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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part II Physical Science 1878

1878

181 explained by the strong sea breezes which prevail in the hot and dry season and blowing strongest at the hottest part of the day when the sand of the sea beach is driest and most easily raised continually drift it up inland to accumulate under the shelter of the coast vegetation. [...] With the change of wind from the north-east in January to south-east and south in April and May the ' long-shore' current changes from south to north latterly running rapidly northwards and bringing in the heavy sea-rollers obliquely to the coast from the south-east to dash in lines of roaring surf on the shore washing the sand of the beach northwards at every stroke. [...] The northward shifting of the N6tnivati moll& is probably due to the northward set of the current and the violent beat of the breakers during the soutwest monsoon which has nothing to counter-balance it. [...] Having thus considered the causes of the northward shifting of the river mouths on the Coromandel Coast to which the Kiv6ri has been subject continually during the formation of its delta to the east of Trichnopoly the probable history of its more recent inland course offers itself for consideration. [...] Burnell of the Madras Civil Service states he has met with no mention of the Kollaclam (Coloroon) which is now the principal bed of the lower IC6x4ri by the early geographers and thinks that the channel which passes by Kumbakdnam and Mayaveram and enters the sea at Kilvekpattanam having retained the name of Bilveri throughout its course was the main channel of the river till the 10th or 12t
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Pages
72
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
XIII.—Description of a New Lepidopterous Insect Belonging to the Genus Thaumantis.—By J. Wood-Mason
175-176 The Natural History Secretary view
XIV.—Great Snow-Fall in Kashmir.—By R. Lydekker B. A.
177-179 The Natural History Secretary view
XV.—Physiographical Notes &c. on Tanjore (Tanjá-úr).—By Lieutenant Colonel B. R.Branfill Deputy Superintendent Great Trigonometrical Branch Survey of India —Communicated by Colonel J. T. Walker C. B. R. E. Surveyor-General of India
179-190 The Natural History Secretary view
XVI.—On the Proper Relative Sectional Areas for Copper and Iron Lightning Rods.—By R. S. Brough
191-193 The Natural History Secretary view
XVII.—Description of a New Homopterous Insect belonging to the Genus Cosmoscarta.—By W. L. Distant. Communicated by J. Wood-Mason
194-194 The Natural History Secretary view
XVIII.—On the Indian Species of the Genus Erinaceus.—By J. Anderson M. D. Supdt. Indian Muscum and Professor of Comparative Anatomy Medical College
195-211 The Natural History Secretary view
XIX.—Description of a Supposed New Hedgehog from Muscat in Arabia.—By W. T. Blanford F. R. S. &c
212-213 The Natural History Secretary view
XX.—On Arvicola indica Gray and its relations to the Sub-Genus Nesokia with a description of the species of Nesokia.—By J. Ander-son M. D. Superintendent of the Indian Museum and Professor of Comparative Anatomy Medical College
214-234 The Natural History Secretary view
Index
235-237 The Natural History Secretary view
Backmatter
i-viii The Natural History Secretary view

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