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    • Estimation of sea surface salinity in the Bay of Bengal using Outgoing Longwave Radiation 

      Murty, V.S.N.; Subrahmanyam, B.; Sarma, M.S.S.; Tilvi, V.; RameshBabu, V. (American Geophysical Union, 2002)
      A new technique for retrieval of sea surface salinity (SSS) from space-borne satellite measurements of Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) through the 'Effective Oceanic Layer (EOL)' is explained in this paper. The OLR is ...
    • Estuarine characteristics of the lower reaches of the River Periyar (Cochin backwater) 

      Sankaranarayanan, V.N.; Varma, P.U.; Balachandran, K.K.; Pylee, A.; Joseph, T. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1986)
      Lower reaches of river Periyar were studied to assess longitudinal extent of salt water intrusion into the system during different seasons and also its effect on the flushing of pollutants introduced by the industries. ...
    • Factors controlling the temporal and spatial variations in Synechococcus abundance in a monsoonal estuary 

      Rajaneesh, K.M.; Mitbavkar, S. (Elsevier, 2013)
      Temporal and spatial variations in Synechococcus abundance were investigated over an annual cycle (February`10–January`11) along a salinity gradient (0–35) in the tropical Zuari estuary, influenced by south-west monsoons. ...
    • Features at some significant estuaries of India 

      Bhattathiri, P.M.A. (Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, 2001)
      The river basins of India are classified into three groups on the basis of catchment areas: (1) above 20,000 km sup(2), (2) 2,000-20,000 km sup(2) and (3) less than 2,000 km sup(2). The total number of rivers under first ...
    • Formation and spreading of Arabian Sea high-salinity water mass 

      PrasannaKumar, S.; Prasad, T.G. (American Geophysical Union, 1999)
      The formation and seasonal spreading of the Arabian Sea High-Salinity Water (ASHSW) mass were studied based on the monthly mean climatology of temperature and salinity in the Arabian Sea, north of the equator and west of ...
    • Fungal parasites of the marine green algae, Cladophora and Rhizoclonium 

      Raghukumar, C. (Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1986)
      Diseases caused by three fungal parasites in the green algal genus @iCladophora@@ from the beaches of Goa and Lakshadweep islands in Arabian sea in India are described. These are caused by @iSirolpidium bryopsidis, Olpidium ...
    • Gyres in the NW Bay of Bengal - Some observed evidences 

      Rao, K.H.; Antony, M.K.; Murty, C.S.; Reddy, G.V. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1987)
      Continuous observations of temperature, salinity and the flow at 4 stations off the rivers of Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi and off New Moore Island, along the east coast of India, were made prior to the onset of the SW ...
    • Health status of the coastal waters of Mumbai and regions around 

      Zingde, M.D.; Govindan, K. (Bookwell, New Delhi, India, 2000)
      The coastal marine environment of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and regions around receives the domestic wastewater generated of around 1800 million litres per day (mld), mostly untreated. In addition, a large number of ...
    • Hydrochemical studies along the coastal waters off Mangalore 

      Joseph, T.; Balachandran, K.K.; Nair, M.; Sankaranarayanan, V.N. (Environmedia, 1998)
      Environmental parameters such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, BOD pH, nutrients suspended load and chlorophyll 'a' were estimated in the coastal waters of Mangalore. Four transects, each consisting of four ...
    • Hydrographic characteristics of the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean 

      Shirodkar, P.V.; Somayajulu, Y.K.; Sarma, Y.V.B.; Rathod, V. (Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1999)
      Oceanographic studies in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean (58-61 degrees S and 30-40 degrees E) carried out during December 1995 and March 1996 indicate a 3-layer structure typical of summer in the oceanic domain ...
    • Hydrographic characterization of southeast Arabian Sea during the wane of southwest monsoon and spring intermonsoon 

      VimalKumar, K.G.; DineshKumar, P.K.; Smitha, B.R.; Rahman, H.H.; Jacob, J.; Muraleedharan, K.R.; Sanjeevan, V.N.; Achuthankutty, C.T. (Springer, 2008)
      Seasonal variation of the hydrography along the southeast Arabian Sea is described using data collected onboard FORV Sagar Sampada in September-October 2003 (later phase of Southwest monsoon, SWM) and March-April 2004 ...
    • Hydrography and circulation in the western Bay of Bengal during the northeast monsoon 

      Shetye, S.R.; Gouveia, A.D.; Shankar, D.; Shenoi, S.S.C.; Vinayachandran, P.N.; Sundar, D.; Michael, G.S.; Nampoothiri, G. (American Geophysical Union, 1996)
      The Bay of Bengal, a semienclosed tropical basin that comes under the influence of monsoonal wind and freshwater influx, is distinguished by a strongly stratified surface layer and a seasonally reversing circulation. We ...
    • Hydrography and circulation of the Bay of Bengal during early winter, 1983 

      Suryanarayana, A.; Murty, V.S.N.; Rao, D.P. (Pergamon, 1993)
      The large-scale circulation and the distributions of temperature, salinity and density in the Bay of Bengal during early winter (October-December 1983) are presented. The surface circulation relative to 1000 db level surface ...
    • Hydrography and circulation of the Bay of Bengal during withdrawal phase of the southwest monsoon 

      Sarma, Y.V.B.; Rao, E.P.R.; Saji, P.K.; Sarma, V.V.S.S. (Ifremer/ CNRS/ IRD/ Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. Tous droits reserves, 1999)
      Hydrographic data were collected from 3 to 10 September 1996 along two transects: one at 18 degrees N and the other at 90 degrees E. The data were used to examine the thermohaline, circulation and chemical properties of ...
    • Hydrography of the Wadge bank - premonsoon and monsoon seasons 

      RamaRaju, V.S.; Rao, T.V.N.; RameshBabu, V.; Anto, A.F. (Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography, 1989)
      The hydrography of the Wadge Bank during premonsoon and monsoon seasons is presented. The thermocline slopes downward towards the central region. Upwelling is prominent in the entire region during monsoon and is observed ...
    • Hydrophysical manifestations of the Indian ocean tsunami 

      Sadhuram, Y.; Murthy, T.V.R.; Rao, B.P. (Taylor and Francis, 2007)
      The horrendous destruction caused by the tsunami waves due to the earthquake in the west coast of northern Sumatra (3.307 degrees N; 95.947 degrees E) at 30 km depth with a magnitude of 9.3 on Richter scale at 00.59 UTC ...
    • Impact of atmospheric and physical forcings on biogeochemical cycling of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the coastal Bay of Bengal 

      Sarma, V.V.S.S.; Sridevi, B.; Maneesha, K.; Sridevi, T.; Naidu, S.A.; Prasad, V.R.; Venkataramana, V.; Acharya, T.; Bharati, M.D.; Subbaiah, C.V.; Kiran, B.S.; Reddy, N.P.C.; Sarma, V.V.; Sadhuram, Y.; Murty, T.V.R. (Springer, 2013)
      Time-series observations were conducted off Visakhapatnam, central west coast of Bay of Bengal, from October 2007 to April 2009 to examine the influence of physical and atmospheric processes on water column nutrients ...
    • Impact of temperature inversions on SST evolution in the South-Eastern Arabian Sea during the pre-summer monsoon season 

      Durand, F.; Shetye, S.R.; Vialard, J.; Shankar, D.; Shenoi, S.S.C.; Ethe, C.; Madec, G. (American Geophysical Union, 2004)
      Temperature inversions are known to occur in the near-surface ocean regime where salinity stratification is large enough to influence the density field. However, they have not been known as features that alter near-surface ...
    • Intra-annual variations of arsenic totals and species in tropical estuary surface sediments 

      Chakraborty, P.; Jayachandran, S.; Babu, P.V.R.; Karri, S.; Tyadi, P.; Yao, K.M.; Sharma, B.M. (Elsevier, 2012)
      Arsenic totals and species were found to vary during a one year period in the surface sediments of Godavari estuary (the third largest river in India). This study suggests that increasing salinity of overlying water column ...
    • Life cycle of eddies along the western boundary of the Bay of Bengal and their implications 

      Nuncio, M.; PrasannaKumar, S. (Elsevier, 2012)
      Analysis of vertical thermohaline structure along the western boundary of the Bay of Bengal revealed many undulations during April–May 2003. A prominent feature noticed was a dome in the northwestern boundary of the Bay ...