Understanding dynamics of large rivers aided by satellite remote sensing: A case study from Lower Ganga plains, India

Geocarto International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-219

  Sinha, Rajiv ^a   Ghosh, Santosh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

aggradation; drainage reconstruction; floods; fluvial geomorphology; river dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; DRAINAGE; FLOOD; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER SYSTEM; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA;

EID: 84861506792     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2011.620180     Document Type: Article

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