Sediment-transport rates from decadal to millennial timescales across the Indo-Gangetic Plain: Impacts of tectonics, climatic processes, and vegetation cover

S Bhattacharjee, B Bookhagen, R Sinha - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The Himalayan foreland basin, manifested as the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) on the surface,
has been filling up with sediment, carried by the Himalayan river network. Since 1960 …

[HTML][HTML] 3D morphometry of De Geer Moraines and Crevasse-Squeeze Ridges: Differentiating between pushing and squeezing mechanisms from remotely sensed …

GE Rivers, RD Storrar, AH Jones, AEK Ojala - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract De Geer Moraines (DGM) and Crevasse-Squeeze Ridges (CSR) are important
landforms that can provide useful insights regarding palaeo-glacial processes. Specifically …

A cusp catastrophe model for analyzing sudden channel shifting in wandering reach of the Lower Yellow River

X Zhang, E Jiang, J Li, T Zhang, R Lai - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Sudden channel shifting of wandering rivers poses significant challenges for river
engineering, flood control strategies, and the security of water resources. This study …

[HTML][HTML] A geospatial approach in modelling the morphometric characteristics and course of Brahmaputra river using sinuosity index

A Suresh, A Chanda, ZA Rahaman, AA Kafy… - Environmental and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shifting of a river channel occurs continuously in the deltas and is a major predicament as it
influences the land use and land cover of a region. Hence it is significant to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale stresses, decay of River Jamuna and resilience strategies in the Anthropocene

S Sarkar, B Bera, S Bhattacharjee, PK Shit - Quaternary Science Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
In the recent decades, many worlds' large rivers have been exceptionally modified by
human interference. The principal objective of this study is to investigate the causes and …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the riverbank erosion and accretion rate using DSAS model study from the lower Ganga River, India

M Hasanuzzaman, A Islam, B Bera, PK Shit - Natural Hazards Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing the erosion and accretion (EA) rate of the lower Ganga River in India is crucial for
scientific planning and implementing development activities in river basin management. The …

Estimation and prediction of riverbank erosion and accretion rate using DSAS, BEHI, and REBVI models: evidence from the lower Ganga River in India

M Hasanuzzaman, B Bera, A Islam, PK Shit - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
The process of riverbank erosion is often accelerated by natural events and anthropogenic
activities leading to the transformation of this natural process to natural hazard. The present …

Assessing the long-term planform dynamics of Ganges–Jamuna confluence with the aid of remote sensing and GIS

NS Khan, SK Roy, MTR Mazumder, S Talukdar… - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
The confluence of the Ganges, Jamuna, and Padma rivers is one of the most dynamic in the
world, an internationally important research area because of the confluence of two of the …

Modelling hydrological strength and alteration in moribund deltaic India

S Paul, S Pal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ganga-Brahmaputra moribund deltaic floodplain region hosted many socio-
ecologically precious freshwater wetland ecosystems experiencing hydrological alteration …

A GIS based study on channel dynamic and the impact on morphology of Subansiri River in the Lakhimpur district of Assam, India

J Saikia, B Das, A Hazarika - Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2023 - Springer
Channel migration or channel shift is a dynamic behavior of rivers, especially in the
perennial rivers of the Himalayan system. Subansiri River well-known for its dynamic …