Tectonic forcing of evolution and Holocene erosion rate of ravines in the Marginal Ganga Plain, India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.10.014
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the processes of ravine formation and estimates of Specific Sediment Yields (SSY) of these regions help in formulating mitigation policies significantly. Upto now, in the Ganga Plain, the work done on ravine formation,… read more here.
Keywords: ganga; ganga plain; marginal ganga; erosion ... See more keywords
Abrasion-set limits on Himalayan gravel flux.
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DOI: 10.1038/nature22039
Abstract: Rivers sourced in the Himalayan mountain range carry some of the largest sediment loads on the planet, yet coarse gravel in these rivers vanishes within approximately 10-40 kilometres on entering the Ganga Plain (the part… read more here.
Keywords: ganga plain; abrasion set; set limits; gravel flux ... See more keywords