West Bengal (88,752 km2) is the only Indian state that extends from the Himalaya to the Bay
of Bengal. It can be divided into nine physiographic provinces of which the Himalayas, the …

Sea level rise (SLR) due to climate change is affecting the coastline, causing shoreline
changes, the degradation of mangrove forests, and the destruction of coastal resources. This …

Delta shapes are governed by relative dominance of wave, tidal, and fluvial processes,
while their coastline changes primarily depend on activation and abandonment of …

A geospatial analysis of shoreline change pattern is most significant parameter to
understand the behavioral interaction between land and sea water. Geospatial analyses …

Trends of annual sea level records of four tidal observatories of the Hugli estuary—Sagar,
Gangra, Haldia, and Diamond Harbour—are analysed from the records of Permanent …

Quantitative techniques, statistical methods and mathematical rules make the geospatial
analysis more systematic, accurate and precise. In order to measure the intensity of the …

Shifting river courses and braiding in large rivers are part and parcel in fluvial morphology.
The study aims at probing the changes of the Ganges river courses with accompanying land …

The present research work determines the coastal erosion risk of Muriganga–Saptamukhi
estuarine interfluve of western Sundarban. Risk assessment incorporates both hazard and …

Abstract Long-term (1973–2021) shoreline displacement, rate of change, and temporal
pattern were examined using multi-date Landsat data and Digital Shoreline Analysis System …

Abstract Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR) is located in world's largest sediment
depocenter of Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) deltaic coast of India. Unprecedented …