Evolution of the Quaternary alluvial fan system in the Himalayan foreland basin: Implications for tectonic and climatic decoupling

Quaternary International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-20

  Kumar, Rohtash ^a   Suresh, N ^a   Sangode, Satish J ^a   Kumaravel, V ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL FAN; CLIMATE FORCING; FACIES ANALYSIS; FORELAND BASIN; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; QUATERNARY; TRANSGRESSION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 33751177563     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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