Some observations on the recession of the Western Ghat escarpment in the Deccan Trap Region, India: Based on geomorphological evidence

Chikei/Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-245

  Kale, Vishwas S ^a   Subbarao, K V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Beheaded valleys; Escarpment; Offshoots; Outliers; Recession rate; Western Ghat

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DECCAN TRAPS; EROSION; ESCARPMENT; FLUVIAL PROCESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 4344707996     PISSN: 03891755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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