Geomorphology and tectonics of Kota-Pawalgarh Duns, Central Kumaun Sub-Himalaya

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 685-690

  Goswami, Pradeep K ^a   Pant, Charu C ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Duns; Geomorphology; Neotectonics; Sub Himalaya

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947605380     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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