Potential impacts of the Sunderban mangrove degradation on future coastal flooding in Bangladesh

Journal of Hydro-Environment Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2017, Pages 30-46

  Deb, Mithun ^a   Ferreira, Celso M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADCIRC; Bangladesh; Coastal hazard; Cyclone; Storm surge; Sunderban mangrove

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DISASTERS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOOD CONTROL; FORESTRY; HAZARDS; STORMS; WETLANDS;

ADCIRC; BANGLADESH; COASTAL HAZARDS; STORM SURGES; SUNDERBAN MANGROVE;

FLOODS;

COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MANGROVE; NATURAL HAZARD; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

BANGLADESH; INDIA; SUNDARBANS NATIONAL PARK; WEST BENGAL;

RHIZOPHORACEAE; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 85008162292     PISSN: 15706443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jher.2016.11.005     Document Type: Article

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