Historical changes in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta front

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1269-1275

  Allison, M A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Coastal subsidence; Deltaic sedimentation; Ganges brahmaputra delta; India; Shoreline change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747536809     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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