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    • Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Vol. 341: Expedition reports Southern Alaska margin 

      Jaeger, J.M.; Gulick, S.P.S.; LeVay, L.J.; Asahi, H.; Bahlburg, H.; Belanger, C.L.; Berbel, G.B.B.; Childress, L.B.; Cowan, E.A.; Drab, L.; Forwick, M.; Fukumura, A.; Ge, S.; Gupta, S.M.; et. al. (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 2014)
      A remarkable expedition discovery is the substantial sediment volume accumulating on the shelf, slope, and deep sea fan since the early Pleistocene intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciation and more significantly ...
    • Deep sea drilling in the Arabian Sea: Constraining tectonic-monsoon interactions in South Asia (Report) 

      Pandey, D.K.; Clift, P.D.; Kulhanek, D.K.; Andò, S.; Bendle, J.A.P.; Bratenkov, S.; Griffith, E.M.; Gurumurthy, G.P.; Hahn, A.; Iwai, M.; Khim, B.-K.; Kumar, A.; Kumar, A.G.; Liddy, H.M.; Lu., H.; Lyle, M.W.; Mishra, R.; Radhakrishna, T.; Routledge, C.M.; Saraswat, R.; Saxena, R.; Scardia, G.; Sharma, G.K.; Singh, A.D.; Steinke, S.; Suzuki, K.; Tauxe, L.; Tiwari, M.; Xu, Z.; Yu, Z. (International Ocean Discovery Program, 2015)
      The Indian (southwest) summer monsoon is one of the most intense climatic phenomena on Earth. Its long-term development has been linked to the growth of high topography in South and Central Asia. The Indian continental ...
    • Integrated ocean drilling program expedition 341 Preliminary report: Southern Alaska margin- Interactions of tectonics, climate, and sedimentation 

      Jaeger, J.M.; Asahi, H.; Gulick, S.S.; Bahlburg, H.; LeVay, L.J.; Belanger, C.L.; Slagle, A.L.; Berbel, G.B.B.; Drab, L.; Childress, L.B.; Cowan, E.A.; Konno, S.; Forwick, M.; Marz, C.E.; Fukumura, A.; Matsuzaki, K.M.; Ge, S.; McClymont, E.L.; Gupta, S.M.; et al. (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 2013)
      Global climate during the Neogene is distinguished by the transition into a colder, more variable world dominated by the onset and intensification of major Northern Hemisphere glaciations. This transition to the icehouse ...
    • Sea level change 

      Church, J.A.; Clark, P.U.; Cazenave, A.; Gregory, J.M.; Jevrejeva, S.; Levermann, A.; Merrifield, M.A.; Milne, G.A.; Nerem, R.S.; Nunn, P.D.; Payne, A.J.; Pfeffer, W.T.; Stammer, D.; Unnikrishnan, A.S. (P.M.Cambridge University Press, 2013)
      This chapter considers changes in global mean sea level, regional sea level, sea level extremes, and waves. Confidence in projections of global mean sea level rise has increased since the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) ...
    • Numerical modelling of tides and storm surges in the Bay of Bengal 

      Sindhu, B. (2012)
      This study generated improved reliable bathymetric datasets for the continental shelf of the Indian Ocean. Simulation of tides and generation of co-range and co-tidal charts of the major semi-diurnal and diurnal constituents ...
    • Distribution of intertidal phytobenthos of polluted and comparatively unpolluted regions along Mumbai 

      Paralkar, M.N. (University of Mumbai, 2012)
      The dynamics of microphytobenthos may be influenced by water pollution which can be through anthropogenic discharges including domestic waste water and industrial effluents. The pollutants in overlying water settle at the ...
    • Statistical prediction of Late Miocene climate 

      Fernandes, A.A.; Gupta, S.M. (National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR), India, 1994)
      The theory of statistical prediction of paleoclimate (Imbrie and Kipp, 1971), which includes multiple regression analysis and factor analysis is reviewed. Necessary software is listed. An application to predicting palaeo ...
    • Vibrio harveyi modulated gene expression in Penaeus monodon and Fenneropenaeus indicus 

      Nayak, S. (2011)
      This work tries to contribute to a better understanding of the defense system in the post-larvae of P. monodon and F. indicus upon challenge with a virulent strain of V. harveyi. This study involved the use of SSH for ...
    • Studies on some important secondary metabolites from marine organisms 

      Parvatkar, R.R. (2011)
      This thesis describes the efforts directed towards the discovery of bioactive metabolites from marine-derived Aspergillus species of fungi, marine invertebrates such as sponge Oceanapia and soft coral Lobophytum ...
    • Geophysical studies of aseismic ridges in northern Indian Ocean-crustal structure and isostatic models 

      Sreejith, K.M. (2011)
      The present work consists of a detailed geophysical study of the structure and isostatic compensation mechanisms of three major aseismic ridges; The Comorin Ridge, The 85°E Ridge and Ninety east Ridge of the northeastern ...
    • Studies on phytoplankton with reference to dinoflagellates 

      Naik, R.K. (2010)
      This study was carried out to analyze the spatio-temporal variations in phytoplankton communities in the open ocean using the ‘ships of-opportunity’ programme. Considering the limitations of microscopic methods,pigment ...
    • Studies on phytoplankton-bacterial interactions 

      DeCosta, P.M. (2010)
      Given the sheer range of phytoplankton-bacterial interactions, some intriguing aspects have been addressed in this study. Firstly, the role of bacteria in influencing phytoplankton communities at the system level was ...
    • Fish larval transport in the coastal waters through ecological modelling 

      George, G. (2011)
      This thesis examines the influence of ambient food factors in sardine larval survival. The aggregation response and inter-annual variability in sardine is explored using satellite-derived chlorophyll. Further, the study ...
    • Physiological and molecular studies of deep-sea fungi 

      Singh, P. (2011)
      The objectives of the present study were to isolate and identify fungi from deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Basin (CIB) using culture-dependent as well as culture-independent approaches by molecular methods. ...
    • Potential of marine-derived fungi and their enzymes in bioremediation of industrial pollutants 

      Verma, A.K. (Goa University, 2011)
      Increasing discharge and improper management of toxic and colored industrial effluents have created a great concern over their treatment which is economical and safe. Therefore it is imperative to develop cost effective ...
    • Hydrological modelling of the west coast of India 

      Suprit, K. (Goa University, 2010)
      A hydrological modelling framework was assembled for simulating discharges of the west-coast rivers of India. The framework is applied to the Mandovi river, Goa, a typical west-coast river. The modelling framework consisted ...
    • Measurement and modelling of bed shear induced by solitary waves 

      Jayakumar, S. (The University of Queensland, 2011)
      Tsunamis are a geo-hazard that have a high potential to devastate majority of infrastructure in their path. Considering the threat from possible tsunami around the Australian coast, CSIRO Australia, under the Wealth from ...
    • Wave transformation at select locations along the Indian coast through measurements, modelling and remote sensing 

      Aboobacker, V.M. (2010)
      Influence of sea breeze on wind sea generation along the west coast of India is dominant during premonsoon season. The superimposition of these wind seas with pre-existing swells results in complex sea states, which makes ...
    • A method to eliminate refraction artifacts in EM1002 multibeam echosounder system (Swath bathymetry and seabed surveys of EEZ) 

      Fernandes, W.A. (National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR); Dona Paula, Goa; India., 2011)
      The multi-beam echo-sounder systems acquire bathymetry data with additional information. This supplementary data along with proper bathymetry can be further used in scientific studies. As observed most of the multi-beam ...
    • Some aspects of pollution of coastal marine environment of Bombay 

      Rokade, M.A. (National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, 1994)
      Unprecedented population growth and industrial development around Bombay Harbour and Thana Creek (Together termed as Bay) coupled with heavy port traffic and other port activities have imposed considerable strain on the ...