Anthropogenically accelerated mass movement, Kulu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India

Geomorphology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 123-138

  Sah, M P ^a   Mazari, R K ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Causes of mass movement; Himachal Pradesh; Kulu; Landslide

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 0032313808     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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