Impacts of sediment retention by dams on delta shoreline recession: Evidences from the Krishna and Godavari deltas, India

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 817-827

  Nageswara Rao, K ^a   Subraelu, P ^a   Naga Kumar, K Ch V ^a   Demudu, G ^a   Hema Malini, B ^a   Rajawat, A S ^b   Ajai, ^b  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; Krishna Godavari deltas; Shoreline changes and sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; COASTAL EROSION; DAM CONSTRUCTION; EAST COAST; KRISHNA-GODAVARI DELTAS; RIVER BASINS; RIVER DELTAS; RIVERINE INPUT; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEDIMENT LOADS; SEDIMENT RETENTION; SHORELINE CHANGE; STORAGE CAPACITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS; TERRESTRIAL SEDIMENTS; WATER DISCHARGES;

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DAMS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; IRON ANALYSIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

RIVERS;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; DISCHARGE; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHORELINE CHANGE; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ANDHRA PRADESH; GODAVARI DELTA; INDIA; KRISHNA DELTA;

EID: 77953201382     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1977     Document Type: Article

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