Bank erosion and bankline migration of the Brahmaputra River in Assam during the twentieth century

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1023-1036

  Sarma, J N ^a   Phukan, M K ^a  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Assam; Bank erosion; Bankline migration; Brahmaputra river; Channel fill

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; EROSION RATE; MEANDER; RIVER BANK;

ASIA; ASSAM; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847072215     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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