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Do node points play a role in flood proliferation? [1]

Geomorphologically, the mighty Brahmaputra River system flows over the Quaternary sediments. This is a cause of concern because of its location in an abundant monsoon regime within an active seismogenic volume. Since time immemorial, the Brahmaputra has continued to wreck havoc through repeated floods year after year. The flow regime of the Brahmaputra responds to the seasonal rhythms of the monsoon and freeze

Publication Date: 
10/06/2009
P. Kotoky [2], D. Bezbaruah [3], G. C. Borah & et al [4]
Current Science [5]
96
11
1457
Tags:
Brahmaputra Valley [6], Brahmaputra [7], Sedimentation [8], Natural Disasters [9], Floods [10], Hydrology [11], Remote Sensing [12], Assam [13]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-kotoky
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/d-bezbaruah
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/g-c-borah-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra-valley
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sedimentation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam