Figure Captions
Figure 1 - Schematic geomorphic map of the Ganga Plain showing regional geomorphic surfaces of Ganga Plain (after Singh 1996).
Figure 2 - Sample location of the sediment inculcating the land use/ land cover data within 1 km buffer of Gomti River in Lucknow district.
Figure 3 - Range chart of palynofacies and grain size data and CONISS cluster analysis for zonal assignment.
Figure 4 - Distribution graph of degraded charcoal (Dc), burnt charcoal (Bc), cuticle (C) , tracheid (T) and ratios of Dc/Bc and C/T for differentiation of processes in urban to sub-urban reaches.
Figure 5- Grain size statistics delineated using Gradistat (in phi scale)
Figure 6 - Principal component analysis (PCA) to establish the relationship between palynofacies and grain size of the Gomati River flood plain
Figure 7 - Pie-chart of the spatial map showing the palynofacies variability to differentiate the various regimes of urban and sub-urban locations.
Figure 8 - Visual model of present day landform elaborating vegetation and settlement from urban to sub-urban reaches