Causation and avoidance of catastrophic flooding along the Indus River, Pakistan

GSA Today

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-10

  Syvitski, James P M ^a   Robert Brakenridge, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; NATURAL DISASTER; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

INDIA; INDUS RIVER; KOSI RIVER; PAKISTAN; SIND;

EID: 84870250437     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GSATG165A.1     Document Type: Article

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