Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology of Terna River Basin in West Central India;Quartärgeologie und Geomorphologie des Terna Beckens im westlichen Zentralindien

E and G Quaternary Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-167

  Babar, Mohammad ^a   Chunchekar, Radhakrishna ^a   Yadava, Madhusudan G ^b   Ghute, Bhagwan ^a  

^a DNYANOPASAK COLLEGE   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Lithologs of Quaternary sediments; morphostratigraphy; Quaternary Geology; Terna River

Indexed keywords

EID: 85126232530     PISSN: 04247116     EISSN: 21999090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3285/eg.61.2.04     Document Type: Article

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