Quaternary Geomorphology in India: Case Studies from the Lower Ganga Basin (Geography of the Physical Environment)

This edited book presents a novel collection of field-based empirical studies on the Quaternary geomorphology of the Lower Ganga Basin. The book covers a wide range of topics discussing various geomorphological facets of the Lower Ganga and its subsidiary rivers focussing on laterites, palaeoenvironment and palaeogeomorphology, palaeo-coastal landforms, neo-tectonism, tidal-fluvial dynamics, extra-channel geomorphology and channel-pattern adjustment among others. Various methodologies were applied ranging from historical records and religious texts to state-of-the-art remote sensing and GIS techniques. The book appeals to all scientists and post-graduate students of geomorphology and related areas who want to acquire detailed knowledge of the geology and geomorphology of the Lower Ganga Basin or are in search of new methodologies for studying the feedback mechanisms between forms and processes. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Quaternary Geomorphology in India: Concepts, Advances and Applications (Balai Chandra Das, Sandipan Ghosh, Aznarul Islam)....Pages 1-24 Modes of Formation, Palaeogene to Early Quaternary Palaeogenesis and Geochronology of Laterites in Rajmahal Basalt Traps and Rarh Bengal of Lower Ganga Basin (Sandipan Ghosh, Sanat Kumar Guchhait)....Pages 25-60 Microstructural Evidence of Palaeo-Coastal Landform from Westernmost Fringe of Lower Ganga–Brahmaputra Delta (Sk. Mafizul Haque, Subhendu Ghosh)....Pages 61-78 Influence of Faulting on the Extra-Channel Geomorphology of the Ajay-Damodar Interfluve in Lower Ganga Basin (Suvendu Roy)....Pages 79-87 Geophysical Control on the Channel Pattern Adjustment in the Kunur River Basin of Western Part of Lower Ganga Basin (Suvendu Roy, Subhankar Bera)....Pages 89-103 Imprints of Neo-tectonism in the Evolutionary Record Along the Course of Khari River in Damodar Fan Delta of Lower Ganga Basin (Suman Deb Barman, Aznarul Islam, Balai Chandra Das, Sunipa Mandal, Subodh Chandra Pal)....Pages 105-126 Historical Evidences in the Identification of Palaeochannels of Damodar River in Western Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta (Prasanta Kumar Ghosh, Narayan Chandra Jana)....Pages 127-138 Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Understanding Channel Confluence Morphology of Barakar River in Western Most Fringe of Lower Ganga Basin (Sumantra Sarathi Biswas, Raghunath Pal, Padmini Pani)....Pages 139-153 Morphological Aspects of the Bakreshwar River Corridor in Western Fringe of Lower Ganga Basin (Debika Banerji, Priyank Pravin Patel)....Pages 155-189 Assessing Influence of Erosion and Accretion on Landscape Diversity in Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, Lower Ganga Basin: A Geospatial Approach (Mehebub Sahana, Haroon Sajjad)....Pages 191-203 An Inventory for Land Use Land Cover and Landform Identification from Satellite Standard FCC: A Study in the Active Ganga Delta (Sunando Bandyopadhyay, Nabendu Sekhar Kar)....Pages 205-219 Back Matter ....Pages 221-224