Morphotectonic evolution of the Piedmont Zone of the west Ganga Plain, India

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-131

  Goswami, Pradeep K ^a   Mishra, Jay K ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Ganga Plain; Geomorphology; Piedmont Zone

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FAULT ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PIEDMONT; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA;

EID: 84983516252     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: 18641687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2013/0114     Document Type: Article

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