DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography: Recent submissions
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Grapnel stone anchors from Saurashtra: Remnants of Indo-Arab trade on the Indian coast
(The Society for Nautical Research, 2004)Stone anchors have been used as a primary source of information on ancient navigation by marine archaeologists since long. These anchors used by ancient mariners are often noticed underwater at various places across the ... -
Homage to the sacred memory of my teacher Dr. K.D. Banerjee
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History of marine archaeological research in India
(Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of Karnataka, India, 2004)Marine archaeology is also known as maritime, underwater and nautical archaeology. Each terminology has specific meaning and purpose in which water plays a dominant role. In India it is known as marine archaeology. In ... -
Digital image processing techniques in archaeology
(Harman Publishing House, 2004)Digital image processing involves the manipulation and interpretation of digital images with the aid of a computer. This form of remote sensing actually began in the 1960's with a limited number of researchers analysing ... -
Exploration of Portuguese shipwreck in Goa waters of India: With special reference to Sunchi reef
(Ulu Burun Publishing, 2004)India had overseas trade contacts from the 4th-3rd Millennium BC. The history of Portuguese shipwrecks in Goa waters began with the arrival of Vasco da Gama at Kapukad (Kappat) a few kilometers north of Calicut (Kozhikode) ... -
Tidal currents as feeders of the river Indus flux into the macrotidal Gulf of Kachchh, India
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)Tide synchronous abundance of total suspended matter (TSM), currents and hydrodynamic modeling during September of 1999 have been evaluated to decipher source to sink pathways in the macrotidal Gulf of Kachchh. Despite ... -
A program to compute geographical positions of underwater artifact based on linear measurements
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)While carrying out underwater positioning in shallow waters, the Diver Archaeologists measure lengths and bearings from a base line of the well-established control network to each and every corner of the artifact. A program ... -
High new production in the Bay of Bengal: Possible causes and implications
(American Geophysical Union, 2004)The first measurements of new production (sup(15) N tracer technique), the component of primary production that sustains on extraneous nutrient inputs to the euphotic zone, in the Bay of Bengal is reported. Experiments ... -
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 ... -
Coastal processes along north Kakinada Coast, Andhra Pradesh based on short-term study
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)Kakinada is situated in the central part of the Andhra Pradesh State on the east coast of India. To cater to recreational activities of the people in this coastal town, the Andhra Pradesh State Government has taken up an ... -
Biogeochemical budgets for Tapi Estuary
(IGBP, 2004)The Tapi estuary (21 degrees 10'N, 72 degrees 40'E) is a tidal estuary originating in the Multai Ghats in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of 752 m. The 720 km long river, after passing through the 3 states of Madhya Pradesh, ... -
Beach dynamics of an open coast on the west coast of India
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)In order to study the daily beach dynamics at an open beach in Goa, field investigations were carried out on the beach profiles, breaking wave parameters and long-shore currents for one month each during pre-monsoon and ... -
Oceanographic studies off Beypore Port, west coast of India to locate a dredge dumping site
(Springer, 2004)This study presents the salient results of the oceanographic investigations carried out along the west coast of India to locate a dumping site for the dredged material generated from the capital dredging of the proposed ... -
Submergence of Poompuhar - Study based on underwater explorations and coastal processes
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)Poompuhar, a flourishing port in the beginning of Christian era played a major role in maritime activities and cultural expansion in the history of India. Sangam literature vividly describe about its location, habitation ... -
Does subterranean flow initiate mud banks off the southwest coast of India?
(Elsevier, 2004)Coastal waters off the southwest coast of India draw special attention because of the occurrence of mud banks at certain locations during southwest monsoon period. The present study puts forward a hypothesis of a subterranean ... -
Development of marine flyash concrete and evaluation of its performance with respect to physico-chemical and biological factors in marine environment
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)The aim of the research was to develop flyash concrete and assess various factors controlling its durability in the marine environment. Hence the research was planned with the following objectives in mind: (1) Development ... -
Estimation of wave characteristics during hurricane in the Hoian area, central Vietnam
(National Institute of Oceanography, India, 2004)The data of hurricanes crossed the coastline from 14 degree N to 17 degree N, in the vicinity of the Hoian coastline, from 1945 to 2003 were extracted from the National Weather Service, USA. The features such as velocity ... -
Vulnerable areas and adapation measures for sea level rise along the coast of India
(Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2004)India has a coastline of about 7500 km with contrasting geological setting. Based upon the available models, global sea level rise of 10-25 cm per 100 year has been predicted due to emission of green house gases. To separate ... -
Isotopic evidences of past upwelling intensity in the Arabian Sea
(Elsevier, 2004)Oxygen and carbon isotopic analyses have been performed on the tests of Globigerina bulloides, Globigerinoides sacculifer, Neogloboquadrina dutertrei and Pulleniatina obliquiloculata to study the delta super(18)O and delta ... -
Tidal influence on suspended sediment distribution and dispersal in the northern Andaman Sea and Gulf of Martaban
(Elsevier, 2004)Surface and water column profiles of suspended matter collected during April-May 2002, and satellite images were used to study factors influencing suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs) and dispersal in the northern ...