The Brahmaputra River in Assam: Geomorphology, Hazards, and Natural Resources

ISBN-13: 9781032298528 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 296 str.

Siddhartha Kumar Lahiri

Opis

Using a multidisciplinary approach, GIS, and geospatial data gathered from different case studies included, this book helps readers develop a thorough understanding of a highly dynamic big river, the Brahmaputra.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. A quick review: Geoscientific understanding of the Brahmaputra Valley. 3. Tools and methods: A brief appraisal. 4. Fluvial dynamics and the changing interfluves. 5. Quaternary geomorphology, shallow subsurface stratigraphy and neotectonics. 6. Basin evolution and fluvial dynamics. 7. Bed-bank relationship and flood vulnerability. 8. The golden corridor. 9. Epilogue. Appendix 1: Field visit. Appendix 2: Tables. Glossary. References. Index. 

O autorze

Siddhartha Kumar Lahiri is an associate professor and coordinator at the Department of Applied Geology in Dibrugarh University, Assam, India. He joined the ONGC as a Surface Geophysicist in 1985 to explore basin scale oil prospects in the Brahmaputra and Barak valleys of Assam. In 1993, he joined Dibrugarh University, India, as a faculty member and he was subsequently instrumental in developing the Applied Geophysics Program at the university. He earned his PhD from IIT Kanpur on basin evolution, morpho-tectonics and fluvial processes in the Brahmaputra River system. Presently, he is engaged with connecting surface processes with different scales of subsurface geophysics.