Short communication: Massive erosion in monsoonal central India linked to late Holocene land cover degradation

Soil erosion plays a crucial role in transferring sediment and carbon from land to sea, yet little is known about the rhythm and rates of soil erosion prior to the most recent few centuries. Here we reconstruct a Holocene erosional history from central India, as integrated by the Godavari River i...

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Main Authors: L. Giosan, C. Ponton, M. Usman, J. Blusztajn, D. Q. Fuller, V. Galy, N. Haghipour, J. E. Johnson, C. McIntyre, L. Wacker, T. I. Eglinton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Earth Surface Dynamics
Online Access:https://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/5/781/2017/esurf-5-781-2017.pdf