Late quaternary geomorphic evolution of the coastal zone of Kachchh, western India

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 746-758

  Maurya, D M ^a   Thakkar, M G ^b   Patidar, A K ^a   Bhandari, S ^a   Goyal, B ^a   Chamyal, L S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b R R Lalan College   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal alluvial plain; Coastal geomorphology; Kachchh; Morphotectonics zones; Quaternary; Tectonic uplift

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL PLAIN; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRACE; TERTIARY; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 44649168308     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0500.1     Document Type: Article

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