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Geomorphic diversity of the Indian sub‐continent: Progress and updates
Author(s) -
Sinha Rajiv
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.5132
Subject(s) - landform , diversity (politics) , geology , flood myth , earth science , variety (cybernetics) , physical geography , erosion , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , archaeology , sociology , computer science , anthropology , geotechnical engineering , artificial intelligence
This commentary is designed to highlight the recent contributions on Indian geomorphology that have been published in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (ESPL). A large number of papers included in this commentary have been published as part of the special issue on Indian geomorphology. However, I have taken the liberty of including a few others that appeared in ESPL in the last couple of years. These papers have covered a variety of topics ranging from erosion rates in Himalayan basins, miliolites in peninsular India, flood risk, connectivity concept, socio‐hydrology, and paleoclimatic reconstruction from lake sediments. They have also utilized a wide range of methodologies and tools including fractals, remote sensing, cosmogenic nuclides, and modelling. It is hoped that this commentary will put the diversity of Indian geomorphology in the correct perspective and will encourage geomorphologists across the world to continue their excellent research.