Particle size characteristics of suspended sediment transported in meltwater from the Gangotri Glacier, central Himalaya - An indicator of subglacial sediment evacuation

Geomorphology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 140-152

  Haritashya, Umesh K ^a   Kumar, Amit ^b   Singh, Pratap ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Hydro Tasmania Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glacier; Himalaya; Particle size; Subglacial; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

MELTWATER; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SKEWNESS; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SYMMETRY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GANGOTRI GLACIER; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 77955269824     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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