Active tectonic influence on the evolution of drainage and landscape: Geomorphic signatures from frontal and hinterland areas along the Northwestern Himalaya, India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 604-618

  Malik, Javed N ^a   Mohanty, C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Deflected drainage; Lateral radial propagation of faults; NW Himalaya; Sutlej River

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DRAINAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRONTAL FEATURE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847230145     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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