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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136616403321

Autore

Das Gautam Kumar

Titolo

Tidal Sedimentation of the Sunderban's Thakuran Basin / / by Gautam Kumar Das

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

9783319441917

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

550

Soggetti

Coasts

Sedimentology

Coastal Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

The Thakuran Drainage Basin -- Climate and Hydrography -- Geomorphology -- Tidal Creek and Mudflat -- Sedimentation -- Sediment Texture -- Sediment Structure -- Bioturbation Structures -- Sediment Composition.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers an overview of research on sediment textures, sedimentary structures, sediment composition and bioturbation structures including other aspects of tidal sedimentation. The analytical results for the tidal river sedimentation and essential aspects of relevant field studies along the entire stretch of the Thakuran River are being presented in this book. Filled with interesting results obtained from minutely observations, this book brings together outstanding facts of the tidal river sedimentation and can be considered as a pioneer work on the dynamic estuarine environment of the Sunderbans River. Anyone in academia or NGOs interested in this river basin will find interesting information in this book that will enrich their knowledge on the sedimentation patterns of tidal river systems.