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Granulometric studies on the modern sediments of Ettikulam lagoon, west coast of India

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Title Granulometric studies on the modern sediments of Ettikulam lagoon, west coast of India
 
Creator George, Roy
Sebastian, Syriac
Damodaran, K T
 
Description 28-32
Surface sediment samples were studied to decipher the significant textural variation within the lagoonal area. Sediment distribution is affected by the river deposition and various geomorphic features such as barriers and islets in this region. Muddy sand covers a major part of the lagoon. Most of the lagoonal sediments are polymodal, positively skewed, and poorly to very poorly sorted. The platykurtic and leptokurtic nature of lagoonal sediments are due to the mixing of different size populations in varying proportion. CM pattern indicates the prevalence of low to moderate current activity in the areas adjacent to river mouths and inlet, and a quiet area in the middle part of the lagoon. The protected nature, adequate supply of sediments by rivers and the presence of small natural islands within the lagoon are responsible for the sediment distribution pattern in the lagoonal area.
 
Date 2016-11-28T10:40:25Z
2016-11-28T10:40:25Z
1993-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/37753
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.22(1) [March 1993]