P. S. Joseph - Recent Research publications :

K.K.Balachandran, T. Joseph and Joseph Sebastian Paimpillil (2003) Regulation of nutrients in coastal Arabian sea - natural and anthropogenic processes. Journal of 'Current Bio-Science', 1(3-4), pp 156-162.

Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Kesavadas, V., Nair, K.K.C., and Paimpillil, J.S. (2003), Trace Metal Levels in Nearshore Sediments Close to Industrial discharges off Cuddalore (Bay of Bengal) , Contaminated sediments: Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation, Restoration, and Management Strategy Performance. ASTM STP 1442, J.Locat, R.Galvez-Cloutier, R.C. Chaney, and K.R. Demars, Eds., ASTM International, West Conshohcken, PA, 2003 pp. 53-61.

Thresiamma Joseph, M.Nair, K.K.Balachandran, K.K.C.Nair and J.S.Paimpillil (2003). Wet deposition of air pollution at southwest monsoon outbreak and its impact on ground water resources of Greater Kochi Region. In Hydrology and water Resources, Sherif, Singh & Al_Rasheed (eds) @2003 Sts & Zeitlinger, Lisse, ISBN 90 5809 548 7, pp: 281- 291

K. Chandrasekaran Nair, T.Joseph and J.S.Paimpillil (2004) The morphological, environmental changes and stability of sea and river beds linked with harbour dredging, ISBN 90-9018244-6, Proceedigs of WODCON XVII 2004, Hamburg, Germany, A1-4 PP 1-6.

Joseph S Paimpillil (2004) Cochin Backwaters- Extent of environmental degradation and adaptive response to adverse climate variability ISBN 955-1142-00-4. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in the changing environment of Monsoon Region, Vol. 1, 80-87. (Published by National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka and United Nations University , Tokyo .)

Joseph.P.S. and Jaime, C.S (2001). Butterflyfish population diversity in Yanbu Coral reef ( Red Sea ). In Clacreboudt. M., Goddard, S., Al-Oufi, H. and Mcllwain, J eds. Proc.1* International Conference on Fisheries, Aquacluture and Environment in the NW Indian Ocean, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, pp 75 - 80.

K. Shadananan Nair - Selected Recent research publications :

Soil and Water Conservation to Meet the Food and Water Crisis in a Tropical State - Need of Efficient Measures in a Changing Environment, Participatory Strategy for Soil and Water Conservation (Ed. Mihara & Yamaji), Institute of Environment Rehabilitation and Conservation, pp 63-70, ERECON 2004

Challenges in Water Resources Management Associated with Changing Environment in Kerala , India , Proc. International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, Colombo , 2004, pp 641-647

Role of Water in the Development of Civilization in India - A Review of Ancient Literature, Traditional Practices and Beliefs (the Basis of Civilisation - Water Science?, 2004, IAHS Publication (Red Book Series) No. 286, pp 160-166)

Integrated Water Resources Management of Peninsular India in a Changing Environment, 2nd Int. Symp. on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Cape Town , South Africa , 20-22 January 2003 (to be published in the IAHS Red Book Series)

Conflicts Associated with Increasing Population and Water Needs - Challenges in the Water Resources Management in India , Proc. Int. Conf. 'From Conflict to Co-operation in International Water Resources Management: Challenges and Opportunities', Delft , The Netherlands 19-22 November 2002

On the Groundwater Exploitation and Future Developments in India , Groundwater and Human Development ( Bocanegra, E - Martínez, D - Massone, H (Eds.)) 2002, pp 107-113

On the Relevance of the National Water Policy of India in a Changing Environment, 'waterinfo', national report series, 2002

Seasonality and variability of rainfall over India (The Deccan Geographer, 2002, V 40, No.1 pp 13-17)

An Assessment of the Water Resources in the Catchments of Kerala , India , Geophysical Research Abstracts (Contents: Water Resources Research & Management), Volume 3, 2001, GRA3, 2978

Water resources management in a tropical monsoon region (World Resources Review, 1998,V.10, No.1, pp 79-86)

Benny N Peter - Research Recent Publications :

Benny N. Peter and C. vinod (2003) Water characteristics and transports in the Mozambique Channel . Proc. 3rd WIOMSA Conf., Maputo , Mozambique , p 45

Benny N. Peter and P. Sreeraj (2002) Role of eastern boundary currents in the inter-oceanic exchanges in the south Indian Ocean . Proc. International Conference on WOCE and BEYOND, San Antonio , USA , November 2002

Benny N. Peter (2002) Variability of western Indian Ocean currents. Western Indian Ocean J. of Mar. Sci. Vol. 1, 1, pp. 81-90.

Benny N. Peter and Prabha Joseph (2001) Influence of Indonesian Throughflow in the Indian Ocean Circulation. Proc. National Symposium on Tropical Meteorology "TROPMET 2000" Cochin , India , pp 80-87.

Benny N. Peter and K. Mizuno (2000). Annual cycle of steric height in the Indian Ocean estimated from the thermal field. Deep-Sea Research, 47, pp. 1351-1368
Benny N. Peter and Abdulla Sharief (2000) Meridional flux variability in the south Indian Ocean . Proc. The WOCE/CLIVAR Representativeness and Variability Workshop Fukuoka , Japan 17-20 October 2000

Abdulla Bava - Recent Research Publications :

Journal

K. Abdulla Bava and P.Seralathan. (1999) Interstitial water and hydrochemistry of a Mangrove and adjoining water system, southwest coast of India . Environ. Geol . 38 (1) 47-52.

K. Abdulla Bava and P.Seralathan. Benthic flux of nutrients during early diagenesis of sediments from a tropical estuary, southwest coast of India . (Communicated to Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci .)

K. Abdulla Bava, Abdurahiman Kutty and P.Seralathan. Distribution of some trace metals and organic carbon in various grain size fractions of surficial sediments of Kanhiramukku River , Kerala, southwest coast of India . Water, Air and Soil Pollution (in press)

K. Abdulla Bava and Ken Ikehara. Early Diagenesis in the shelf sediments from north Japan sea: Pore water nutrients (under preparation)

K. Abdulla Bava and P.Seralathan. Heavy metal remobilization in the interstitial waters of tropical estuarine sediments of southwest coast of India . (Communicated to Earth Planet. Sci. Lett .)

K. Abdulla Bava and Ken Ikehara. Heavy metal distribution in sediments from different depositional environments of north Japan sea (under preparation)

Non-Journal

K. Abdulla Bava and Ken Ikehara, 1999. Pore water nutrients near the sediment-water interface of Shelf sediments in the North Japan Sea . Proc. Int. Workshop on Sed. Transport and Storage in Coastal Sea-Ocean System. March 15-19, 1999, Tsukuba , Japan . Pp378-383.

K. Abdulla Bava and P. Seralathan, 1998. Heavy Metal Accumulation in Inner Shelf Sediments off South West Coast of India . Extended Synopses of International Symposium on Marine Pollution, Monaco , 5-9 October 1998. Pp701-702.

K. Abdulla Bava and P. Seralathan, 1996. Some environmental impacts of dams on a tropical perennial river, Kerala , India . Proc. Int. Conf. on Water Resour & Environ. Res. (Vol. II) Oct. 29-31, 1996 Kyoto , Japan . Pp319-326.

K. Abdulla Bava and P.Seralathan, 1995. Some geochemical studies on the mangrove sediments of Minicoy island, Lakshadweep . Workshop on the status of scientific database on Lakshadweep islands, December 1995, Cochin , India . Org. by Geological Survey of India .

K.P. Shajan, K. Abdulla Bava, C.G. Nambiar and P. Seralathan, 1995. Textural characteristics of the coral sands of Kavaratti island, Lakshadweep . Workshop on the status of scientific database on Lakshadweep islands, December 1995, Cochin , India . Org. by Geological Survey of India .

Unpublished Technical & Research Reports

Heavy metal pollution in the coastal sedimentary environment of Cochin , Kerala , India . 1991. ( Final Scientific Report submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Govt. of India.

Raghu Rajan - Selected publications :

"Exceptional features of sterility in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cv. Scarlet". Current Science 5(2) 105-107,1982.

Micropropagation of Turmeric ( Curcuma longa L.) by in vitro Micro rhizomes. Biotechnology of Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 1997. National Institute of Spices Research, Calicut . pp 25-28.

Aquarium Plants. Breeding, Farming and Management of Ornamental Fishes. 2002 Ed. Dr. A. Ramachandran, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin . pp 126-133.

In vitro Propagation of Mucuna bracteata DC by Micro Cutting. Proceedings of the International Seminar on " Recent Advances In Biotechnology " February 2003, Thanjavur, pp 105-111.

Ajith Joseph - Recent Publications

Ajith Joseph. K. , 2005. Problems and Perspectives in the application of Ocean colour remote sensing in Case II waters. Commemorative lecture on the opening of Mohn-Sverdrup Centre for Global Ocean studies and Operational Oceanography, Bergen, Norway.

Felix Jose ., Ajith Joseph,K ., Haugen, V.E.J. and Evensen, G.2003 . General Circulation and upwelling in the Arabian Sea - Application of a medium resolution nested model.( Abstract- IUGG'2003, Sapporo , Japan )

Ajith Joseph K.and Balchand, A.N., 2001. Development of a Freshwater Information System(FIS) for Densely populated regions of SW coast of India- A need based study for tropical maritime countries. Proceedings of Fourth Water Information Summit : Internet-Based mechanisms and partnerships to build virtual capacity for sustainable water resources management. October 25-31,2001 Panama .

Ajith Joseph K., 2001. Microwave remote sensing - A potential technique for wind energy mapping in offshore and near coastal regions. Paper presented at the seminar on Satellite Meteorology and workshop on curriculum development for M.Tech programme in remote sensing at Dept.of Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology , India from March 30-31, 2001.

Ajith Joseph K., Balchand A. N., 2000. The application of Coastal Regulation Zones in Coastal Management- Appraisal of Indian Experience. Ocean and Coastal Management Journal, Elsevier. Vol.43/6. pp. 515-526.