasia is normal to the mountain range. The kingdom contains the entire sequence of thrusting, from the flat Ganges floodplain to the summit of Everest. My work in Nepal includes geodetic investigation of convergence rates, as well as ongoing research into the long time and length scale processes which control the shape of the Himalaya.
Bendick, R. and R. Bilham (2001) How perfect is the Himalayan arc? Geology 29:791-794. PDF
| station | ºE | ºN | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | request |
| BHOE | 85.8886 | 27.8737 | 326-328 | 264-267 | UNAVCO | |
| BHOW | 85.9067 | 27.8810 | 326-328 | UNAVCO | ||
| DING | 86.8277 | 27.8939 | 337-341 | UNAVCO | ||
| LUKL | 86.7250 | 27.6833 | 346 | 320-324 | UNAVCO | |
| PHER | 86.8228 | 27.8937 | 338-339 | 326-329 | UNAVCO | |
| TENG | 86.7649 | 27.8352 | 334-336 | 324-330 | UNAVCO | |
| BENI | 83.5615 | 28.3477 | 142-150 | UNAVCO | ||
| JALT | 83.6583 | 28.5078 | 144-148 | UNAVCO | ||
| JOMS | 83.7179 | 28.7807 | 146-149 | UNAVCO | ||
| KUSU | 83.6776 | 28.2106 | 141-142 | UNAVCO | ||
| NEPJ | 81.6154 | 28.0494 | 162 | UNAVCO | ||
| POKH | 83.9777 | 28.1990 | 151 | UNAVCO | ||
| SIMI | 81.8265 | 29.9670 | 164-166 | UNAVCO | ||
| TUKO | 83.6448 | 28.7099 | 145-148 | UNAVCO | ||
| ARDI | 81.6288 | 28.9171 | 277 | UNAVCO | ||
| DAIL | 81.6481 | 28.7252 | 273-274 | UNAVCO | ||
| FORK | 81.9068 | 29.2077 | 282-284 | UNAVCO | ||
| KARN | 81.9551 | 29.7765 | 290-292 | UNAVCO | ||
| PANT | 81.7310 | 29.1067 | 280-282 | UNAVCO | ||
| PASS | 82.135 | 29.6220 | 288-289 | UNAVCO |