Luminescence chronology of incision and channel pattern changes in the River Ganga, India

Geomorphology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-268

  Srivastava, Pradeep ^a   Sharma, Maneesh ^b   Singhvi, Ashok K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Channel pattern changes; Gangetic plain; Luminescence dating; River Ganga; River incision

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHANGE; DOWNCUTTING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; RIVER TERRACE; TECTONIC SETTING;

GANGA RIVER; INDIA;

EID: 0344511604     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00223-4     Document Type: Article

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