Geomorphic indicators of neotectonic activity around Srinagar (Alaknanda basin), Uttarakhand

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 824-829

  Sati, S P ^a   Sundriyal, Y P ^a   Rawat, G S ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fluvial terraces; Late Quaternary period; Neotectonic activity; North Almora Thrust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147154880     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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