National Centre for Earth Science Studies

Education:

Professional career:

Research Interests:

1. Regional Air quality studies in changing climate and it’s impacts on troposphere: Monitoring of tropospheric trace gases, in-situ observations and regional climate.
2. Understanding the bio-geo chemical changes which are due to complex hydrological processes within the river basin under the scenarios of climate change, land use land cover change and water, agricultural and industrial practices or any other perturbation
3. Experimental studies relevant to Atmospheric chemistry to measure very low (ppt/ppb) and the absorption coefficient of an atmospheric constituent such as the Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) and also the combustion processes such as the shock tube method.

Achievements & Awards:

Publications:

1. Reaction of OH radical Atmospheric oxidation of (E)-2-pentenal: the ab- initio and transition state theory calculations.B. Upendra, D. S. Lakshmi Prasanna and B. Rajakumar, Current Science, 102 (2012), 460 -469.
2. Kinetic parameters of abstraction reactions; Atmospheric reactions of OH radical with ethylene, fluoroethylene, cis- and trans-1,2-difluoroethylene and l,1-difluoroethylene, in the temperature range of 200--400 K: GAUSSIAN-3/B3LYP theory. Mohamad Akbar Ali, B. Upendra, B. Rajakumar, Chemical Physics Letters, 511 (2011), 440--446.
3. Understanding the unusual diurnal variability of tropospheric column NO2 over extremely high emitting point source in India: Satellite observations and regional chemical transport model simulations: 2015, Communicated to Journal of Atmospheric Environment. B. Upendra, and Sachin D. Ghude; IITM – Pune – 2015 thesis.

Education:

Professional career:

Research Interests:

Paleoclimatology of late Quaternary using multiproxy approaches, and the environmental consequences of these changes. Paleoclimate Modeling. Distribution of chemical elements in rocks and sediments, as well as the movement into soil and water systems. Determinations of Influence of geology and anthropogenic activities on surface and ground water quality.

Publications:

1. Das, Prasenjit, John P. George, and Sumit Kumar. "Verification of dust forecast over the Indian region with satellite and ground based observations." International Journal of Remote Sensing 37.22 (2016): 5388-5411.

Education:

Professional career:

Area of specialization:

Coastal Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Coastal Monitoring.

Involved Projects:

1. Coastal Ocean Dynamics OceanographyOceanography) (2020 – Till date).
2. Identification and monitoring Rip currents at Rushikonda Blue-flag certified beach, Visakhapatnam – (in collaboration with SAC, ISRO) (2022 – Till date).
3. Coastal Monitoring for Ha zard Mitigation and Mana gement (2016 2020.
4. Study of beach-surf zone dynamics and its influence on the coastal morphology at locations with diverse environmental settings (2016 2020.

Memberships/Awards/Honors:

1. Life me mber of Ocean Society of India.
2. Member, EGU.
3. MoES grant to attend 3rd International conference on Coastal zones and Oceanography, Singapore.
4. MoES grant to attend CIRN bootcamp at LEGOS lab, France and to visit Lisbon University, Portugal.
5. Qualified GATE – 2011,2012,2013, 2014 and 2016 in EC

Training/Workshop:

• CIRN Boot Camp and Workshop on Coastal Video Monitoring Systems, France.
• Training program on ROMS Modelling, ESSO- NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Brainstorming session on Coastal flooding, ESSO-NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram.
• MATLAB Training course for earth science applications, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram.
• GIS training program on “Exploring ENVI”, ESSO-NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram.
• National workshop on “Popularization of Remote sensing-based Maps and Geospatial Information”, Thiruvananthapuram.
• International Winter School on "Operational Oceanography: Indian Ocean Circulation and Sea Level Variation" at INCOIS, Hyderabad.
• Training of Trainers (ToT) in the use of “Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines for Coastal Protection and Management in India”, Pune.

Publications:

1. Ramesh, M., Swathy Krishna, P.S., Amrutha Raj, V., Sheela Nair, L. 2023. Coupled coastal monitoring framework for the analysis of beach stability and nearshore hydrodynamics of a structure influenced medium energy coast in India, Ocean & Coastal Management, 239, 106619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106619.
2. Arun Kumar Surisetty, V.V., Venkateswarlu, Ch., Ramesh, M., Gireesh, B., Naidu, C.V., Sheela Nair, L., Rashmi Sharma. 2023. Practical use of smartphone cameras in rip current monitoring studies, Ocean & Coastal Management, 243, 106776, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106776.
3. Swathy Krishna, P.S., Tiju, I. V., Sheela Nair, L., Ramesh, M. 2023. Coastal flooding by wave, wind, tide interactions and related processes along the southern part of SW coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 102968, 62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102968
4. Swathy Krishna P.S., Aboobacker, V.M., Ramesh, M., Sheela Nair, L. 2023. Remotely induced storm effects on the coastal flooding along the southwest coast of India. Oceanologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2023.03.003
5. Ramesh, M., Nair, L.S., Anoop, T. R., Prakash, T. N., 2022. Nearshore wave analysis from coastal video monitoring techniques at high energy micro tidal beach under sunlight dominance conditions: a case study from Valiathura beach in southwest coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 51, 102205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102205.
6. Ramesh, M., Sheela Nair, L., Ramachandran, K.K., Prakash, T.N., 2020. Development of video monitoring system for coastal applications. Journal of Coastal Research, 89(sp1), 118-125. https://doi.org/10.2112/SI89-020.
7. Sankar, S., Thondithala Ramachandran, A., Franck Eitel, K. G., Kondrik, D., Sen, R., Madipally, R., Pettersson, L. H., 2019. The influence of tropical Indian Ocean warming and Indian Ocean Dipole on the surface chlorophyll concentration in the eastern Arabian Sea, Biogeosciences Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2019-169
8. K. ManjulaVani, Ramesh M, Prathyusha K. 2016. Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Modeling using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS), vol-2, 10 (Spl Iss -1), ISSN: 2394-7926.

In Books – Book Chapters– 3:

1. Ramesh, M., Sheela Nair, L., Amrutha Raj, V., Sarankumar, S.G., Akhildev, S., Arya, R.P., 2023. Advanced remote sensing methods for high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring of the coastal morphology using Video Beach Monitoring System (VBMS), CoastSnap, and CoastSat techniques. In: Jayaraju, N., Sreenivasulu, G., Madakka, M., Manjulatha, M. (eds), Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2_26
2. Princy, J.R., Ramesh, M., Jyothi, J., Swathy Krishna, P.S., Sheela Nair, L., 2023. Non-monsoonal coastal erosion due to the tropical cyclone (OCKHI) and its impacts along Thiruvananthapuram coast, southwest coast of India – A geospatial approach. In: Jayaraju, N., Sreenivasulu, G., Madakka, M., Manjulatha, M. (eds), Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2_29
3. Swathy Krishna, P.S., Sheela Nair, L., Ramesh, M., 2023. Coastal flooding in India: An overview. In: Jayaraju, N., Sreenivasulu, G., Madakka, M., Manjulatha, M. (eds), Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21644-2_2

In Conferences – 5:

1. Ramesh, M. and Sheela Nair L. (2023) “Video Beach Monitoring System for complex coastal morpho hydrodynamic analysis”, national seminar on Spatial Data Modelling: Emerging trends and Utilities, Kerala University.
2. Ramesh, M., Sheela Nair, L., Amrutha Raj, V., Sarankumar, S.G. and Prakash T.N., (2022), High Resolution Coastal Monitoring Techniques for Coastal Geomorphological Analysis: Video Beach Monitoring System (VBMS), CoastSnap and CoastSat- First results of its kind in India, IEEE OCEANS- 2022.
3. Ramesh M., Sheela Nair L., and Taborda R., (2020), “PI-COSMOS: An Open-Source Python based High Speed Coastal Video Monitoring System”, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2020”, 3-8 May, 2020, Veinna, Austria.
4. Ramesh M., Sheela Nair L. and Prakash T.N., (2019), “High-resolution observations of short term coastal morpho dynamics using Video Beach Monitoring System at Kozhikode Beach, India”, OSICON-2019, CMLRE, Kochi, December 2019.
5. J.R. Princy, M. Ramesh, Jyothi Joseph, L. Sheela Nair and T.N. Prakash., Satellite (Sentinel 2) based Analysis of Coastal Erosion due to Cyclone OCKHI along Thiruvananthapuram, Southwest Coast of India, International Symposium on Advances in Coastal Research with Special Reference to Indo Pacific-2019, NIOT campus, Chennai in December 2019.
6. Ramesh M, Sheela Nair L., Ramachandran K.K. and Prakash T.N. (2018), "Indigenous development of Advanced Video Imagery Methods for High-Resolution Observations of Coastal Processes”, Young Scientist Conference- India International Science Festival (IISF)- 2018, Lucknow.
7. Ramesh M, Sheela Nair L., Anoop T.R., Ramachandran K.K. and Prakash T.N. (2018), “Monitoring of Nearshore dynamics in southwest coast of India – A video imagery approach”, 3rd International Conference on Coastal Zones and Oceanography-2018, Singapore.
8. M. Ramesh, L. Sheela Nair, K.K. Ramachandran and T.N. Prakash (2017), “Development of Video Monitoring System for Coastal Applications”, OSICON-2017, NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

Education:

Professional career:

Areas of Interests:

Remote sensing, Geoinformatics, GIS modeling for Biogeochemistry, Earth & Environmental monitoring and assessment, Coastal dynamics, Natural hazards and vulnerability studies.

Honours/Awards/Fellowships/Memberships:

1. Ph.D. Guide / Supervisor in Faculty of Marine Sciences & Faculty of Environmental Studies, CUSAT
2. MoES – Certificate of Merit Award (Geoscience) 2021
3. Resource Person - AICTE – STTP Training Programme 2020
4. Resource Person - DST/AICTE Training Programme 2018
5. Life member – Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS)
6. Member - International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
7. Course Coordinator at NCESS for IIRS - ISRO outreach Programme
8. Resource Person for DST sponsored winter school training programme at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh 2016
9. Young Scientist of the Year 2016 Award in Remote sensing and GIS
10. Green Technologist of the Year Award 2017
11. University First Rank in Master of Science in Remote sensing & Geo Information Technology for the year 2006 – 2008, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
12. Maveeran Sundaralingam Scholarship Award 2008, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
13. DST – INSPIRE Fellowship (JRF), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India for the year 2011 - 2013.
14. DST – INSPIRE Fellowship (SRF), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India for the year 2013 - 2016.

Training:

1. DST sponsored Winter School Training course “Recent Advances in Marine Geospatial Technologies”, IIT Madras, Jan 03 – 23, 2022.
2. AICTE - STTP training course “Remote sensing, GIS & GNSS (Phase II)”, FX Engineering College, Tirunelveli, September 21 - 26, 2020.
3. Training Course on “Remote sensing of Land Degradation”, IIRS, Dehradun, 01.12.2020 – 07.12.2020.
4. Training Course on “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Processing and Analysis”, IIST-ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, October 16 – 18, 2019.
5. Training Course on “Principles of Polarimetric SAR Remote Sensing and its Processing”, IIRS, Dehradun, 18.02.2019 – 01.03.2019
6. Training course on “Advanced remote sensing technologies: Hyperspectral Remote sensing and LiDAR (GEOCONNECT - 2018)", IIST - ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 – 14, 2018.
7. Training Course on "Application of SARPROZ SW for Multi-Temporal InSAR processing techniques", CGL-NCESS, February 2018.
8. Training Course on "Desertification and Land Degradation Monitoring, Vulnerability Assessment and Combating Plans", SAC-ISRO, Ahmedabad, March 14 – 22, 2018.
9. Basic course on “Image Processing with MatLab software”, MathWorks, Bangalore April 2017
10. Training Course on “Exploring ENVI”, ESRI India, May 2017
11. Training Course on “Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resources” IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, January - March, 2015.
12. Training Course on “Satellite Remote sensing for Earth Science Research (DST-NRDMS Sponsored)”, Centre for Earth & Space Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Sep – Oct, 2014.
13. International Training Course on “Ocean Colour Remote Sensing - Data, Processing & Applications (ITCOocean & IODE Sponsored)” Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, November 10 – 14, 2014.
14. Certificate course on “Microwave (SAR) Remote Sensing for Natural Resources” IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, February – March, 2014
15. Certificate course on “Remote sensing, GIS and GNSS” IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, August - November, 2014.
16. Training Course on “Geospatial Technologies & Applications (NRDMS Sponsored)”, JNTU, Hyderabad, June – July, 2012.
17. Training Course on “Photogrammetry Applications (6 weeks Training course - ISRO Sponsored)”, Institute of Remote sensing (IRS), Anna University, Chennai, May – June, 2009.
18. Training Course on “Geo informatics in disaster management (NNRMS - ISRO Sponsored)”, Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI), Hyderabad, April – May, 2009.
19. Training Course on “Coastal System: Remote sensing and GIS application (INCOIS Sponsored)”, Center for Studies on Bay of Bengal, Andhra University, Vishakapattanam, February 02-14, 2009.
20. Certificate course on “Basics of Remote sensing, GIS and GPS” IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, January - May, 2007.

Projects and Research Works:

1. PI for SAC-ISRO funded project: Desertification & Land degradation: Monitoring, Vulnerability Assessment and Combating Plans 2018 – 2021.
2. Coastal vulnerability assessment and mapping in Southern Indian coastal region.
3. Landuse and Land cover change detection using remote sensing & GIS.
4. Groundwater recharge potential zone and suitable site for recharge structures construction in River Vaigai basin, Tamil Nadu.
5. Coastal Geomorphological studies along SW coast of India using Remote sensing Technology.

Education:

Professional career:

Research Interest:

Coastal hydrodynamics, Sediment dynamics, Beach-innershelf morphology, Air-Sea interaction.

Publications:

1. Prasad, R., Sheela Nair, L., Kurian, N.P. and T.N. Prakash, 2020. Shoreline evolution along a placer mining beach of southwest coast of India. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 89, 150-157, ISSN 0749-0208.
2. Anoop, T.R., Sheela Nair, L., Prasad, R., Reji, S., Ramachandran, K.K., Prakash, T.N. and Balakrishnan Nair, T.M., 2020. Locally and remotely generated wind waves in the South Western Shelf Sea of India. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 89, 77-83, ISSN 0749-0208.
3. Anoop, T.R., Shanas, P.R., Aboobacker, V.M., Sanil Kumar, V., Sheela Nair, L., Prasad, R., Reji, S., 2019. On the generation and propagation of Makran swells in the Arabian Sea. International Journal of Climatology, 40(1), 585-593, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6192.
4. Sheela Nair, L., Prasad, R., Rafeeque, M.K. and Prakash, T.N., 2018. Coastal morphology and long-term shoreline changes along the southwest coast of India. Journal of Geological Society of India, Vol. 92, 588–595, doi: 10.1007/s12594-018-1072-x.
5. Prasad, R., Sheela Nair, L., Kurian, N.P. and Prakash, T.N., 2016. Erosion and heavy mineral depletion of a placer mining beach along the southwest coast of India: Part I– Nearshore sediment transport regime. Natural Hazards 83, 769–796, doi: 10.1007/s11069-016-2368-z.
6. Prakash, T.N., Varghese, T.I., Prasad, R., Sheela Nair, L. and Kurian, N.P., 2016. Erosion and heavy mineral depletion of a placer mining beach along the southwest coast of India: Part II– Sedimentological and mineralogical changes. Natural Hazards 83, 797–822, doi: 10.1007/s11069-016-2350-9.
7. Prasad, R., Sheela Nair, L., Kurian, N.P., Prakash, T.N. and Varghese, T.I., 2016. Erosion and heavy mineral depletion of a placer mining beach along the southwest coast of India: Part III– Short and long term morphological changes. Natural Hazards 83, 823–847, doi: 10.1007/s11069-016-2346-5.