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The Indian Scientific Expedition to the Southern Ocean set sail from Chennai on board SAGAR NIDHI at 1900hrs on 11th January 2013

The Indian Scientific Expedition to the Southern Ocean set sail from Chennai on board SAGAR NIDHI at 1900hrs on 11th January 2013.   To view the Cruise Track click here Studies to be carried out during the expedition

 

Sr. No.  Subject/Proposal Name & Address of the Institution Name of the Contact Person/PI
1 Physical and chemical characterization of aerosol and Aerosol radiative forcing over regions of different optical domains Department of Marine Sciences,Goa University, University P.O., Pin: 403206 Dr. Harilal B. Menon Professor
2 Investigation on the apparent and inherent properties of the Optically active substances affecting the primary production in Southern Ocean. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Fishing Technology Division, Matsyapuri P.O., Willingdon Island, Kochi 682 029 Dr. Muhamed Ashraf P Senior Scientist
3 Phytoplankton photosynthetic efficiency in relation to biomass and composition in austral summer in Southern Ocean National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Kochi C. K. Haridevi Junior Scientist
5 Mapping actinobacterial diversity from Indian sector of  Southern Ocean CAS in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University,  Parangipettai 608 502, Tamilnadu Dr. K. Sivakumar Assistant Professor
6 Biogeochemical response of Southern Ocean due to melting of Antarctic glaciers Centre for Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012 Dr. Prosenjit Ghosh Assistant Professor
7 Analyses of bacterial Phylogenetic Diversity from Subtropical and Polar Fronts and their Responses to Nutrient Alterations ex-situ Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Biological Oceanography Discipline National Institute of Oceanography, Goa Dr. Anand Jain Quick hire Fellow
8 Studies on Biogeochemisty and Hydrodynamics of the Indian Ocean Sector of the Southern Ocean National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Headland Sada, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa. Dr. N. Anilkumar Scientist ‘E’
9 Studies on diversity and abundance of Zooplankton from Southern Ocean (Indian Sector) CAS in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University,  Parangipettai 608 502, Tamilnadu Prof. T. Balasubramanian Dean and Director
10 Routine monitoring of the upper ocean thermal fields in the seas around India. National Institute of Oceanography,Goa Dr. V. V. Gopalakrishna Scientist ‘G’