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Emergence and evolution of Himalaya : reconstructing history in the light of recent studies

This paper is a sequel to the author's earlier review (Valdiya, 1973) of the works published prior to 1972. It is an attempt to highlight findings in the last 3 decades and the inferences drawn that have bearing on the interpretation of pivotal
2002

Calving glaciers

of the terminal region. This model is essentially different from prior suggestions in which some empirical relation - most commonly the water-depth model - is used to calculate calving rate and the rate of retreat or advance of the terminus.
2002

Shrines and neighbourhood in early nineteenth-century Pune, India

Shrines are a characteristic feature of Hinduism in the Indian city. Their distribution is examined in Pune city just prior to the British conquest. Distinctions are drawn between the major temples of the high Sanskristic Hindu tradition and shrines
2002

Climate factors that caused the unique Tall Grass Prairie in the central United States

, as identified in prior studies, and to identify the thresholds of conditions considered to explain differences between prairie and nonprairie areas.
2002

Mediated equilibrium : the influence of riparian vegetation and wood on the long-term evolution and behaviour of a near-pristine river

Analysis of the contemporary geomorphology, vegetation and in-channel wood within the relatively pristine Thurra River in southeastern Australia provides insight into river behaviour prior to European disturbance. Sedimentological evidence is used
2002

Small valley bottom deposits in the sandy districts of the Sarthe basin (France) : climatic and/or human origin?

The A. reconstructs the geomorphic evolution of the small valleys through the analyses of recent and past infilling. The coarse alluvium with flints, which reached the main valleys prior to the Subboreal, was transported by greater flows than those
2002