Extreme events, intrinsic landforms and humankind: Post-tsunami scenario along Nagore-Velankanni coast, Tamil Nadu, India

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1195-1201

  Mascarenhas, Antonio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Humankind; Nagore Velankanni coast; Storm surge; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

CASUARINA;

EID: 33744492383     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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