Geochemistry of the floodplain sediments of the kaveri river, Southern India

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-60

  Singh, Pramod ^a   Rajamani, V ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CLAY ALTERATION; EROSION; FLOODS; GEOCHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

BEDLOAD SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL INDEX OF ALTERATIONS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENTS; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; SILTY SEDIMENTS;

RIVERS;

FLOODPLAIN; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILT; SOURCE ROCK;

INDIA;

EID: 14344267972     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/042800710050     Document Type: Article

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