Hydrodynamic and geomorphic controls on the morphology of an island ecosystem in the Vembanad Lake, west coast of India

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2 SUPPL. B, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Laluraj, C M ^a,c   Gopinath, Girish ^b   Dinesh Kumar, P K ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Hydrodynamic condition; Organic carbon; Texture; Vembanad lake; West coast of India

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COASTAL LAGOON; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISLAND; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; MUVATTUPUZHA RIVER; SOUTH ASIA; VEMBANAD LAKE;

EID: 42149184157     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0667.1     Document Type: Article

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