Browsing by Author "Revichandran, C."
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A comparative study on mesozooplankton abundance and diversity between a protected and an unprotected coastal area of Andaman Islands.
Pillai, H.U.K.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Biju, A.; Jayalakshmi, K.J.; Paulinose, V.T.; Devi, C.B.L.; Nair, V.R.; Revichandran, C.; Menon, N.R.; Achuthankutty, C.T.; Panampunnayil, S.U. (Springer, 2014)The study was carried out to understand the variability in phytoplankton production (Chlorophyll a) and mesozooplankton diversity from two different shallow coastal regions of south Andaman viz. Port Blair Bay (PBB), the ... -
Ambiguities in the classification of cochin estuary, West coast of India
Shivaprasad, A.; Vinita, J.; Revichandran, C.; Manoj, N.T.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Muraleedharan, K.R. (European Geosciences Union, 2013)Cochin Estuary is a unique complex system along Indian coastline with a widespread area at the upstream. The fluctuations in salinity are of extreme kind ranging from entirely riverine to entirely saline. The high runoff ... -
Amplified Msf tides at Kochi backwaters on the southwest coast of India
Joseph, A.; Balachandran, K.K.; Mehra, P.; Desai, R.G.P.; Vijaykumar, K.; Agarvadekar, Y.; Revichandran, C.; Dabholkar, N. (Current Science Association, 2009)Characteristics of tides at eight stations in Kochi backwaters (KB) located on the southwest coast of India are analysed. The Msf tidal constituents at several locations are found to be considerably larger than those ... -
Are Artificial Barrages Necessary to Prevent Saline Incursion? A Modelling Approach to Restore the Healthy Ecosystem of the Vembanad Lake
John, Sebin; Revichandran, C.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Seena, G.; Guatham, S.; Srijith, B.; Azeez, S.A.; Cazenave, P. (Springer, 2022)The Thanneermukkom Bund was constructed to prevent salt water intrusion in the low lying areas of the Kuttanad region which increase the paddy cultivation twice in a year.Without it, paddy cultivation would be limited to ... -
Current asymmetry and its implications for morphological changes in Vembanad Lake, the second largest wetland ecosystem in India
John, Sebin; Revichandran, C.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Srijith, B.; Seena, G.; Azeez, S.A. (Elsevier, 2020)Flow dynamics are a key part of the physical processes that drive the sediment transport in an aquatic system, affecting depositional processes and leading to landform evolution. The current asymmetry (CA) noted in Vembanad ... -
Currents in the Cochin estuarine system [southwest coast of India] during March
Srinivas, K.; Revichandran, C.; Thottam, T.J.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Asharaf, T.T.M.; Murukesh, N. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 2003)Analysis of current meter data collected in the Cochin estuarine system (southwest coast of India) has been made, to understand variations of currents in the estuary for spring and neap tidal phases during March 2000. The ... -
Differential response of winter cooling on biological production in the northeastern Arabian Sea and northwestern Bay of Bengal
Jyothibabu, R.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Madhu, N.V.; Asharaf, T.T.M.; Gerson, V.J.; Haridas, P.; Venugopal, P.; Revichandran, C.; Nair, K.K.C.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2004)The northern parts of the twin seas bordering the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian Sea (AS) and Bay of Bengal (BOB), were studied during the winter monsoon. Higher biological production was observed in the AS (chlorophyll ... -
Enhanced biological production off Chennai triggered by October 1999 super cyclone (Orissa)
Madhu, N.V.; Maheswaran, P.A.; Jyothibabu, R.; Sunil, V.; Revichandran, C.; Balasubramanian, T.; Gopalakrishnan, T.C.; Nair, K.K.C. (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2002)The results of physical forcings on primary production, its variation and associated hydrography of the southwestern Bay of Bengal during the southwest monsoon (July) and post-cyclone period (November) of 1999 were studied ... -
ENSO signature in the sea level along the coastline of Indian subcontinent
Srinivas, K.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Revichandran, C. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 2005)Evidence for the signature of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon in the monthly mean sea level at 8 tide gauge stations on the west coast and 7 stations on the east coast of the Indian subcontinent is presented. ... -
Environmental isotopes to test hypotheses for fluid mud (mud bank) generation mechanisms along the southwest coast of India
Jacob, N.; Ansari, M.A.; Revichandran, C. (Elsevier, 2015)Occurrence of fluid mud (mud banks) in the southwest coast of India is an enigma for the scientific community. Over the years, several multi-disciplinary studies were conducted and various hypotheses were postulated on the ... -
Environmental isotopes to test hypotheses for fluid mud (mud bank) generation mechanisms along the southwest coast of India
Jacob, N.; Ansari, M.A.; Revichandran, C. (Elsevier, 2015)Occurrence of fluid mud (mud banks) in the southwest coast of India is an enigma for the scientific community. Over the years, several multi-disciplinary studies were conducted and various hypotheses were postulated on the ... -
Environmental set-up and tidal propagation in a tropical estuary with dual connection to the sea (SW Coast of India)
Revichandran, C.; Srinivas, K.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Rafeeq, M.; Shivaprasad, A.; Vijayakumar, K.; Jayalakshmy, K.V. (Springer-Verlag, 2012)The Kochi Backwater (KB) is the second largest wetland system in India. It is connected to the sea at Fort Kochi and Munambam (Pallipuram) (30 km north of Kochi). As the tide is forced through two openings, its propagation ... -
Formation of anoxia and denitrification in the bottom waters of a tropical estuary, southwest coast of India.
Martin, G.D.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Vijay, J.G.; Rejomon, G.; Madhu, N.V.; Shivaprasad, A.; Haridevi, C.K.; Nair, M.; Balachandran, K.K.; Revichandran, C.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Chandramohanakumar, N. (Copernicus Publications, 2010)Hydrographic characteristics of the southwest coast of India and its adjoining Cochin backwaters (CBW) were studied during the summer monsoon. Anomalous formation of anoxia and denitrification were observed in the bottom ... -
Identification of Msf tide amplification using a network of spatially distributed tide gauges
Joseph, A.; Mehra, P.; Sivadas, T.K.; Desai, R.G.P.; Srinivas, K.; Thottam, T.; Vijayan, P.R.; Revichandran, C.; Balachandran, K.K. (Allied, 2007)Attenuation of tidal range (approx. 73%) and amplification of fortnightly Msf tide (approx. 10-fold) in the southern region of Kochi backwaters has been identified based on measurements by a network of spatially distributed ... -
Identification of thermohaline structure of a tropical estuary and its sensitivity to meteorological disturbance through temperature, salinity, and surface meteorological measurements
Joseph, A.; Mehra, P.; Desai, R.G.P.; Sivadas, T.K.; Balachandran, K.K.; Vijaykumar, K.; Revichandran, C.; Agarvadekar, Y.; Francis, R.; Martin, G.D. (IEEE, 2008)Thermohaline structure of Kochi backwaters (KB) in India and its sensitivity to meteorological disturbances has been identified through measurements of temperature, salinity, and surface meteorological parameters. Silicon ... -
Impact of eutrophication on the occurrence of Trichodesmium in the Cochin backwaters, the largest estuary along the west coast of India
Martin, G.D.; Jyothibabu, R.; Madhu, N.V.; Balachandran, K.K.; Nair, M.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Arun, P.K.; Haridevi, C.K.; Revichandran, C. (Springer, 2013)Phytoplankton studies in early 1970s have shown the annual dominance of diatoms and a seasonal abundance of Trichodesmium in the lower reaches of the Cochin backwaters (CBW) and adjacent coastal Arabian Sea during the ... -
Impact of maintenance dredging on macrobenthic community structure of a tropical estuary
Rehitha, T.V.; Ullas, N.; Vineetha, G.; Benny, P.Y.; Madhu, N.V.; Revichandran, C. (Elsevier, 2017)This paper demonstrates the impact of maintenance dredging activities on the macrobenthic community structure of a tropical monsoonal estuary (Cochin estuary), located in the southwest coast of India for three consecutive ... -
Influence of basin-scale and mesoscale physical processes on biological productivity in the Bay of Bengal during the summer monsoon
Muraleedharan, K.R.; Jasmine, P.; Achuthankutty, C.T.; Revichandran, C.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Anand, P.; Rejomon, G. (Elsevier, 2007)Physical forcing plays a major role in determining biological processes in the ocean across the full spectrum of spatial and temporal scales. Variability of biological production in the Bay of Bengal (BoB) based on basin-scale ... -
Influence of Saltwater Barrage on Tides, Salinity, and Chlorophyll a in Cochin Estuary, India
Shivaprasad, A.; Vinita, J.; Revichandran, C.; Manoj, N.T.; Srinivas, K.; Reny, P.D.; Ashwini, R.; Muraleedharan, K.R. (Coastal Education and Reserch Foundation, 2013)Thanneermukkam Barrage (TB) is constructed in the southern arm of Cochin estuary. It prevents salt intrusion upstream and regulates river discharge downstream. Characteristics of the estuary when the barrage is opened and ... -
Input-export fluxes of heavy metals in the Cochin estuary, southwest coast of India
Lallu, K.R.; Sebin, J.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Gireeshkumar, T.R.; Udayakrishnan, P.B.; Dayana, M.; Sachin, M.; Revichandran, C.; Nair, M.; Parameswaran, P.S.; Balachandran, K.K. (Springer, 2023)Cochin estuary (CE) is one of the largest tropical estuaries along the southwest coast of India, sustaining rich bio-resources.Several studies enlighten the environmental changes in the CE caused by anthropogenic activities.In ...