Bathymetry, sedimentation rate and physico-chemical characteristics of Mansar lake in the Himalayan foothills, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-220

  Rai, S P ^a   Kumar, Vijay ^a   Singh, Omkar ^a   Kumar, Bhishm ^a   Jain, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

137Cs and 210Pb dating; Bathymetry; Hydrochemistry; Jammu and Kashmir; Mansar lake; Sedimentation rate; Stratification

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STRATIFICATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR; MANSAR LAKE; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745270728     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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