Flood vulnerable zones in the rural blocks of Thiruvallur district, South India
Abstract Background Flooding is not simply the flow of water from higher topography to lower topography. Rather, it is the interface dynamics between geo-terrain system parameters; viz., lithology, geological structures, geomorphology, soil, drainage conditions, slope, land use and land cover etc.,...
Main Authors: | Punitha Periyasamy, Mohamed Mohamed Yagoub, Mahalingam Sudalaimuthu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-11-01
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Series: | Geoenvironmental Disasters |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-018-0113-5 |
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