Fractal dimension as a new measure of neotectonic activity in Kakrighat area, Kumaun Himalaya

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 664-672

  Joshi, Mallickarjun ^a   Rai, Jitendra K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drainage; Fractal dimension; Geomorphic parameters; Kakrighat; Kumaun Himalaya; Neotectonic activity

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; NEOTECTONICS; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

INDIA;

EID: 0141788295     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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