Sedimentation under variable shear stress at lower reach of the Rupnarayan River, West Bengal, India

The lower reach of the Rupnarayan River has been deteriorated and incapacitated due to continuous sedimentation (26.57 million m3 shoaling in last 25 years). Attempts have been made to explain the causes and mechanisms of sedimentation in connection to the seasonal fluctuation of shear stress. River...

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Main Authors: Swapan Kumar Maity, Ramkrishna Maiti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:Water Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111049291630011X