Late Quaternary movements and landscape rejuvenation in southeastern Karnataka and adjoining Tamil Nadu in Southern Indian Shield

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-166

  Valdiya, K S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Karnataka; Neotectonics; Seismicity; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY;

INDIA;

EID: 0031818375     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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