Titre du document / Document title
Evolution of Kosi river fan, India : structural implications and geomorphic significance
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
AGARWAL R. P. ;
BHOJ R. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
Keshava Deva Malaviya inst. petroleum exploration oil, natural gas commission, remote sensing lab., Dehra Dun 248195, INDE
Résumé / Abstract
The Kosi river fan located in the northern part of India is one of the largest alluvial cones built by any river in the world. This 180 km long and 150 km wide alluvial cone shows evidence of lateral shift exceeding 140 km during the past 250 years. The Kosi alluvial cone and its adjoining area has been studied in detail by remote sensing techniques. The data have been integrated with the available geological and geophysical information to decipher the causes responsible for the lateral shift of such a high magnitude fan. The satellite image better defines the old palaeo-channels of the Kosi river and its confluence with the Mahananda river north of Lava prior to 1731.
Revue / Journal Title
International journal of remote sensing
ISSN
0143-1161
CODEN IJSEDK
Source / Source
1992, vol. 13, n
o10, pp. 1891-1901 (15 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, ROYAUME-UNI
(1980)
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Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 19437, 35400002035047.0080
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 5426777
