Late Quaternary alluvial fans and paleosols of the Kangra basin, NW Himalaya: Tectonic and paleoclimatic implications

Catena

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-154

  Srivastava, P ^a   Rajak, M K ^a   Singh, L P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Alluvial fans; Himalayas; Kangra; Loess paleosols; Neotectonics; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BASIN EVOLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEBRIS FLOW; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LOESS; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; RIVER BASIN; TECTONIC PHENOMENA;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; KANGRA; PALAMPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57649240254     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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