Fluvial geomorphology and neotectonic activity based on field and GPR data, Katrol hill range, Kachchh, Western India

Quaternary International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-92

  Patidar, A K ^a   Maurya, D M ^a   Thakkar, M G ^b   Chamyal, L S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b R R Lalan College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HOLOCENE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751168730     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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