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Present state of the three tidal inlets of the Pulicat Lake: facts from remote sensing and field surveys [1]

A recent scientific correspondence in these columns noted with concern that one of the tidal inlets of the Pulicat Lake has been considerably narrowed, which could be detrimental to the lake. But a more recent satellite image of the area, which is presented here, does not indicate any reason for raising such an alarm.

Publication Date: 
10/03/2009
K. Nageswara Rao [2], P. Subraelu [3], A. S. Rajawat [4]
Current Science [5]
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Tags:
Water Resources [6], Lakes [7], Bay Of Bengal [8], Hydrology [9], Remote Sensing [10], Andhra Pradesh [11], Tamil Nadu [12]
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