In-House R & D and Other Activities 2006

 

I. Paper Publications

 

Ajayakumar, P., John Kurian, P., Rajendran,S.,  Radhakrishna, M., Nambiar, C.G. and   Mahadevan, T.M. 2006 Heterogeneity in crustal structure across the Southern Granulite Terrain (SGT): Inferences from an analysis of gravity and magnetic fields in the Periyar plateau and adjoining areas.  Gondwana Research 10 p18–28

 

Anil K. Mathur, Asthana, R and Ravindra, R. 2006 Arcellaceans (thecamoebians) from core sediments of Priyadarshini Lake, Schirmacher Oasis, Eastern Antarctica. Current Science, Vol 90, No. 12,  pp 1603 -  1605.

 

Anilkumar, N.,  Sarma, Y. V. B.  Babu, K. N.,  Sudhakar, M and Pandey, P. C. 2006  Post-Tsunami oceanographic conditions in Southern Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea Current Science, Vol.90, No. 3,  pp 421-427.

 

Anilkumar, N., Dineshkumar, P. K., Srinivas, K. 2006 Suspended sediment fluxes in a tropical estuary, West coast of India.  (Antarctic Geoscience, Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Paleoclimatology, NCAOR, Goa, 318-330)

 

Anilkumar, N.,  Luis, A. J., Somayajulu, Y. K., Ramesh Babu, V., Dash, M. K.,  Pednekar, S.M., Babu, K. N., Sudhakar. M and Pandey., P. C.  2006  Fronts, Water Masses and Heat Content Variability in the Western Indian Sector of Southern Ocean during Austral Summer 2004 (In press Journal of Marine Systems (ELSEVIER))

 

Anoop Kumar Tiwari, Sunil Kulkarni, Ramteke, D. S., Nayak. G. N. 2006 Environmental Quality at Maitri Station in Antarctica (accepted in Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nagpur)

 

Anoop Kumar Tiwari., Singh, S.M. & Pandey P.C. 2006 Invasive Alien Species: Threat to Antarctic Biodiversity and Control Mechanism. In proceedings of the Workshop held at the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, during August 18-20, 2004. pp. 160-168 

 

Diju, S and Thamban, M  2006. Clay mineral studies on the sediments of Chandragiri River, estuary and near-shore regions off Kasaragod, Kerala. JOURNAL OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA, Vol. 67, Pages: 189-196.

 

Khare, N.  2006  First OCEANIBSA Meeting during 14th-16th September, 2005 at angra-dos-Reis, Brazil. Journal of Geological Society of India, Bangalore  (In Press)

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K.  2006 A note on the clay layer atop coral sand at shallow depth off Nancowry (Andaman & Nicobar). Bulletin of Environmental Science. V.4, pp. 53-56.

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K.. 2006 Size variations of planktonic foraminiferal population in Indian Ocean sector of Southern Ocean. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences Vol. 35 (3)

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K. and Saraswat, R 2006 Oxygen isotope tracers of Globigerina bulloides in the Indian Ocean Sector of the Southern Ocean. Geologia Croatica (In Press)

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K. 2006 Mechanical stress of planktonic foraminiferal assembleages in Indian Ocean sector of Southern Ocean. Indian Journal of Earth Sciences (In Press)

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K. 2006 Latitudinal variations in the abundance of planktonic foraminifera along Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean. Journal Palaeontological Society of India (In Press)

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K. 2006. Signature of different water masses in δ18O of G. bulloides and planktonic assemblages across the Indian Ocean Sector of the Southern Ocean: Initial results. Revista Espanola de Micropaleontogia (Accepted)

 

Khare, N. and Chaturvedi, S.K.  2006  Presence of marine microfossils (foraminifera) in distant onshore region of New Wandoor (Andaman & Nicobar) - an indication of tsunami induced marine transgression. Current Science (under second review)

 

Khare, N.  and  Mukerji, S  2006 A brief report  on  the meet of Antarctic geoscientists  at New Delhi  during  September 15-16, 2005 Journal of Geological Society of India, Bangalore (In Press)

 

Khare, N and Nigam, R. 2006 Can the possibility of some linkages of monsoonal precipitation with solar variability be ignored? Indications from foraminiferal proxy records. Current Science, Vol.90, No. 12, pp 1685-1688.

 

Khare, N., Nigam, R and Hashimi, N.H. 2006 Revealing monsoonal variability of the last 2,500 years over India using sedimentological and foraminiferal proxies. FACIES, Erlangen (Germany) (In press)

 

Khare, N., Sharma, N., Vyas, N.K. and Bhandari, S.M. 2006 Utility of OceanSAT-1 OCM data in deciphering Antarctic Feature: A case Study.  Current Science  (In Press)

 

Laluraj, C.M, Kesavadas, Balachandran K.K, Vijay John Gerson, Martin G.D, Revichandran C., Joseph, T. and Nair. M., 2006 “Recovery of an estuarine system from tsunami impacts- southwest coast of India”. Environmental monitoring and assessment. DOI 10.1007/s10661-006-9237-2.

 

Laluraj, C.M., Balachandran, K.K., Sabu, P. and Saramma, U.P., 2006 “Persistent volcanic signature observed around Barren Island, Andaman Sea, India”. Marine Geophysical Researches. DOI 10.1007/s11001-006-9008-z

 

Laluraj, C.M, Girish Gopinath, Dinesh Kumar.P.K and Balachandran. K.K 2006 “Hydrodynamic and geomorphic controls on the morphology of an island ecosystem in Vembanad Lake, South west coast of India”. Journal of Coastal Research (Accepted).

 

Lina P.Mergulhao, Rahul Mohan, Murty V. S. N.,  Guptha., M. V. S. and  Sinha, D. K. 2006 Coccolithophores from the central Arabian Sea: Sediment trap results  Journal of Earth Science Systems (Bangalore) formerly Proceedings Earth & Planetary Sciences, Vol.115,No.4, pp.415-428.

 

Luis, A. J., Pednekar, S. M., and Sudhakar, M. 2006 Post-tsunami impact study on thermohaline structure in the Bay of Bengal (Accepted in Current Science).

 

Luis, A. J., Isoguchi, O. and  Kawamura, H. 2006 Characteristic patterns of QuikScat-based wind stress and turbulent heat flux in the tropical Indian Ocean Remote Sensing of Environment, 103, 398-407.

 

Manish Tiwari 2006 Synchronous Variations in Polar temperature and South Asian Monsoon Precipitation. Paper published in the Proc. of the “3rd Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Meeting (AOGS-2006)”, held at Singapore.

 

Mervin J. D'Souza. Keshava Prasad A. V., Ravindra, R.  2006 Genesis of Ferropotassic A-Type Granitoids of Muhlig­Hofmannfjella, Central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica Antarctica: Contributions to global earth sciences. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 45-54

 

Nigam, R. and Chaturvedi, S.K.  2006 Do inverted depositional sequences and allochthonous foraminifers in sediments along the coast of Kachchh, NW India, indicate palaeostorm and /or tsunami effects Geo-Mar. Lett. 26, 42-50.

 

Pandey, P.C., Khare, N. and Sudhakar, M.  2006 Oceanographic research : Indian efforts and preliminary results from the Southern Ocean. Current Science Vol. 90 (7) : 978-984.

 

Rahul Mohan and M.V.S.Guptha., 2006.  Corroded planktic foraminifer (Globorotalia menardii)  in the southern Bay  of Bengal Sediment trap sample of February 1992 Journal of Geological Society of India, Vol.68, No.2, pp.225-229.

 

Rahul Mohan, Kamlesh Verma, Devesh K Sinha, S.Shanvas and M.V.S. Guptha 2006  Seasonal variation of pteropods from the Western Arabian Sea Geomarine Letters, Amsterdam (In Press)

 

Rahul Mohan (2006) SCAR Open Science Conference at Hobart, Australia. Journal of Geological Society of India, vol.68, pp.733-734.

 

Rahul Mohan, Shanvas, S., Thamban, M and Sudhakar, M.   2006 Spatial distribution of diatoms in surface sediments from the Indian sector of Southern Ocean. (Accepted in Current Science)

 

Rajan, S., and N. Vijayalaxmi, 2006, Ocean Governance in a post-UNCLOS world-the South Asian perspective: Proceedings- EWC/EWCA South Asia regional Conference, New Delhi, November 2005, p. 35-40.

 

Sharma, N. Khare, N., Pandey, P.C., Vyas, N.K. and Bahndari, S.M.  2006  Sea  ice characteristics in Arctic circle. Bulletin of Environ-mental Science, New Delhi, Vol. XXIV : 19-24

 

Sharma, N. Khare, N., Khanolker, A., Dash, M.K., Vyas, N.K. and Bhandari, S.M.  2006  Cryoshere, Remote Sensing and Climate Change Proceedings of National Science Academy,  Allahabad  (In Press)

 

Singh, U. K., Tiwari, R. K., Singh, S. B., and Rajan, S., 2006, Prediction of Electrical Resistivity Structures using Artificial Neural Networks, Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 67, p. 234-242.

 

Rajan, S., and Glenn, C. R., 2006, Marl-chalk rhythmicity in the Plio-Pleistocene Black Sea: A record of sedimentation response to climatic changes, Paper in Short-term climate change during Neogene (Spl. issue of Sedimentology,  Blackwell), due November 2006.

 

Ramesh, M.V. and Sudhakar, M 2006 Identification of palaebeach of Holocene off Kalingapatnam-Pentakota shelf,east coast of India  using  "c"statistics as a tool -- A first report in Journal of the Indian Academy of Geoscience  (ISSN 0379-5160)), Vol 56, No 1, 2006

 

Thamban, M,  Chaturvedi, A. Rajakumar, A. Naik, S. S.  D'Souza, W. Singh, A.  Rajan, S.  and Ravindra. R., 2006. Aerosol perturbations related to volcanic eruptions during the past few centuries as recorded in an ice core from the Central Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, Current Science (Accepted for Publication in 2006, Ref. No. 0293).

 
Sharma, N., Khare, N., Vyas, N.K., Bhandari, S.M. and Dash, M.K.  2006  Snow/ice melt studies from MSMR (OCEANSAT – 1) on Greenland ice sheet. Polar Record, U.K. (In Press)

 

Singh, A. D.  and Rahul Mohan  2006 Planktic foraminiferal evidence    for Neogene deep sea hiatus in the northern Indian  Ocean. In the Book “Micropaleontology: Application in Stratigraphy and Paleoceanography”  (Ed. Devesh Sinha), Published by Narosa Publishers, New Delhi ISBN: 81-7319-768-7

 

Singh S.M., Puja G. and Bhat D.J., 2006 Psychrophilic fungi from Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica. Current Science, VOL 90, NO. 10, p. 1388-1392.

 

Singh S.M. and  Elster J.  2006  Cyanobacteria in Antarctic lake environments: a mini-review. In cellular origins, life in extreme habitats and astrobiology (cole) book series

 

Singh S.M. and  Pandey P.C. 2006  North Pole Arctic: An Introduction. Samudrica

 

Singhvi, A.K., Rupakumar, K., Thamban, M., Gupta, A.K.,  Kale, V.S.,  Yadav, R.R., Bhattacharyya, A., Phadtare, N.R., Roy, P. D., Chauhan, M.S., Chauhan, O.S., Chakravorty, S., Munir Sheikh, M., Manzoor, N., Quadir, D.A., Devkota L. P. and  Shrestha, A.B. 2006. Instrumental, terrestrial and marine records of the climate of South Asia during the Holocene: Present status, unresolved problems and societal aspects”. Invited Paper for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Publication, IPCC & START, USA (Accepted for publication)

 

Thamban, M,  Chaturvedi, A. Rajakumar, A. Naik, S. S.  D'Souza, W. Singh, A. Rajan, S.  and Ravindra. R., 2006. Aerosol perturbations related to volcanic eruptions during the past few centuries as recorded in an ice core from the Central Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, Current Science (Accepted for Publication in Dec. 2006, Ref. No. 0293).

 

Yatheesh, V., Bhattacharya, G.C., and Mahender, K., 2006. The terrace like feature in the mid-continental slope region off Trivandrum and a plausible model for India–Madagascar juxtaposition in immediate pre-drift scenario. Gondwana Research, Vol. 10, No. 1-2, pp. 179-185.

 

II. Seminars and workshops

 

Anilkumar, N. Tsunami Workshop: Attended the workshop “Indian Ocean Tsunami – It’s Impact, Assessment and Lessons for Future” held at Vivekananda Auditorium Anna University Chennai on 5th June 2006.

 

Anju Tiwari, Dhananjay Kumar Pandey and Rajan, S 2006 Phanerozoic History of Antarctica and India: an insight from Conjugate Rift Basins. Abstract accepted in the SCAR Open Science Conference, 12-14 July,2006, Hobart, Australia

 

Anoop Kumar Tiwari, 2006 Plasma Processing Industry Interaction Meet, Organized by Institute of Plasma Research, Ahmedabad.

 

Behra, S.K. and Khare, N. 2006 The Antarctic as a storehouse of environmental changes: Terrestrial biology proxy data, chronostratigraphy and paleolimnology (Abstract) Seminar on Antarctic Science : Indian Contributions in global perspectives, May 25-26, 2006,  Goa.

 

Bhandari, S. M., Vyas, N. K., Dash, M.K., Sharma, N., Khare N.  2006 A passive and active microwave based investigation of the seasonal and long-term dynamics of the sea ice edge around Antarctica. Presented at the SCAR Open Science Conference, 12-14 July,2006, Hobart, Australia.

 

Chaturvedi, S.K., Khare, N. Beg, M.J.  and Asthana, R.  2006 Geophysical survey in lakes of Antarctica: Challenges and Implications. Presented in Seminar on Antarctic Science: Indian Contributions in Global Perspectives held at National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa during 25-26 May, 2006. pp. 59-60.

 

Dash, M.K., Khare, N. and Ravindra, R. 2006 Variation of wind stress over the Arabian Sea warm pool during ARMEX  Phase – 1. (Abstract)  National Workshop on Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX) – Data Analysis and Modelling, April 19-21, 2006, NIO (Goa). 

 

Dharwarker, A., Ravindra, R., Jayapaul, D., and Gaur, M.P. 2006  Comparative study of two Proterozoic Pan-African Anorthosite Massiffs. Presented in the Open Science Conference from 10th to 14th July 2006 at Hobart, Australia.

 

Fernandes Sheryl O., Krishnan K. P., Loka Bharathi P.A., Mirza I., Ray D., Kaisary S., Rao Ramalingeswara B. And Kamesh Raju K. A., 2006 Bacteria orchestrate methane and metal concentrations in seawater: Examples from the Central Indian Ridge. 11th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Southampton, UK. 9th-14th July 2006.

 

Khare, N and Chaturvedi, S.K. 2006 Antarctic lake survey for paleoclimatic study: Achievements and Future plan. National workshop on Emerging Areas of Scientific Investigations during XXVI Indian Antarctic Expedition held at National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa during 29-30 June, 2006. pp. 41-43.

 

Khare, N., Sharma, N., Dash, M.K., Pandey, P.C., Bhandari, S.M. and Vyas, N.K. 2006  Antarctic Samudriya Barf ka sukshm darshiya Avalokan : OCEAN SAT – 1 MSMR In Samudrika  (Hindi Magazine) published by Marine Wing of Geological Survey of India (In Press)

 

Khare, N. and Sharma, N. 2006 Dhruviya Chetron ka Mahatva Vigyan Pragati, NISCAIR, New Delhi

 

Luis A. J., 2006 Seasonal variability of air-sea heat fluxes derived from satellite and numerical weather forecast in the indian sector of the southern ocean. Abstract accepted in the SCAR Open Science Conference, 12-14 July,2006, Hobart, Australia.

  

 Luis A. J.,  2006 QuikSCAT-based momentum flux analysis over the southern ocean,  International Scientific Conference on the Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Symposium in Goa, India during 13-17 November 2006 (accepted  Reg. No. 6406-50]

 

Luis A.  J., Sudhakar, M and Somayajulu, Y. K. 2006 Seasonal and interannual variability of turbulent heat flux over the Lakshadweep Sea,  National Workshop on "Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment (ARMEX) : Data Analysis & Modelling", National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Goa-403004, India 19 -21 April 2006.  

 

Manish Tiwari 2006 Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Meeting (AOGS-2006), held at Suntec City, Singapore from 10-14 July 2006.

 

Manish Tiwari 2006 Paper to be presented at the 94th Indian Science Congress Association’s Young Scientist Award Programme, to be held at Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, during 10th-11th October 2006.

 

Manish Tiwari 2006 Paper presented in the 94th Indian Science Congress Association’s Young Scientist Award Programme, held at Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, during 10th-11th October 2006.

 

Rahul Mohan, Thamban, M, Shanvas, S., Sudhakar, M and Ravindra, R.  2006 Glacial to interglacial variability in the terrigenous and biogenic sedimentation during late Quaternary in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean and the palaeoenvironmental implications. Delivered a talk at the AGCS/ACE/EBA workshop on Atmospheric, Oceanic, Cryospheric and  Biological Variability Over Decadal to Millennial Timescales held on 10th July in Hobart, July 2006.

 

Rahul Mohan 2006 Glacial to interglacial variability in the terrigenous and biogenic sedimentation during late Quaternary in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean and the palaeoenvironmental implications. Delivered a talk at the AGCS/ACE/EBA workshop on Atmospheric, Oceanic, Cryospheric and  Biological Variability Over Decadal to Millennial Timescales held on 10th July in Hobart entitled  2006.

 

Rahul Mohan 2006 Coccolithophores during the austral summer of 2004 along the 45degE transect in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean. Paper presented in the SCAR Open Science Conference from at Hobart, Australia in the session: Deep Pelagic ecosystems entitled “12-14th July 2006

 

Rahul Mohan  2006 Attended AGCS/ACE Workshop and SCAR Open Science Conference from 10th to 14th July 2006 at Hobart, Australia.

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Rajan, S and Khare, N. 2006 Initiation of late Quartenary glaciations in East Antarctica. Abstract accepted in the SCAR Open Science Conference, 12-14 July,2006, Hobart, Australia

 

Rajakumar. A 2006 Presented a paper in the National Workshop on “Emerging Areas of Scientific Investigations during XXVI Indian Antarctic Expedition” at NCAOR, topic: Ice core drilling programme during the XXV IAE and its scientific progress, during 29-30th June 2006.  

 

Ravindra, R.  2006 Multi-archive, multi-proxy palaeoclimatic studies in the Central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica: Indian activities Paper presented in AGCS/ACE Workshop and SCAR Open Science Conference from 10th to 14th July 2006 at Hobart, Australia.

 

Thamban, M.,  Chaturvedi, A., Rajakumar, A., Naik, S. S.,  D'Souza, W.,  Singh, A.,  Rajan , S and Ravindra R. 2006 Aerosol perturbations related to volcanic eruptions and climate change during the past few centuries as recorded in an ice core from the Central Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. Paper Presented in the Seminar on  “Antarctic Science: Indian Contributions In Global Perspectives” -Technical Session: Antarctic Glaciology: Topic:.  held at International Centre, Goa during  May 25-26, 2006.   

 

Thamban, M., Chaturvedi, A., Rajakumar, A., Naik, S. S.,  D'Souza, W.,  Singh, A.,  Mukherji, S.,  Rajan, S and Ravindra, R Volcanic History and Climate Change During The Past Few Centuries As Recorded In An Ice Core From The Central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Paper presented in the SCAR Open Science Conference at Hobart, Australia, during 12-14th July 2006.

 

Pednekar S.M., Anilkumar. N., Luis A.J., Sudhakar, M and Yasuhiro Sugimori Mesoscale eddy trajectories in the Indian Ocean circulation using satellite altimetry International Scientific Conference on the Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Symposium in Goa, India during 13-17 November 2006 (accepted Reg. No. 6406-49)

 

Satya Prakash, Rohit Srivastava, Ramesh, R. Sheshshayee, M. S. Rahul Mohan and Sudhakar, M. 2006 First measurements of 15N based Productivity in the Southern Ocean. A workshop on sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemical & Ecological Research (SIBER)NIO SIBER Workshop, Goa  (3-6 Oct 2006)

 

Shetkar, P. 2006 Attended Workshop: 'Ping To Chart, World Tour 2006' at IIC Technologies Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad from 18-09-2006 to 22-09-2006.

 

III. Project Initiated

 

Dhananjai Kumar Pandey. 2006  A short term scientific project entitled: “Crustal Structure Comparison between Eastern Continental Margin of India and Eastern Antarctic Margin through Gravity modeling” was initiated to study the similarities in the crustal structure across the Indian and Antarctic Margins using satellite Gravity Data. Mr. Upendra Singh, has been appointed as Scientist ‘B’ to work on the project.

 

Luis, A. J.,  Anilkumar, N., Pednekar, S.M.,  Sudhakar, M. and Ravindra, R.  2006  Ship-based meteorological observational program in the Indian EEZ for IMPREX-2007, project abstract submitted to Dr. Agarwal, Space Applications Centre (SAC)/ISRO under IMPREX-2007 project.

 

IT/e-Governance:

 

A major initiative to enhance the activities related to the IT/e-governance was initiated during past 6 months. These include:

  • Setting up of 2Mbps internet Leased line for which all the formalities have been completed and soon to be start.

  • Setting up of a dedicated leased line of 2Mbps for video conferencing with MoES Headquarter.

  • ICT road map for the institute for the next five years was finalized and submitted to the MoES.    (Dhananjai Kumar Pandey)

 

IV. Research Fellows

 

Kamalesh Varma:       M.Sc. Geology

Project:                       In-house R&D activities                     

 

Joined under the project “Exclusive Economic Zone”

Kamna Vallabh Sahai:   M.Sc Physics (Electronics)

Meena Pandey:            M.Sc Mathematics

Rambir Singh Dhiman:   M.Sc Information Technology

V.S.K. Rao:                  M.Sc Computer Science

Abhishek Tyagi             M.Sc Geology

 

Nature of work: Working on “Sea Bed Survey of Exclusive Economic Zone of India by using Multibeam Sonar under the Scheme “Swath bathymetric Survey of EEZ”

 

V.  ISO Quality Management System

 

The Consultancy Development Centre (CDC, New Delhi) consultants imparted training to the task force (11th to 15th September 2006). The consultants interacted individually with representative from each division/section. Quality Manual, Procedure Manual Sheet and Process Control Sheets were prepared during the training programme

 

VI.  Installation & commissioning of various major instruments/ systems

 

a) Ice core Laboratory

1. Installation and Commissioning of Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer

 

The Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer at NCAOR’s Ice Core laboratory was installed and successfully commissioned on the 5th of May 2006. This instrument purchased from GV Instruments, UK, and of the ‘Isoprime’ make, has the capability of measuring stable isotopes of Oxygen and Hydrogen in water samples and those of Oxygen and Carbon in carbonate samples.

 

Application of this SIRMS for various samples like:

i) Antarctic Ice Core samples and snow samples (Oxygen and Hydrogen isotopes)

ii) Marine carbonates from of Southern Ocean and Antarctic region (Oxygen & Carbon)

iii) Nitrogen and Carbon isotope from marine sediment samples by continuous flow method.

Isotopes of Hydrogen and Oxygen in ice cores are useful in studying paleotemperatures and can be also useful as a dating tool. The instrument is also attached to an Elemental Analyser of the ‘Eurovector’ make for solid sample analysis.

 

2. Installation and Commissioning of Total Organic Carbon analyzer:

 

The Total Organic Carbon analyzer purchased from Shimadzu, Japan, was installed and successfully commissioned on 10th of March, 2006.

Application of the system:

i) It can measure Total Carbon, Total Organic Carbon and Inorganic Carbon in marine sediments, biological samples of Antarctic region & Southern Ocean, through a Solid Sample Module.

ii) It can also measure Total carbon, Total Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon and Total Nitrogen in liquids such as Wastewater, Seawater, Antarctic samples etc. for a wide range of concentrations. The instrument is equipped with an auto sampler for liquid sample analysis.

 
3. Commissioning of the Liquid Nitrogen Plant (LN2)
Looking at the need of the major analytical facilities like Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (SIRMS) and SEM-EDS installed at NCAOR, having large requirement of Liquid Nitrogen consumption on day to day basis (>25 litres per day), a financial sanction was obtained for a Liquid Nitrogen Plant (LN2) in the year 2005-2006 and the same was procured in May 2006, to serve the purpose.

           

The model of the LN2 system procured is StirLIN-1 Economy, of STIRLING make (Netherlands), which has the capacity to produce 5 litres of liquid nitrogen per hour. The system has a storage tank of 200 litres capacity. The system was installed and successfully commissioned on the 23rd of August 2006. The system is fully automated; operator friendly and found to be sturdy and robust, working continuously till the tank is filled.  From the time of installation of the system, the liquid nitrogen produced is being used for analysis of number of samples using the instruments SIRMS, SEM-EDS and for various biological purposes of the institute.

 

4. Ice Core Drilling Programme & Laboratory progress:

 

i) The first year of long term programme of NCAOR-GSI collaboration in Antarctic Ice Core Drilling has been started in the recent XXV IAE.

ii) The joint team had retrieved an ice core of 64.9 m length from the Humboldt glacier region of CDML, East Antarctica and the ice samples had reached by frozen cargo to NCAOR cold laboratories during the May 2006.

iii) The archival of the ice core samples have been made in the – 20 ˚ Cold Lab and the processing of the sample for various analysis is in progress.

iv) During the forthcoming XXVI IAE, the NCAOR-GSI team has proposed for the ice core drilling in the in the costal region near India Bay.

 

b) Polar Environmental Science Laboratory  

 

Details of equipments

1.   Ion Chromatogram,

2.   AAS Installation is in Progress,

3.   COR reactor,Multiparameter probe,

4.   Flame photometer,colorimeter,

5.   Spectrometer,pH/turbiditimeter,

6.   DO meter,

7.   BOD Track Apparatus

 

c) Polar Ecology Laboratory

 

Details of equipments

  1. Shaker

  2. Autoclave

  3. Refrigerated Table top Centrifuge

  4. Laminar flow

  5. Balance

  6. Refrigerator

  7. Deep freezer

  8. Oven

  9. Hot plate

  10. Gravity Corer

  11. Heli-Corer

  12. Temperature, pH Conductivity Meter  (Portable)

  13. GPS

  14. Augur +A. Pipes

  15. Epifluorescence Research Microscope

  16. Inverted Research Microscope

 

d) Southern Ocean Oceanography

 

The following instruments were procured and used during the Southern Ocean/Antarctica Expedition (January-April, 2006).

 

  1. Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT)

  2. Expendable CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth)

  3. Portable CTD

  4. Bucket Thermometer

  5. Fluro probe

 

VII. Lectures delivered as a part of Science forum held on Fridays

 

1. N. Khare and Anoop Kumar Tiwari   Date: 11th of August 2006 : Topic – ATCM

 

2. N. Anilkumar Date: 25th of August 2006: Topic - Delineation of Oceanic  fronts based on results from expeditions to Southern Ocean

 

3. Yatheesh Vadakkeyakath Date: 13 October 2006: Topic:  The terrace like feature in the mid-continental slope region off Trivandrum and a plausible model for India–Madagascar juxtaposition in immediate pre-drift scenario

 

VIII. Schools and Colleges visited NCAOR

 

  1. Institute of Shipbuilding Technology, Bogda, Vasco-Da-Gama. Visted on 21st  February, 2006.

 

  1. Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2., Shanti Nagar, Vasco-Da-Gama, Visited on 27/02/2006

 

  1. Department of Zoology, Marthoma College, Tiruvalla, Kerala visited on 3rd March    2006

 

  1. Lourdes Convent High School, saligao, Bardez , Goa visited on 7th March 2006

 

  1. Govt. Primary School, Baina, No. 2, Islampura, Baina, Vasco-Da-Gama. Visited on 13th March 2006

 

  1. Mangalore University, Magalagangotru, Magalore Visited on 22nd  May 2006

 

  1. National Hydrographic School, Vasco - visit of NHS Officials undergoing a course in Advance 'H' & Long 'H' on 4th  August 2006.

 

  1. Institute of Shipbuilding Technology, Bogda, Vasco-Da-Gama. Visted on 22nd August, 2006.

 

  1. Kerala Agricultural Univ., College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala.  (43 students and 3 Teachers visited on 19th  September 2006).

 

  1. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences Univ., Tamil Nadu (59 students and 2 Associate Prof. are visiting tomorrow i.e. 29th  September 06)

 

 

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