Sediment characteristics and transportation dynamics of the Ganga River

Geomorphology

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 144-175

  Singh, Munendra ^a   Singh, Indra Bir ^a   Müller, German ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bedload sediments; Ganga River; Grainsize; Monsoon climate; Sediment transportation; Suspended load sediments

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BEDLOAD; CHANNEL FLOW; GRAIN SIZE; MONSOON; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGES RIVER; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33947714817     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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