Hydrogeological evolution of the Luni river basin, Rajasthan, western India: A review

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-451

  Bajpai, V N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bouguer anomaly; FCC image; Graben; Lineament; Pediment; Valley fill

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; RIVER BASIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUNI BASIN; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 5444261436     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02716735     Document Type: Article

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