Neo-thinking on Ganges-Brahmaputra basin geomorphology. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Balai Chandra Das, Sandipan Ghosh, Aznarul Islam, Md Ismail, editors.
• Editors: Das, Balai Chandra; Ghosh, Sandipan; Islam, Aznarul; Ismail, Md
• Contents: 1. Quaternary alluvial stratigraphy and palaeoclimatic reconstruction in the Damodar River Basin of West Bengal / Sandipan Ghosh and Aznarul Islam -- 2. Lateritic badland of Sinhati, Bankura, West Bengal : a geomorphic investigation / Ankan Aown and Nabendu Sekhar Kar -- 3. Analysis of channel asymmetry : a different perspective / Balai Chandra Das and Aznarul Islam -- 4. Present geomorphic categorization of alluvial channel reaches using channel dimensions and geomatics in the Damodar River of West Bengal, India / Sandipan Ghosh -- 5. An enquiry into fitting natural channel shape to geometric shape : a study on River Jalangi, India / Balai Chandra Das and Aznarul Islam -- 6. Effect of longitudinal disconnection on in-stream bar dynamics : a study at selected road-stream crossings of Ajay River / Suvendu Roy and Abhay Sankar Sahu -- 7. Causes of flood hazard in Murshidabad District of West Bengal : victims' perceptions / Swati Mollah -- 8. Estimating water budget through water balance method in alluvial Damodar fan-delta : a study in semi-critical Pandua block of West Bengal / Arijit Majumder and Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan -- 9. Can we treat dug-well water level as groundwater level? / Malay Ganguli -- 10. Utilisation prospects of Bapung coal, Meghalaya, northeast India / Manabendra Nath -- 11. Depletion of water level and environmental threat in urban areas : a case study of Kolkata and Salt Lake City, West Bengal / Mahua Bardhan.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 551.41; Geography; Geomorphology -- Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India); Process geomorphology -- Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India); Hydrogeology -- Ganges River Delta (Bangladesh and India); SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Geomorphology; Hydrogeology; Process geomorphology; Geomorphologie; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Physical geography & topography; Hydraulic engineering; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Asia -- Ganges River Delta; Ganges-Brahmaputra-Mündungsdelta; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319264431; 3319264435
• Related ISBNs: 9783319264424; 3319264427
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 14, 2016).
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