Geomorphology and Remote Sensing : Proceedings of the Eigth Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists and National Seminar on Geomorphology and Remote Sensing, November 23-25, 1996/edited by Vibhash C. Jha. 1998, figs., $63.
Contents: 1. Introduction/V.C. Jha. 2. An assessment of the potential application of two alpine slope models to the landforms of a steppland watershed, north of Vancouver, Canada/A.J. Gerrard and M. Fowler. 3. Geomorphology in the Humid Tropics/Avijit Gupta. 4. The nature and relationships of surface roughness (microrelief) on some Dartmoor slopes, South West England/A.J. Gerrard. 5. Slope and agricultural landuse in the Madhupur erosion surface, Bihar: a correlation analysis/Nageshwar Prasad and Maniari Basu (Sarkar). 6. Desert slopes and their influence on river basin morphometry in Arid Rajasthan/P.C. Moharana. 7. Profile development in vertisois around Pune (Maharashtra)/Sudhakar Pardeshi and J.K. Dikshit. 8. Wind erosion and its control for sustainable landuse planning in Indian arid zone/Surendra Singh. 9. Geomorphology - a science of earth study/Sutapa Mukhopadhyay. 10. Functional analysis of slopes around Dangri River Basin (Ambala District)/V.K. Asthana. 11. Applied geomorphologic mapping and remote sensing in resource suveys/A.K. Roy. 12. Resource inventory and information system: an approach for micro-level planning/K. Gupta, Sanjoy Nag and Amal Kumar Sarkar. 13. Use of satellite imagery in geomorphology: a case study/P.B. Hazra and Subrata Bhowmik. 14. Geomorphological mapping in NATMO/P. Nag, A.K. Goswami and R.S. Pandey. 15. Role of remote sensing in geomorphology and terrain evaluation/S.K. Bhan.
16. Physiography and associated soil cover mapping of Dhanbad District through satellite images/V.K. Srivastava and N.K. Kundu. 17. Delineation of geomorphic units of Godda District, Santhal Parganas, Bihar, using remote sensing techniques/Deb Jyoti Pal and V.C. Jha. 18. The decaying Saraswati river in Bengal/Joy Deb Chosh. 19. Role of flood in changing micro-morphology and its management: a case study of 1995's flood of river Ajay, Eastern India/Malay Mukhopadhyay and Nilmoni Mitra. 20. Stress induced magnetism: a forerunner of earthquake/Pradip Kumar Pal. 21. Basinal management of the lower Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin in India and adjacent countries/S.C. Mukhopadhyay. 22. Geomorphological significance of changing river course: a case study of Kopal/Nadi, West Bengal/Sutapa Mukhopadhyay. 23. Kharlands of Mhasala creek (Maharastra) : a geomorphic assessment/S.N. Karlekar. 24. Aquacultural practices long the litoral tract of Digha-Jaidha, Sankarpur Area/Srikumar Misra. 25. Remote sensing in water resources management/A.K. Chakraborti. 26. Application of remote sensing technology in water resource investigation and management-a case study of Baghmundi Block, Purulia district, West Bengal/Prasanta Roy. 27. Evaluation of morphometric attributes and their impact on the distribution of settlements in South Mirzapur Uplands, U.P./C.P. Singh and N.K.P. Sinha. 28. Remote sensing application for landforms studies and environmental appraisal a case study/Debeshis Das. 29. Role of remote sensing and geographical information system for biodiversity: a case study/Debashis Das. 30. AVHRR application in agrometeorology/P.S. Roy. 31. Effluent seepage from the ground water-table and its effect on arsenic pollution along the eastern bank of the river Bhagirathi-Hugli in Deltaic West-Bengal/S.R. Basu. 32. Centrality and hierarchy of agro-service centres in Dhule District (Maharastra)/D.S. Kumbhar and Y.V. Patil.
33. Degradation of environment in Dum Dum Muncipality of NE part of Calcutta Metropolitan Area/Jayati Das. 34. Impact of deforestation on the geomorphology of the western Medinipur and the possible remedial measures/Chandana Das and P.K. Sen. 35. Dumka sub-division: a study in geomorphic processes and hillslope/Saswati Kapat. 36. Geoscience data base and the aero-space survey-the new horizon/Parthasarathi Chakrabarti. 37. Evolution and characteristics of micro-geomorphic features on ash deposits from thermal power station near Kolaghat, Medinipur, West-Bengal/Soma Bhattacharya. 38. Ichhamati-Bidyadhari Interfluve: a study in the perspective of drainage evolution with the help of remote sensing techniques/D.K. Mandal. 39. Basic fields of application of aerial survey and satellite remote sensing in geomorphological research-an overview/Baisakhi Sarkar. 40. Role of neotectonics in the evolution of geomorphology of higher Himalayan Yamuna Valley, uttarakashi District, U.P./A.K. Biyani and Devidatt. 41. Studies in evidence of neotectonics in Garhwal Himalaya, India/Ajay K. Naithani and C. Prasad. 42. Avalanche Hazards, deterioration of environment and some remedial measures in Gangotri-kedarnath-badrinath Block, U.P. Himalaya/Bhaswati Mukherjee, V.C. Jha and A.P. Singh. 43. Studies in causative factors for slope failure in Gharwal Himalaya/C. Prasad and V.K. Verma. 44. Predicting area of instability using geology, geomorphology, and landuse practices: case study from Jhikhu Khola watershed, Missle Hill of Nepal/Gopal Nakarmi. 45. Geomorphic evolution of Moraines in Gangotri glacial Block, U.P. Himalaya/V.C. Jha and Bhaswati Mukherjee. 46. Geomorphological processes and landforms in piedmont zone of Darjeeling Himalaya/M.M. Jana. 47. Geo-engineering mapping of saintoli gad basin, Garhwal Himalaya/V.C. Jha and U.K. Mandal. 48. Significance of geomorphology in sustainable development in an arid environment-a case study of karnu and papusar villages, Nagpur District/P.C. Vats. 49. Impact of mining environment on human health: a case study of Jharla Mining Area/V.C. Jha and M. Chakraborty. 50. Application of remote sensing techniques in geomorphic mapping: a case study of Devgarh Upland, S.P. Bihar/V.C. Jha and P.B. Hazra.