Morphotectonic evolution of the Binau-Ramganga-Naurar transverse valley, southern Kumaun Lesser Himalaya

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1640-1645

  Goswami, Pradeep K ^a   Pant, Charu C ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Morphotectonic evolution; Neotectonics; Transverse faults

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249133905     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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