Large river systems of India

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-293

  Sinha, Rajiv ^a   Jain, V ^b   Tandon, S K ^b   Chakraborty, Tapan ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ganga River basin; Himalayan rivers; River dynamics; River health; River science

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; FLOOD HAZARDS; HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT; HIMALAYAN RIVERS; LARGE RIVER SYSTEM; LARGE RIVERS; POLICY MAKERS; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; RIVER BASINS; RIVER DYNAMICS; RIVER HEALTH; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TOTAL STATION; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS;

DYNAMICS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

RIVERS;

EID: 84871063831     PISSN: 03700046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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