June 2011

Notes on three new records of scleractinian corals from Andaman Islands

Andaman group of islands being a part of India (megadiverse country) shows a great deal of ecological diversity both in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Coral Reefs are the building blocks of marine ecological niche for the sustainable existence of marine biodiversity and advocates the other associated faunal communities for their betterment, as well as their way of life towards the future generation. Three...

Author(s): Tamal Mondal, C. Raghunathan and Ramakrishna

June 2011

Numerical simulation of seasonal variations in circulations of the Bay of Bengal

The seasonal variations in circulation at different layers of the Bay of Bengal (BOB) basin have been studied using multilayered regional ocean modeling system (ROMS). The model is simulated with climatological comprehensive ocean-atmospheric data set (COADS) wind and thermal forcing until annual cycle is reached. The northward flowing western boundary current (WBC) during spring and southward flowing east India coastal...

Author(s): Sourav Sil and Arun Chakraborty