Assessing morphological changes of the Ganges River using satellite images

Quaternary International

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-155

  Hossain, Md Altaf ^a   Gan, Thian Yew ^a   Baki, Abul Basar M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDSAT; MORPHODYNAMICS; RIVER BANK; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER ENGINEERING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

BANGLADESH; GANGES RIVER;

EID: 84880633836     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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