Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Evolution of the Morphology of the River Brahmaputra Due to Vegetative Cover Changes

Dr. Prabeer Kumar Parhi

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The response of fluvial morphology deserves attention because of its large impacts on landscape and riverine habitats. With the help of multi-date digital satellite data, the evolution of the morphology of the river Brahmaputra has been reconstructed. The multi-spectral vegetation index like Normalised Difference Vegetation Index has been tested to provide new information and improved sensitivity to vegetative cover. The results of this research indicated that the fluvial morphology in the Brahmaputra valley has changed considerably as a result of shifts in vegetative cover. The study vividly portrayed that the loss of vegetative cover in the basin was about 10% and the increase in sediment load at Pancharatna, near the downstream end of the basin was found to be about 12% during the study period 1990 - 2002

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Dr. Prabeer Kumar Parhi Evolution of the Morphology of the River Brahmaputra Due to Vegetative Cover Changes Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 8 August 2015

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