Slope instability and mass transport deposits on the Godavari river delta, East Indian margin from a regional geological perspective

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 19-27

  Forsberg, C F ^a   Solheim, A ^a   Kvalstad, T J ^a   Vaidya, R ^b   Mohanty, S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Delta deposits; East Indian margin; Submarine landslides

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES;

EAST INDIAN MARGIN; EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; GEOTECHNICAL INFORMATION; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; RAPID SEDIMENTATION; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES;

RIVERS;

EID: 84986197492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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