Evaluation of coastal erosion and accretion processes along the southwest coast of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu using geospatial techniques

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 239-253

  Kaliraj, S ^a   Chandrasekar, N ^a   Magesh, N S ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion and accretion; Erosion factors; Remote sensing and GIS; Southwest coast; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888998458     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1216-7     Document Type: Article

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