National Centre for Earth Science Studies

Education:

Professional career:

Training:

BoBBLE OCEAN TURBULENCE SCIENCE (BOTS) WORKSHOP: Training for the processing and analysis of data collected using microstructure profiler at the CAOS Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru, India during 15-19 July 2019.

ADVANCED NUMERICAL WAVE MODELLING WITH WAVE WATCH III at IUEM Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer Rue Dumont d’Urville 29280 Plouzané – France during 28th June to 5th July 2018.

Discovery and use of ocean data products and services OTGA-INCOIS Hyderabad 18-22 June 2018.

Waves in Shallow water Environments (WISE) annual meetings CSIR - NIO, Goa, India. March 2015.

Summer school on the dynamics of North Indian Ocean. Lectures by Prof. Julian P. McCreary, (University of Hawaii) at the CSIR- NIO Goa, India during June-July 2010.

On Climate change and coastal processes at the CSIR-NIO, Goa on 4th February 2014.

SCUBA-Open water diver license since 2014 from SSI (Scuba Schools International).

Cruise Experience (117 days):

ORV Sagar Manjusha: Deployment of ocean buoys in the Arabian Sea as NIOT representative for scientific support: 23- 31 March 2016.

ORV Sagar Manjusha: Onboard for Geo-scientific data collection for the construction of desalination plant in Lakshadweep: 08 April- 16 May 2016.

ORV Sagar Manjusha: Onboard for Geo-scientific data collection in Bay of Bengal: 09- 15 June 2016.

ORV Sagar Nidhi on-board as NIOT representative for scientific support Geo-scientific data collection 9 Oct-9 Nov 2016.

ORV Sagar Kanya (SK 362): Shelf sea Oceanographic data collection in the Arabian sea: - 7th Oct -5th Nov 2019.

Research Interest:

Physical Oceanography, Coastal processes, Waves-surface and internal waves, and shelf sea

Achievements & Awards:

Awarded the Fellowship as Project Investigator for post-doctoral studies (NPDF) by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India.

Awarded the junior research Fellowship (JRF) for doctoral studies by National Institute of Oceanography under project scheme.

Qualified the eligibility test for Lectureship-NET in Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (CSIR-UGC).

Publications:

1. J Glejin, VS Kumar, LS Nair (2020) Occurrence of Gravity and Infra Gravity Waves in the Nearshore Region at Ratnagiri, West Coast of India, Journal of Coastal Research 89 (sp1), 92-96
2. VS Kumar, PR Shanas, GU Dora, J Glejin, S Philip, (2017), Longshore sediment transport in the surf zone based on different formulae: a case study along the central west coast of India, Journal of Coastal Conservation, 1-13
3. J Glejin, VS Kumar, MM Amrutha, J Singh (2016), Characteristics of long-period swells measured in the near shore regions of eastern Arabian Sea, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 8(4), 312-319
4. J Glejin, VS Kumar, TR Anoop, J Joseph (2016), Directional characteristics of shallow water waves along south western Bay of Bengal, Ocean Engineering 121, 546-558
5. TR Anoop, VS Kumar, PR Shanas, J Glejin, MM Amrutha ,(2016), Indian Ocean Dipole modulated wave climate of eastern Arabian Sea, Ocean Science 12 (2), 369
6. J Glejin, VS Kumar, J Singh, (2015), Inter-annual Variations in Wave Characteristics off Ratnagiri, Northeast Arabian Sea, Aquatic Procedia 4, 25-31
7. TR Anoop, VS Kumar, PR Shanas, J Glejin, (2015) Surface Wave Climatology and Its Variability in the North Indian Ocean Based on ERA-Interim Reanalysis*, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 32 (7), 1372-1385
8. TR Anoop, VS Kumar, J Glejin,(2015) A study on reflection pattern of swells from the shoreline of peninsular India, Natural Hazards (3), 1863-1879
9. SP Chempalayil, VS Kumar, GU Dora, J Glejin, (2014), Near shore waves, long-shore currents and sediment transport along micro-tidal beaches, central west coast of India, International Journal of Sediment Research 29 (3), 402-413
10. J Glejin, VS Kumar, TMB Nair, J Singh, A Nherakkol,(2014), Freak waves off Ratnagiri, west coast of India, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 43 (7), 7
11. GU Dora, VS Kumar, P Vinayaraj, CS Philip, J Glejin, Quantitative estimation of sediment erosion and accretion processes in a micro-tidal coast, International Journal of Sediment Research 29 (2), 218-231
12. GU Dora, VS. Kumar, CS Philip, J Glejin, Observation on foreshore morphodynamics of microtidal sandy beaches, Current Science 107 (8), 1324-1330
13. J Glejin, VS Kumar, TM Nair, (2013) Monsoon and cyclone induced wave climate over the near shore waters off Puduchery, south western Bay of Bengal, Ocean Engineering 72, 277-286.
14. VS Kumar, J Glejin, KK Dubhashi, TMB Nair,( 2013), Waves off Puducherry, Bay of Bengal, during cyclone THANE, Natural hazards 69 (1), 509-522,
15. J Glejin, VS Kumar, TMB Nair, J Singh, P Mehra,(2013), Observational Evidence of Summer Shamal Swells along the West Coast of India*, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 30 (2), 379-388
16. J Glejin, VS Kumar, TMB Nair, (2013),Influence of winds on temporally varying short and long period gravity waves in the near shore regions of the eastern Arabian Sea, Ocean Science 9, 343-353
17. GU Dora, VS Kumar, J Glejin, CS Philip, P Vinayaraj,(),Short-term observation of beach dynamics using cross-shore profiles and foreshore sediment, Ocean & Coastal Management 67, 101-112
18. J Glejin, VS Kumar, SP Chempalayil, J Singh, P Pednekar, KA Kumar, Variations in swells along eastern Arabian Sea during the summer monsoon, Open J. Mar. Sci 2, 43-50.
19. VS Kumar, J Glejin, GU Dora, SP Chempalayil, J Singh, P Pednekar, (), Variations in nearshore waves along Karnataka, west coast of India, Journal of earth system science 121 (2), 393-403
20. P Vinayaraj, J Glejin, GU Dora, CS Philip, VS Kumar, R Gowthaman, (2011), Quantitative estimation of coastal changes along selected locations of Karnataka, India: A GIS and remote sensing approach, International Journal of Geosciences 2 (04), 385

Project:

SERB-DST sponsored project on Infra-gravity waves in the north Indian Ocean and its implications on the west coast of India (2016-2018), Project Reference No.: PDF/2016/001312