Trend of sea level change in the Hugli estuary, India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 802-812

  Nandy, Sreetapa ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Sunando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Estuary; Hugli; Morphological equilibrium; Sea level change; Sundarban; Tide gauge data

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COASTAL EROSION; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL FLAT; TIDE GAUGE;

HOOGHLY ESTUARY; INDIA; SUNDARBANS; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84455194061     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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