Synergistic application of Scatterometer and OCM data from Oceansat-II for the studies of coastal upwelling in the South West coast of India.
(March 2008-March 2012) by Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad.

Participating institute- Dept. Of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology.

The proposed work is centered around computing the upwelling index along the southwest coast of India from 8o to 15oN based on AVHRR SST and ERS-1/2 and QuikSCAT wind stresses between the years 1981 and 2008. The prominent region of upwelling along the southwest coast of India has been identified to be between 8o and 10oN (Jayaram et al., 2009).

Regional Climate Change issues and adaptation measures for low lying regions in the context of future sea level rise. By UNEP-APFED.
(Starting from December 2011-2013)

Participating institutes- CEREM, NERSC.

The main objective is to study the regional climate change issues and adaptation measures to future sealevel changes of a region which is lying well below the mean sea level to address: 1) drinking water problems and salt water intrusion 2) land use pattern and identification of proper agriculture practices and 3) Disaster preparedness against the expected rise in sea level due to climate change

SARAL Altika proposal- Application of Altimetry (AltiKa) and Ocean Color (Oceansat II) in the studies of mesoscale features of the Southeastern Arabian Sea.
(Starting from September 2011-2014)

Participating institutes- Dept. Of Physical Oceanography, CUSAT, SAC (ISRO). The main objective is to study the mesoscale features of the South East Arabian Sea using OCM and Altimeter data.

Algae Bloom monitoring and forecasting for the Norwegian waters using Oceansat-II data
by Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad. (March 2009-March 2012)

Participating institutes- NERSC, Bergen, Norway

The proposed work is in compliment to the ongoing HAB monitoring and forecasting for the Norwegian waters by NERSC over the last few years which is highly beneficial to the Norwegian Fishries Industry. The methodology includes access to IRS-Oceansat II ocean colour level 2 data products for the study region by Data downloading, processing, integration, analysis and assessment visualisation.

Arctic monitoring and forecasting using Oceansat-II Scatterometer data.
by Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad. (March 2009-March 2012)

Participating institutes- NERSC, Bergen, Norway.

The proposed work is an enhancement of the TOPAZ (http://topaz.nersc.no/) for the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, which is based on the HYCOM community ocean model and EnKF data assimilation system. Scatterometer data from Oceansat-2 will be used to derive sea-ice parameters (concentrations and type) and assimilated into the TOPAZ coupled ice-ocean system, in combination with- or in replacement of – pre-existing SSM/I and AMSR data.

"Water quality monitoring and low cost purification strategies for inland waterways of low-lying areas"

UNEP-APFED Programme (Completed)

Partner institute: Centre for Earth Research and Environment Management, Kochi, India.

Area of study covered the Meenachil River canals of upper Kuttanad, ArpookaraPanchayat, Kerala, India. The study identified the hot spot regions in terms of water quality of the area. Hot spots are characterized with water highly polluted from domestic and sewage wastes. The study also conducted water quality improvement measures on an experimental basis in the area. The project was completed in December 2009.