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A perspective of marine bioinvasion
(TERI Press, India, 2006)Bioinvasions are generally taken note of only when their impacts are felt. The impacts directly experienced by the society can be economical (loss of fishery or water as a resource) and human health related (for example, ... -
Metal and antibiotic-resistance in psychrotrophic bacteria from Antarctic marine waters
(Springer, 2006)In the wake of the findings that Antarctic krills concentrate heavy metals at ppm level, (Yamamoto et al., 1987), the Antarctic waters from the Indian side were examined for the incidence of metal and antibiotic-resistant ... -
The events associated with the great tsunami of 26 December, 2004 sea level variation and impact on coastal region of India
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Public awareness, education and international cooperative endeavors
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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Description of the event and estimation of length of the tsunami source region based on data from Indian tide gauge
(The Institution of Engineers; Malaysia, 2006)The Great Tsunami of 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean is described using data from tide gauges along the coast of India. The tsunami struck the Indian east coast around 0330 UTC. The amplitude was 2.0 m above the tide ... -
Assessment of Godavari estuarine mangrove ecosystem through trace metal studies
(Elsevier, 2006)Trace metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Co, Ni. Pb, Cd & Cr) analyses in particulate matter and sediments were carried out at sixteen different stations in the Godavari mangrove ecosystem covering the three regions viz., Kakinada (KKD) ... -
Spatial variation of phytoplankton pigments along the southwest coast of India
(Elsevier, 2006)Phytoplankton composition and abundance were studied along the southwestern Indian coast toward the end of the upwelling season in October 2004. Phytoplankton pigment analyses, complemented by limited microscopic counts, ... -
Wave characteristics around Sittwe Port, Myanmar
(Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, 2006)This paper presents wave characteristics estimated around Sittwe port, which is located on the Paton Peninsula, Myanmar. Wind data recorded from January 1998 to December 2001 at Sittwe port was used for estimation of wave ... -
Estimation of tropical cyclone heat potential in the Bay of Bengal and its role in the genesis and intensification of storms
(NISCAIR, CSIR, 2006)In the present study, cyclone heat potential (CHP) in the Bay of Bengal has been estimated for different seasons using Levitus climatology. A good association was noticed between CHP and the efficiency of intensification ... -
Tolerance and immobilization of cobalt by some bacteria from ferromanganese crusts of the afanasiy Nikitin Seamounts
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)Bacteria isolated from cobalt–enriched ferromanganese crusts on the Afanasiy Nikitin Seamounts in the Equatorial Indian Ocean were examined for their ability to tolerate, and immobilize cobalt in unamended seawater and ... -
Alpha-L-Arabinofuranosidases: The potential applications in biotechnology
(Society for Industrial Microbiology, 2006)Recently, Alpha-L-arabinofuranosidases (EC3.2.1.55) have received increased attention primarily due to their role in the degradation of lignocelluloses as well as their positive effect on the activity of other enzymes ... -
Nature of the crust in the Laxmi Basin (14°-20°N), western continental margin of India
(American Geophysical Union, 2006)The nature of the crust in the Laxmi Basin, western margin of India is an uncertain issue; more importantly this has implications on paleo-geographic reconstructions of the western Indian Ocean. We have analysed three ... -
Comparative accounts of biological productivity characteristics and estimates of carbon fluxes in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
(Elsevier, 2005)The Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengalare tropical basins experiencing monsoonalwind forcing that reverses semiannually. This brings changes in physics, chemistry and biology of the upper water column on a seasonal scale ... -
DNA damage in male gonad cells of Green mussel (Perna viridis) upon exposure to tobacco products
(Springer, 2006)DNA damage (determined by the Comet Assay) and the occurrence of deformed nuclei were measured as endpoints of genotoxicity in male gonad cells of the marine mussel (Perna viridis). Upon exposure of the organism to varying ... -
A new criterion for identifying breaks in monsoon conditions over the Indian subcontinent
(American Geophysical Union, 2004)The presence or absence of prolonged breaks over the Indian subcontinent during the mid monsoon months of July and August decides the fate of the monsoon rainfall. Using a new criterion for identifying the breaks, we have ... -
Linking Indian rivers vs Bay of Bengal monsoon Activity
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Run-up and inundation limits along southeast coast of India during the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2005)The recent Indian Ocean Tsunami had a devastating effect on the Indian coastline. Apart from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Tamil Nadu coast was the most affected. Post-Tsunami survey was carried out during ... -
Need for science-policy linkages for river basins and coastal zone management: Meeting report
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Can the possibility of some linkage of monsoonal precipitation with solar variability be ignored? Indications from foraminiferal proxy records
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2006)Foraminiferal studies on a shallow water sediment core off Karwar, central west coast of India have revealed significant changes in the monsoonal precipitation during the last around 720 years. The results hint towards ... -
A portable marine geophysical data access and management system
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2006)The marine Geophysical Data Access and Management System (GPDAMS) is a portable software system designed for computerized storage, selective retrieval and management of marine geophysical data. It constitutes an integral ...