Geomorphic evolution of the piedmont zone of the Ganga plain, India: A study based on remote sensing, GIS and field investigation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5349-5364

  Goswami, Pradeep K ^a   Yhokha, Akano ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; FLOCCULATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; ANTHROPOGENIC MODIFICATION; CLIMATIC VARIATION; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; FIELD INVESTIGATION; GEOMORPHIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC MOVEMENTS; VARIABLE-DIMENSION;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84866173643     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903303013     Document Type: Article

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