Application of a 'bio-engineering' technique to protect Ghoramara Island (Bay of Bengal) from severe erosion

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Ghosh, Tuhin ^a   Bhandari, Gupinath ^a   Hazra, Sugata ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Coastal accretion; Coastal erosion; Geotextile; GIS; Mangrove; Remote sensing; Shore protection; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BIOENGINEERING; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; GHORAMARA ISLAND; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 33847055855     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1652/1400-0350(2003)009[0171:AOABTT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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