Rapid coastal subsidence in the central ganges-brahmaputra delta (Bangladesh) since the 17th century deduced from submerged saltproducing kilns

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 987-990

  Hanebuth, Till J J ^a   Kudrass, Hermann R ^a   Linstädter, Jörg ^b   Islam, Badrul ^c   Zander, Anja M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; EUSTATIC SEA-LEVEL RISE; GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA DELTA; GLOBAL SEA-LEVEL RISE; MANGROVE FOREST; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; SALT PRODUCTION; SEA LEVEL RISE;

BRICKMAKING; CHARCOAL; LUMINESCENCE; SEA LEVEL; SUBSIDENCE;

KILNS;

ACCRETION; COASTAL ZONE; DELTA; EUSTACY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBSIDENCE;

BANGLADESH; GANGES DELTA; SUNDARBANS;

EID: 84882982463     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34646.1     Document Type: Article

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