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Wavelength of ocean waves and surf beat at duck from array measurements
(American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia, USA, 2001)
Wavelength of ocean waves and surf beat (infra gravity waves) has for the first time been computed as a function of frequency from different combinations of non-collinear 3-gauge arrays. Data at the 15-gauge polygonal array ...
Seaweed: A valuable marine plant source
(WWF for Nature-India, 2004)
Seaweed, one of the components of seashore, is the most unique and important marine living resource. Its multi-ranged applications are of economic as well as ecological importance. These plants have been a source of food, ...
Monsoons, history of
(Academic Press, San Diego, USA, 2001)
The evolution of the Asian monsoon started at around 9.5 Ma, in response to the uplift of the Himalayas. The monsoonal intensity reached its maximum at around 5 Ma, and from that time the associated easterly trade winds ...
Foraminifers as indicators of marine pollution: A culture experiment with Rosalina leei
(Elsevier, 2004)
In order to develop a viable foraminiferal proxy for heavy metal pollutants, juvenile specimens of Rosalina leei were subjected to different mercury concentrations (0 -180 ng/l). Initially considerable growth was observed ...
The beach ridges of India: A review
(Coastal Education and Research Foundation, 2005)
An attempt has been made to assemble and synthesize research work conducted on beach ridges and associated geomorphic features around India. Information on location, morphology, origin, and age of beach ridges, has been ...
Calcite dissolution along a transect in the western tropical Indian Ocean: A multiproxy approach
(American Geophysical Union, 2007)
Three paleocarbonate ion proxies, size index, planktonic foraminifera shell weight, and calcite crystallinity, have been employed here to a set of core top samples from the western tropical Indian Ocean in the water depth ...
Guest editor - Material exchanges at marine boundaries and surface ocean processes: Forcings and feedbacks
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2006)
Management of ports and maritime trade of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh during the historical period
(Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, 2009)
Along the 7516 km long coastline of India, several ports and trade centres have existed from ancient times. Among them, the ports and trade centres of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh played a significant role in diffusing Indian ...
Exploration of Basel Mission Company shipwreck remains at St George's Reef off Goa, west coast of India: Impact of the Basel Mission Co. on society and culture
(Blackwell Publishing, 2003)
A systematic exploration of shipwrecks has been carried out in Goa waters since 1997. Exploration off St George's Reef has brought to light the remains of a shipwreck at a depth of 15 m, containing various types of terracotta ...
Organotins in the sediments of the Zuari estuary, west coast of India
(Elsevier, 2009)
Industrial use of organotins such as butyltins and phenyltins has increased several folds during the last two decades. Butyltins and phenyltins are synthetic, multipurpose chemicals, which have been extensively used in ...