Browsing by Author "DineshKumar, P.K."
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An Integrated Approach to Study Mud Banks of Alleppey Kerala using the Autonomous Vertical Profiler (AVP)
Mascarenhas, A.A.M.Q.; Afzulpurkar, S.; Navelkar, G.S.; Madhan, R.; Maurya, P.; Desa, E.S.; Prabhudesai, S.P.; Dabholkar, N.A.; Lamani, V.; Manoharan, V.; Naik, N.; Thottam, T.J.; DineshKumar, P.K.; deAraujo, B.A. (NIOT, Chennai, 2015)Mud Banks of Kerala are areas of the sea adjoining the coast that have a special property of dampening the waves and creating clearly demarcated areas of calm water during the roughest monsoon conditions of the sea. It is ... -
Implications of sea level rise scenarios on land use /land cover classes of the coastal zones of Cochin, India..
ManiMurali, R.; DineshKumar, P.K. (Elsevier, 2015)Physical responses of the coastal zones in the vicinity of Cochin, India due to sea level rise are investigated based on analysis of inundation scenarios. Quantification of potential habitat loss was made by merging the ... -
Environmental characteristics of tropical coral reef-seagrass dominated lagoons (Lakshadweep, India) and implications to resilience to climate change.
Nobi, E.P.; DineshKumar, P.K. (Springer, 2014)Environmental characteristics of the coral reef-seagrass ecosystem of selected Lakshadweep Islands (India) were assessed with a view to understanding the future climate change scenario in the region. Images obtained from ... -
Geospatial analysis of long-term morphological changes in Cochin estuary, SW coast of India
DineshKumar, P.K.; Gopinath, G.; ManiMurali, R.; Muraleedharan, K.R. (Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 2014)The Cochin estuary along the SW coast of India has undergone tremendous environmental changes due to continuous alterations. Geospatial information available since 1967 has been compiled to evaluate the long-term morphological ... -
Identification of optimum outfall location for desalination plant in the coastal waters off Tuticorin, India
DineshKumar, P.K.; NaveenKumar, K.R.; Muraleedharan, K.R. (University of Tehran, 2014)Behaviour of the dilution characteristics of the coastal waters off Tuticorin is presented in the background of setting up of a desalination plant. Simulations of dispersion and spreading of the proposed discharges has ... -
What drives nearshore sediment transport controls on the depletion of beach placers at Manavalakurichi, Southwest Coast of India?.
DineshKumar, P.K.; ManiMurali, R.; Babu, M.T.; Sudheesh, K.; Vethamony, P.; NaveenKumar, K.R. (Taylor and Francis, 2014)An in-depth analysis has been made to simulate hydrodynamic scenarios for understanding the nearshore sediment transport controls of placer mineral depletion at Manavalakurichi, India. From the analyses of topographic ... -
Report: Workshop on Mud Banks
DineshKumar, P.K.; Balachandran, K.K.; PrasannaKumar, S.; Ramaiah, N. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 2014) -
Biogeochemical significance of eddies of the eastern Arabian Sea
Rejomon, G.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Nair, M. (Levente Hufnagel (ALÖKI Kft.), 2013)Within the Arabian Sea, the western part is considered to be highly productive when compared to the northern, central and eastern parts of the basin. Despite the contrasting chlorophyll and primary productivity patterns, ... -
Restoration scaling of seagrass habitats in the oceanic islands of Lakshadweep, India using geospatial technology
Nobi, E.P.; Dilipan, E.; Thangaradjou, T.; DineshKumar, P.K. (Springer, 2013)Small isolated oceanic islands are renowned for endemic species and biological wealth. Many small island administrations all over the world face complex challenges in protecting their natural resources. Restoration of ... -
Nutrient biogeochemistry of the eastern Arabian Sea during the southwest monsoon retreat
George, R.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Martin, G.D.; Sabu, P.; Gerson, V.J.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Nair, S.M.; Chandramohanakumar, N.; Nair, K.K.C. (Springer, 2013)Hydrography of the eastern Arabian Sea and associated chemical and biological responses were studied during the withdrawal phase of summer monsoon 2003. The shelf region off the southwest coast of India (10 degrees N-15 ... -
Trace metal dynamics in zooplankton from the Bay of Bengal during summer monsoon
Rejomon, G.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Nair, M.; Muraleedharan, K.R. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2010)Trace metal (Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) concentrations in zooplankton from the mixed layer were investigated at 8 coastal and 20 offshore stations in the western Bay of Bengal during the summer monsoon of 2003. The ... -
What drives the increased phytoplankton biomass in the Arabian Sea?
PrasannaKumar, S.; Roshin, R.P.; Narvekar, J.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Vivekanandan, E. (Current Science Association, 2010)The seasonal variability of phytoplankton biomass in the Arabian Sea, though a well researched topic, its inter-annual variability is less explored and understood. Analysis of the satellite-derived chlorophyll pigment ... -
Biogeochemistry of lead in the eastern Arabian Sea and western Bay of Bengal
Rejomon, G.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Bahulayan, N. (Taylor & Francis, 2010)Biogeochemical cycling of lead (Pb) within the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone of the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal was examined in terms of the dissolved and particulate Pb concentration profiles. The relative distribution ... -
Signatures of global warming and regional climate shift in the Arabian Sea
PrasannaKumar, S.; Roshin, R.P.; Narvekar, J.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Vivekanandan, E. (Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2010)The impact of global warming in the recent decade is shown by the disruption in the natural decadal cycle in the sea surface temperature (SST) of the Arabian Sea after 1995. We propose a regional climate shift after 1995, ... -
Distribution of mesopelagic micronekton in the Arabian Sea during the winter monsoon
Karuppasamy, P.K.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Nair, M. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 2010)Response of micronekton to oxygen minimum zones in the Arabian Sea (AS) during winter monsoon period was investigated using data of 52 trawls deployed during four winter cruises between 1998 and 2000. Twenty-nine species, ... -
Observed mixed standing-wave signatures in Cochin Estuary on the southwest coast of India
DineshKumar, P.K.; Srinivas, K.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Thottam, T.J. (Coastal Research Foundation, 2009)Study of the characteristics of currents and water-level variations in the Cochin estuary reveals, for the first time, unique signatures of mixed standing-waves in the southern region. Analysis of the simultaneous water-level ... -
Response of the Arabian Sea to global warming and associated regional climate shift
PrasannaKumar, S.; Roshin, R.P.; Narvekar, J.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Vivekanandan, E. (Elsevier, 2009)The response of the Arabian Sea to global warming is the disruption in the natural decadal cycle in the sea surface temperature (SST) after 1995, followed by a secular warming. The Arabian Sea is experiencing a regional ... -
Infaunal macrobenthic community of soft bottom sediment in a tropical shelf
Jayaraj, K.A.; Jacob, J.; DineshKumar, P.K. (Coastal Education and Reserch Foundation, 2008)Studies of benthic communities in tropical shelf waters are limited. In this study, we deal with the infaunal benthic community of soft bottom sediment of the tropical eastern Arabian Sea shelf. Benthic macroinfauna was ... -
Hydrodynamic and geomorphic controls on the morphology of an island ecosystem in the Vembanad Lake, West Coast of India
Laluraj, C.M.; Gopinath, G.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Balachandran, K.K. (The Coastal Education and Research Foundation, 2008)Textural characteristics of the surficial sediments around Perumbalam Island located within the Vembanad Lake, southwest coast of India, were studied on a seasonal basis to understand the geomorphic response of the region. ... -
Trace metal concentrations in zooplankton from the eastern Arabian Sea and western Bay of Bengal
Rejomon, G.; Balachandran, K.K.; Nair, M.; Joseph, T.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Achuthankutty, C.T.; Nair, K.K.C.; Pillai, N.G.K. (Taylor and Francis, 2008)Trace metal contents in zooplankton samples were estimated as a part of the Marine Research-Living Resource program at 24 stations in the Bay of Bengal (November, 2002) and 29 stations in the Arabian Sea (September-October, ...