Annual Report 2007-2008 - Ministry Of Earth Sciences

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Ministry of Earth Sciences, Annual Report 2007-08Wave rider buoy and current meter deployed in the Bay of Bengalvalidated with the data from the wave rider buoy data deployed by NIO for the period from 5September, 2007 to 29 September, 2007. Significant wave heights matched very well whereas theaverage wave period from the NIOT buoy was underestimated.4.2.3 Value - Added ServicesDuring the year, INCOIS took up the following need - based user projects for coastal and offshoreapplications:• Interpretation of satellite data for the presence of the pipelines prior to 1990 and the dispersalof the flux from the industry for Tata Chemicals Limited.• Landuse classification for the Paradeep area in Mahanadi Deltaic Environs, Orissa coast forEssar Steel Orissa Limited.• Long-term and short-term shoreline changes around Kandaleru Creek, Krishnapatnam, APcoast for Krishnapatnam Port Authority.• Ocean State Forecast for 10 ports on daily basis and setting up of display board in the GMBcontrol room to provide information and forecast of wave, wind and swell conditions for eachport, especially during cyclonic conditions for Gujarat Maritime Board.4.3 Observation Networks (Argo, XBT, Drifters, Gliders, Current Meter Arrays andReference System)4.3.1 Indian Argo ProjectIndian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), acts as Argo Regional DataCentre (ARC) for the Indian Ocean region. The Indian Argo Project has been implemented by(INCOIS), jointly with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, and Centre for30
Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences (CAOS) of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.Several R&D institutions, operational agencies including the National Institute of Oceanography,Goa; Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad; National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad; IndianInstitute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune; National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting,New Delhi; Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore participate inthe utilization of Argo data. Efforts are underway to encourage and enable academic institutions inthis endeavour.Argo• Twenty - four Argo floats (including 10 floats with oxygen sensors) were deployed in theIndian Ocean by India.• A total of 85 out of 153 floats deployed by India are actively providing subsurface temperatureand salinity data. From all the active floats, data are received through INCOIS Satellite DataAcquisition and Processing System, processed and disseminated to the user agencies afterreal time quality control. 517 floats are actively giving data in the entire Indian Ocean.• Updated the value - added products, viz., float - wise (waterfall plots for temperature andsalinity, time series plots for temperature, salinity, surface pressure and bottom pressure,temperature vs. salinity, float trajectories) and objectively analysed monthly data products(temperature, surface salinity, geostrophic currents at various levels, mixed layer depth, depthof 20° C and 26° C isotherms, Isothermal layer depth, heat content up to 300m, dynamicheight, sea surface height anomaly) till April 2007 and published them on INCOIS website.• Delayed mode quality control was applied for 34 floats and these data have been uploadedto GDAC.• The upper ocean thermohaline structure is observed before and during the passage of cycloneusing Argo Float temperature and salinity profiles. Satellite - derived surface parameters likeSea Surface Temperature (SST), Precipitation and OLR data were used to compliment thestudy. Surface parameters were observed for a total of forty - five cyclones that were formedin the Indian Ocean during 2003-2004 out of which Argo data is available for thirty cases.• Sensitivity studies related to the validation of AMSRE and TMI SST data were carriedout.The diurnal variability of SST along with the precipitation data was studied. .• The trajectory data derived from 112 Argo floats were generated in netCDF format anduploaded to the DAC.• Grided data set of Argo T/S profiles using objective analysis was updated. Grided Sea SurfaceHeight Anomaly data was updated and these grided products were made available on INCOISlive access server (LAS).31
Page 1 and 2: Annual Report2007-2008Ministry of E
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTSS.No. Topics Page No.1. Int
Page 5 and 6: IntroductionRecognizing the importa
Page 7 and 8: Ocean Science & Technology
Page 9 and 10: 2. Polar Science & Ocean Research2.
Page 11 and 12: India Meteorological Department (IM
Page 13 and 14: Trainings OrganizedA week-long trai
Page 15 and 16: Sediment cores were collected from
Page 17 and 18: IPY was also launched in J.N.U, New
Page 19 and 20: India introduced Information Paper
Page 21 and 22: 3. Polymetallic Nodules (PMN) Progr
Page 23 and 24: Deep sea testing of underwater mini
Page 25 and 26: Research Laboratory, Bhubaneshwar [
Page 27 and 28: 4. Ocean Observation & Information
Page 29 and 30: Pradesh, North Andhra Pradesh, Oris
Page 31 and 32: The meeting discussed the benefits
Page 33: Dissemination of Coastal ForecastFo
Page 37 and 38: • During the cruise10, Argo float
Page 39 and 40: problems in simulating the sea surf
Page 41 and 42: composite products of Chlorophyll,
Page 43 and 44: MetadatabaseWeb-interface for the C
Page 45 and 46: International Argo Project: Interna
Page 47 and 48: 5. Marine Research & Technology Dev
Page 49 and 50: microscale variations in the upwell
Page 51 and 52: Stranded Balaenoptera sp.- Karnatak
Page 53 and 54: demersal fish trawl operations were
Page 55 and 56: Location of Chennai and Ennore port
Page 57 and 58: egular measurements. Numerical mode
Page 59 and 60: (Chennai), Madurai, Kamaraj Univers
Page 61 and 62: are being discharged into the backw
Page 63 and 64: “Inter-calibration Exercise (ICE)
Page 65 and 66: After confirmation of activities, t
Page 67 and 68: 5.5 Marine and Atmospheric Science
Page 69 and 70: • Halophilic Archaea and Halotore
Page 71 and 72: 6 National Institute of Ocean Techn
Page 73 and 74: MS&E group had taken-upthe task of
Page 75 and 76: INSAT communication link has been i
Page 77 and 78: Soveiner Realse• Conveyance of fr
Page 79 and 80: Objectives(1) To visualise the reco
Page 81 and 82: mud crab fattening and farming in b
Page 83 and 84: Under ‘Drugs from Sea’ project,
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7. Delineation of the outer limits
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10.Acquisition of Technology Demons
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11. Early Warning System for Tsunam
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The National Early Warning Centre g
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12. India Meteorological Department
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coast, it emerged into the Gulf of
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experienced severe drought at the e
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Rainfall Distribution during Monsoo
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The sub-division wise distribution
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In June, the weekly rainfall was be
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New Delhi and other aviation meteor
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of 21 snowgauges, 10 raingauges and
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and report, in the least possible t
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capability of the atmosphere. The I
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2007 for measurement of Integrated
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Antarctic Scientific Programme• I
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13.NATIONAL CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE
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7. Development of 4D VAR assimilati
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13.6 Ocean And Climate System Model
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14. Indian Institute of Tropical Me
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the expedition. Dr. Deshpande made
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Official Language ImplementationIn-
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Asian Monsoon Variability and Predi
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Impact of Global Warming on Onset C
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The nonlinear convectively coupled
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Basic Physics through ObservationsA
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were carried out at 10 min interval
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monsoon (JJAS). Average value in th
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Growth Rate of Black Carbon Emissio
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15.International CooperationSince r
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16.Awareness Programme16.1 Exhibiti
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• “India Tech Pavilion”, ‘M
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16.4 LecturesDuring the year 2007-0
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17.USE AND PROMOTION OF HINDIThe Mi
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18.Parliament WorkThe Parliament St
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19. Administrative SupportThe sanct
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Foreign DeputationsS.No Name Date P
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31. Shri P. Madeswaran Sct. E 25-27
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62. Dr Shailesh Nayak, Director, 19
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20. FinanceThe total budget allocat
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2.6.33 Centre for Climate Change 34
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AbbreviationsAVHRRBoBCASCCM-3 AGCMC
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RRSSC Regional Remote Sensing Servi
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DirectorIndian National Centre for
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