Application of tree-ring data in development of long-term discharge of river Satluj

Current Science

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1452-1454

  Singh, Jayendra ^a   Yadav, Ram R ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Cedrus deodara; Ring width chronology; Satluj river; Water discharge; Western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

CEDRUS; CEDRUS DEODARA;

EID: 84872152578     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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