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Monique FORT

Monique FORT (PhD in Quaternary Geology, State Doctorate in Geography) is Emeritus Professor of Geomorphology and Environmental Sciences, Natural Hazards and Risks, at Paris Cité University. She worked extensively in various active mountains of the world (Alps, Central Asia and Himalayas), with additional experiences in Brazil, Mexico, Marocco, Turkey, Indonesia and Cameroon. Her main research interests evolved from the relations of landforms with respect to geological structures, then to glacial and climatic fluctuations and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. More recent work includes studies on current instabilities and natural hazards: large scale landslides, catastrophic floods, their impacts and their prevention, in France and in the Nepal Himalayas.

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Geographical Journal of Nepal, 2020

Nepal experienced disastrous earthquake events in 2015. The first one (magnitude of 7.8) with epi... more Nepal experienced disastrous earthquake events in 2015. The first one (magnitude of 7.8) with epicenter in Barpak, Gorkha district, occurred on 25th April 2015, followed by another event (7.3 magnitude) on 12thMay 2015, with epicenter in 19 km south east of Kodari, Sindhupalchok district. Those earthquake events induced different types of geo-hazard and they are widely distributed and caused serious damages and losses. This paper discusses the types of geo-hazards induced by these Gorkha and Sindhupalchok earthquake events and the losses and damages from those events; and the future risk from those geo-hazards in Pharak area covering 305 km2 in Solukhumbu district, Nepal. Satellite images of before and after the events were used to map landslide, debris flow, landslide dam and other geomorphic changes after earthquake. Information on the losses, damages and future risk were collected through focus group discussion, key informants’ interview, observation, and measurement. A total of ...

Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 2019

The study focuses on the eastern margin of the zone affected by the April–May 2015 earthquakes, i... more The study focuses on the eastern margin of the zone affected by the April–May 2015 earthquakes, i.e. the Dudh Koshi River section between the Khari Khola and Monjo (Solukhumbu District). Visits before and after the earthquake sequence allowed us to assess the geomorphic changes caused by the earthquakes and the subsequent monsoon. These changes are characterized by land sliding (rock falls, rockslides, landslides, gullies and debris flows), and cascading processes, which supplied coarse debris into rivers (bed load).The impact of the earthquakes on buildings, trails and existing infrastructures (canals, hydropower plants) was also investigated. While the age and construction quality of buildings are of some import, other parameters such as the nature and depth of colluvial deposits appear to be significant factors likely to amplify the effects of ground shaking, as observed on large block fields south-west of the Khari Khola catchment, which might be inherited from former undated se...

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), May 23, 2007

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Apr 2, 2006

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Apr 27, 2015

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Springer eBooks, Aug 22, 2014

Journal of Nepal Geological Society

Active mountains supply the largest sediment fluxes experienced on earth. At mountain range scale... more Active mountains supply the largest sediment fluxes experienced on earth. At mountain range scale, remote sensing approaches, sediments provenance or stream power law analyses, collectively provide rough long-term estimates of total erosion. Erosion is indeed controlled by rock uplift and climate, hence by a wide range of processes (detachment, transport and deposition), all operating within drainage basin units, yet with time and spatial patterns that are quite complex at local scale. We focus on the Kali Gandaki valley, along the gorge section across the Higher Himalaya (e.g. from Kagbeni down to Tatopani). Along this reach, we identify sediment sources, stores and sinks, and consider hillslope int eractions with valley floor, in particular valley damming at short and longer time scales, and their impact on sediment budgets and fluxes. A detailed sediment budget is presented, constrained by available dates and/or relative chronology, ranging from several 10 kyr to a few decades. O...

Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté eBooks, 2013

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2006

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(1) Paris 7-Denis Diderot University, UMR 8586 PRODIG, France, (2) Laboratoire de Géographie Phys... more (1) Paris 7-Denis Diderot University, UMR 8586 PRODIG, France, (2) Laboratoire de Géographie Physique, UMR 8591, Meudon, France (aurelien.christol@cnrs-bellevue.fr), (3) University of Van, Department of Geography, Turkey, (4) University of Istanbul, Department of Geography, Turkey, (5) University of Rouen, FRE 2795, France, (6) Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement et du Climat, UMR 1572 CEA-CNRS, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France.