Natural hazards in the Ghaghara River area, Ganga Plain, India

Natural Hazards

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-225

  Singh, Dhruv Sen ^a   Awasthi, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Flooding; Ganga Plain; Ghaghara River; Lateral erosion; Mitigation; Natural hazard

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; EROSION RATE; FLOODING; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; NATURAL HAZARD; RIVER DISCHARGE;

GANGETIC PLAIN; GHAGHARA RIVER; INDIA;

EID: 79955525215     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9605-7     Document Type: Article

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