Josia Jacob, N. Chandramohanakumar, K.A. Jayaraj, T.V. Raveendran, K.K. Balachandran, Thresiamma Joseph, ...
Even though continental margins cover only about 7–9% of the world ocean area, they are important sites for organic carbon accumulation and hence play a major role in biogeochemical carbon cycling....
C.M. Laluraj, Girish Gopinath, K.K. Balachandran
Textural characteristics of the surficial sediments around Perumbalam Island located within the Vembanad Lake, southwest coast of India, were studied on a seasonal basis to understand the geomorphic...
Trace metal concentrations in marine zooplankton from the western Bay of Bengal (2008)
Rejomon, G., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Joseph, T.
Trace metal contents in zooplankton samples were estimated as a part of Marine Research-Living Resource Programme (MRLR) programme at 24 stations to establish the importance of these metals in the...
Martin, G.D., Vijay, J.G., Laluraj, C.M., Madhu, N.V., Joseph, T., Nair, M., ...
Cochin backwaters, a micro tidal estuary, undergo a characteristic transformation from a river dominated system during summer monsoon to a tide-dominant system during pre-monsoon season. The present...
Balachandran, K.K., Jayalakshmy, K.V., Laluraj, C.M., Nair, M., Joseph, T., Sheeba, P.
The interaction effects of abiotic processes in the production of phytoplankton in a coastal marine region off Cochin are evaluated using multiple regression models. The study shows that chlorophyll...
Laluraj, C.M., Gopinath, G., DineshKumar, P.K., Balachandran, K.K.
Textural characteristics of the surficial sediments around Perumbalam Island located within the Vembanad Lake, southwest coast of India, were studied on a seasonal basis to understand the geomorphic...
Rejomon, G., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Joseph, T., DineshKumar, P.K., Achuthankutty, C.T., ...
Trace metal contents in zooplankton samples were estimated as a part of the Marine Research-Living Resource program at 24 stations in the Bay of Bengal (November, 2002) and 29 stations in the Arabian...
Joseph, A., Mehra, P., Desai, R.G.P., Sivadas, T.K., Balachandran, K.K., Vijaykumar, K., ...
Thermohaline structure of Kochi backwaters (KB) in India and its sensitivity to meteorological disturbances has been identified through measurements of temperature, salinity, and surface...
Nitrification in Kochi backwaters (2008)
Miranda, J., Balachandran, K.K., Ramesh, R., Wafar, M.
Nitrification rates, as oxidation of sup(15) N-labelled ammonium and loss of nitrite from N-Serve treated samples, were measured in Kochi backwaters during three seasons. Nitrification rates ranged...
Thottathil, S.D., Balachandran, K.K., Gupta, G.V.M., Madhu, N.V., Nair, S.
Bacterial productivity (BP) and respiration (BR) were examined in relation to primary productivity (PP) for the first time in a shallow tropical ecosystem (Cochin Estuary), India. The degree of...
Thottathil, S.D., Balachandran, K.K., Jayalakshmy, K.V., Gupta, G.V.M., Nair, S.
Biolog plates were used to study the changes in the metabolic capabilities of bacterioplankton over a complete tidal cycle in a tropical ecosystem (Cochin Estuary, Kerala, India) along southwest...
Nutrient environment of red tide- infested waters off south-west coast of India (2008)
Joseph, T., Shaiju, P., Laluraj, C.M., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., George, R., ...
The bloom-infested waters along the southwest coast of India were assessed to bring about the probable cause related to the excessive algal production. Low nitrate and silicate concentrations were...
Balachandran, K.K., Laluraj, C.M., Jyothibabu, R., Madhu, N.V., Muraleedharan, K.R., Vijay, J.G., ...
The north eastern Arabian Sea and the north western Bay of Bengal within the Indian exclusive economic zone were explored for their environmental characteristics during the winter monsoons of 2000...
Jacob, J., Chandramohanakumar, N., Jayaraj, K.A., Raveendran, T.V., Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T., ...
Even though continental margins cover only about 7-9 % of the world ocean area, they are important sites for organic carbon accumulation and hence play a major role in biogeochemical carbon cycling....
Balachandran, K.K., Reddy, G.S., Revichandran, C., Srinivas, K., Vijayan, P.R., Thottam, T.J.
Tidal circulation in the Cochin Estuary, a moderately polluted estuary along the southwest coast of India, was studied using a 2D hydrodynamic model. The predicted tides and currents showed very good...
Madhu, N.V., Jyothibabu, R., Balachandran, K.K., Honey, U.K., Martin, G.D., Vijay, J.G., ...
Environmental studies in the Cochin backwaters (CBW), a tropical estuary along the southwest coast of India showed that seasonal fluctuation in salinity created by the monsoonal rainfall and...
Recovery of an estuary in the southwest coast of India from tsunami impacts (2007)
Laluraj, C.M., Kesavadas, V., Balachandran, K.K., Gerson, V.J., Martin, G.D., Shaiju, P., ...
Water quality in the Cochin Estuary, southwest coast of India during the tsunami attack was assessed and compared with the pre and post tsunami characteristics. From the results obtained, it is...
Joseph, A., Balachandran, K.K., Mehra, P., Desai, R.G.P., Dabholkar, N., Kumar, V., ...
Features of water level oscillation in the Cochin backwaters are presented in relation to its vulnerability to meteorological disturbances. A steep surge formed after a sharp atmospheric depression...
Identification of Msf tide amplification using a network of spatially distributed tide gauges (2007)
Joseph, A., Mehra, P., Sivadas, T.K., Desai, R.G.P., Srinivas, K., Thottam, T., ...
Attenuation of tidal range (approx. 73%) and amplification of fortnightly Msf tide (approx. 10-fold) in the southern region of Kochi backwaters has been identified based on measurements by a network...
Jyothibabu, R., Madhu, N.V., Jayalakshmi, K.V., Balachandran, K.K., Shiyas, C.C., Martin, G.D., ...
The diversity, abundance and biomass of microzooplankton in Cochin backwaters were studied for the first time during pre – summer monsoon to peak of summer monsoon (April to July 2003) to...
Persistent volcanic signature observed around Barren Island, Andaman Sea, India (2006)
Laluraj, C.M., Balachandran, K.K., Sabu, P.S., Panampunnayil, U.
This study delineates the formation of a warm pool (> 33°C) of air to the west (downwind) of the active volcano of the Barren Island during October-November 2005. Barren Island is located in the...
Balachandran, K.K., Laluraj, C.M., Martin, G.D., Srinivas, K., Venugopal, P.
The geochemical condition of surface sediments in a tropical estuary and adjoining shelf region is presented for their elemental interactions using statistical methods. Principal component analysis...
Bioaccumulation of toxic metals by fish in a semi enclosed tropical ecosystem (2006)
Nair, M., Jayalakshmy, K.V., Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T.
Concentrations of Zn, Cd, Pb, and Mn in different tissues of 17 species of fish from a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters) are presented. The metal electivity index (MSI) was found to be a better...
Heavy metal accumulation in a flow restricted, tropical estuary (2005)
Balachandran, K.K., Laluraj, C.M., Nair, M., Joseph, T., Sheeba, P., Venugopal, P.
Levels of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn), organic carbon content and textural characteristics in the surficial sediments of Cochin estuary (SW coast of India) and adjacent coast...
Does subterranean flow initiate mud banks off the southwest coast of India? (2004)
Coastal waters off the southwest coast of India draw special attention because of the occurrence of mud banks at certain locations during southwest monsoon period. The present study puts forward a...
Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Das, V.K., Nair, K.K.C., Paimpillii, J.S.
Trace metals in the sediment and in the overlying water column along with texture characteristics in the vicinity of industrial discharges at Cuddallore were analyzed, covering the seasonal changes...
Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T., Nair, M., Sankaranarayanan, V.N., Das, V.K., Sheeba, P.
The coastal sediments (129 samples) of central- southwest coast of India, in and around Cochin, the second biggest industrial city along the west coast of India, were analyzed for their textural and...
Arsenic enrichment in estuarine sediments-impact of iron and manganese mining (2003)
Nair, M., Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, K.K.C., Paimpillii, J.S.
River Mandovi and Zuari, Goa (west coast of India) are flowing through iron and manganese mining areas and are heavily used for iron and manganese ore transport. This region generates 25-30 million...
Joseph, T., Nair, M., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, K.K.C.
The replenishable groundwater resources from natural recharge for Greater Kochi Region (GKR) is of low quantity and it suffer from salinity intrusion, with the level of ground water development at...
Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T., Nair, K.K.C., Nair, M., Joseph, P.S.
The largest backwater system on the western coast of India is the Cochin Backwaters to which 16 major industries discharge nearly 0.104 M m super(3) d super(-1) of wastes containing organic wastes at...