Fluvial incision of the gomati river in the Ganga plain, India: its implications

Himalayan Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-122

  Thakur, Alok ^a   Singh, Munendra ^a   Singh, Indra Bir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

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EID: 69549090516     PISSN: 09718966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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