The Late Miocene paleogeography of the Amazon Basin and the evolution of the Amazon River system

EM Latrubesse, M Cozzuol, SAF da Silva-Caminha… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
On the basis of paleontological content (vertebrates and palynology) and facies analysis
from river banks, road cuts, and three wells, we have assigned the uppermost levels of the …

Soils of the Indo-Gangetic Plains: their historical perspective and management

DK Pal, T Bhattacharyya, P Srivastava, P Chandran… - Current Science, 2009 - JSTOR
The Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plains (IGP) is among the most extensive fluvial plains of the
world and cover several states of the northern, central and eastern parts of India. The IGP …

Tropical rivers

EM Latrubesse, JC Stevaux, R Sinha - Geomorphology, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of tropical river systems around the world and identifies
major knowledge gaps. We focus particularly on the rivers draining the wet and wet–dry …

Kosi megafan: Historical records, geomorphology and the recent avulsion of the Kosi River

T Chakraborty, R Kar, P Ghosh, S Basu - Quaternary International, 2010 - Elsevier
It has been proposed that the Kosi River continuously migrated> 113 km westward across
the surface of the megafan over the last two centuries. Examination of a number of old maps …

Sr and Nd isotopes in river sediments from the Ganga Basin: sediment provenance and spatial variability in physical erosion

SK Singh, SK Rai… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Sr and Nd concentrations and isotope compositions in sediment of the Ganga River, from
Gangotri to Rajmahal, and its tributaries have been measured to determine provenance and …

Alluvial megafans in the Venetian–Friulian Plain (north-eastern Italy): evidence of sedimentary and erosive phases during Late Pleistocene and Holocene

A Fontana, P Mozzi, A Bondesan - Quaternary International, 2008 - Elsevier
The Venetian–Friulian Plain is the eastern part of the foreland basin of the Southern Alps
and is characterized by the presence of alluvial megafans. Existence of these large …

Geomorphic characterization and diversity of the fluvial systems of the Gangetic Plains

R Sinha, V Jain, GP Babu, S Ghosh - Geomorphology, 2005 - Elsevier
The extensive Gangetic alluvial plains are drained by rivers which differ strongly in terms of
hydrological and sediment transport characteristics. These differences are manifested in the …

Waterlogging and flood hazards vulnerability and risk assessment in Indo Gangetic plain

AC Pandey, SK Singh, MS Nathawat - Natural hazards, 2010 - Springer
The recurrent flooding during monsoon and subsequent waterlogging in the northern Bihar
plains and the magnitude of losses due to these hazards indicate the continuing …

Hyperconcentrated floods cause extreme gravel transport through the sandy rivers of the Gangetic Plains

L Quick, MJ Creed, HD Sinclair, M Attal… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Gangetic Plains comprise steep gravelly river channels that transition to low
gradient sandy channels 10-40 km downstream of the mountain front. This “gravel-sand …

Late Miocene continental sedimentation in southwestern Amazonia and its regional significance: Biotic and geological evidence

EM Latrubesse, SAF da Silva, M Cozzuol… - Journal of South American …, 2007 - Elsevier
Fossil content (vertebrate paleofauna and palynology) indicates that the sediments of the
Solimões Formation in Acre (SW Brazilian Amazonia) are continental, having been …