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Marine Geoscience Group (MGG)
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Marine Geoscience Group (MGG)
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- Coastal ocean dynamics and boundary exchanges, their role on climate regulations.
- Origin, evolution and paleoclimatic implications of estuarine-continental margin sediments.
- Coastal Monitoring for disaster mitigation and management.
- Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) - Phase-II.
Mr. M. K. Sreeraj
Scientific Assistant Gr. B
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Education:
M.Sc. | : | 2005, Geology, M G university, Kottayam, Kerala. |
B.Sc. | : | 2003; Geology, Chemistry , Maths; M G university, Kottayam, Kerala. |
Research Experience:
- Project Team member/ Team Leader, ESSO-National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Shoreline management plan of kerala.
- Sedimentary budgeting studies for the mining site of Kerala Minerals & Metals Ltd, Chavara.
- Study on depletion of heavy mineral content in the Beach washings of IREL, Chavara, and Kollam.
- Preparation of Integrated Island Management plan for Lakshadweep Islands.
- Establishment and Maintenance of Wave Gauge station in the coastal waters of the SW Coasts of India.
- Tracking the Anthropocene in the sedimentary basins of Kerala, Southwest coast of India.
- Conservation and nourishment of selected tourism locations in Kerala.
- Shoreline mapping and Monitoring of West Coast of India.
- Integrated study on Estuary, Beach and Innershelf Dynamics of the West coast of India and Sediment Budgeting and Placer Mineral Value Addition. (Core project of COP).
- Documentation the erosion hotspots along the Kerala coast during monsoon.
- Preparing CRZ/CZM plan of Thane & Sindhudurge districts of Maharashtra.
- Coastal Zone Management Plan of Kerala as per CRZ notification 2011.
Professional Training/Workshop:
- Attended 3 days training programme on “Arc GIS 10.3” conducted by Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) in Central Geomatics Laboratory of NCESS from11-03-2015 to 13-03-2015.
- Attended one week training programme on “Coastal Ecosystem Modelling” at ICMAM, Chennai from 22-26 September 2014.
- Attend one day workshop on “Water Conservation in Kerala, Prospects and Challenges” on 21 march 2014 organized by Central Groundwater Board & Department of Geology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
- Attended one week training programme in “Satellite Oceanography” at ICMAM, Chennai from 18-24 September 2011.
- Actively involved in 23rd Kerala Science Congress held at NCESS on 29-31 January 2011 and was engaged as a Registration Committee Member.
Research Interest:
Sedimentology, Coastal processes, Economical geology, Structural geology.
Publications/ Conference Paper:
- Rafeeque M.K., M Rameshan., M.K Sreeraj., D S Suresh Babu and K.K Ramachandran (2015). Geo-Environmental appraisal of mangrove echo system along the Sindhudurg coast of Maharashtra. Indian Carographer ,Vol.35
- Rameshan M.,Vimal K.C.,Sreeraj M.K.,Arun T.J., Rafeeque M.K and Thomas K.V (2015). Geospatial Distribution of mangrove ecosystems along Southwest coast of India and its management through Coastal Regulation Zone.¬ World Ocean Science Congress, Kerala, 124-125.
- Silpa,B.L., Sreeraj, M.K., Raju, D., Thomas, K.V and Prakash, T.N (2013). Granulometric Studies of Selected Beaches along Kerala Coast. In. Proceedings of 25th Kerala Science Congress, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram, 396-398.
- Anoopa Prasad, C., Vishnu Thilakan., Vimal K.C., Sreeraj, M.K. and Thomas, K.V (2012). Mining induced shoreline changes and morphological modifications. In. Proceedings of 24th Kerala Science Congress, RRII, Kottayam, 348-350.
Mr. M. K. Rafeeque
Scientific Assistant Gr B
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Fax : 0471-2442280
Education:
M. A. | : | 2009, Geography, University of Calicut. |
B. A. | : | 2006, Geography (Cartography, Statistics), University of Calicut. |
Professional career:
2015 | - | Present | Scientific Assistant Gr-B, National Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
2010 | - | 2015 | Scientific Assistant Gr-A, National Centre for Earth Science Studies. |
2009 | - | 2010 | Project Scientist, Kerala state Land Use Board, Thrissur |
Research Interest:
Coastal geomorphology, Geomorphological Mapping, Landscape Study, Remote Sensing and GIS, GPS.
Achievements & Awards:
- Best mini project award (Active Microwave) during PORSEC 2012 for work done as part of pre-conference tutorial.
- UGC NET (Geography), UGC.
Research Experience:
- Project Team member/ Team Leader, ESSO-National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Shoreline management plan of kerala. (MoES 9)
- Sedimentary budgeting studies for the mining site of Kerala Minerals & Metals Ltd, Chavara. (KMML)
- Study on depletion of heavy mineral content in the Beach washings of IREL, Chavara, and Kollam. (IREL )
- Preparation of Integrated Island Management plan for Lakshadweep Islands. (UTL - 6)
- Integrated study on Estuary, Beach and Innershelf Dynamics of the West coast of India and Sediment Budgeting and Placer Mineral Value Addition. (Core project of COP)
- Documentation the erosion hotspots along the Kerala coast during monsoon.
- Preparing CRZ/CZM plan of Thane & Sindhudurge districts of Maharashtra.
- Coastal Zone Management Plan of Kerala as per CRZ notification 2011.
Seminars/ Conferences/ Trainings/ Workshops:
- Attended one week training program on ‘Use of Open Source GIS Package in Coastal Zone Management’ held at ICMAM Project Directorate, Chennai, during October 2011.
- Attended and successfully completed a three month training course on “Remote Sensing & GIS – Technology and Applications” conducted by NRSC, Hyderabad, from 14th Nov. 2011 to 3rd Feb. 2012.
- Attended one week pre conference tutorial on “Active Microwave Remote Sensing” conducted by PORSEC at Kochi during Oct. – Nov. 2012.
- Attended a 5-day international conference on “Ocean Remote Sensing for Well-being of All” and presented a poster presentation on “Management of Coastal Ecosystems in Urban Areas through CRZ using RS and GIS” in the International conference (PORSEC 2012) held at Kochi during Nov. 2012.
- Undergone 4 day training program on ‘ERDAS Imagine 2015’ conducted by INTERGRAPH in Geomatics Laboratory of NCESS from 25/02/2015 to 28/02/2015.
- Undergone 3 day training program on ‘Arc GIS 10.3’ conducted by Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) in Geomatics Laboratory of NCESS from 11/03/2015 to 13/03/2015.
- Attended in a two day workshop conducted in NCSCM, MoEF, Chennai on ‘Sediment Cells and Shoreline Change Mapping of Indian Coast’ during the March 2015.
- 3 Month Training course on “Remote Sensing & GIS – Technology and Applications”, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad. (2012)
Publications:
- Rafeeque M.K., M Rameshan., M.K Sreeraj., D S Suresh Babu and K.K Ramachandran (2015). Geo-Environmental appraisal of mangrove echo system along the Sindhudurg coast of Maharashtra. Indian Carographer ,Vol.35, Page : 420-425
- Rameshan M.,Vimal K.C.,Sreeraj M.K.,Arun T.J., Rafeeque M.K and Thomas K.V (2015). Geospatial Distribution of mangrove ecosystems along Southwest coast of India and its management through Coastal Regulation Zone.¬ World Ocean Science Congress, Kerala, 124-125.
- K.O. Badarees, K.V. Thomas, K.C. Vimal and Rafeeque M.K. (2012) “Management of Coastal Ecosystems in Urban Areas through CRZ using RS and GIS” PORSEC 2012.
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