Observations of tsunami impact on the coast of Kerala, India

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-145

  Kurian, N P ^a   Prakash, T N ^a   Baba, M ^a   Nirupama, N ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beach sediment erosion; Kerala; T S canal; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; SILTATION; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745058714     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410600748301     Document Type: Article

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