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Research papers published in journals:  

  1. Occurrence of pteropods in a deep eastern Arabian Sea core: Neotectonic implications. Current Science, v. 78, pp. 1142-1144, 2000. (A. D. Singh, R. Schiebel and N. R. Nisha).
  2. Pandarinath, K., Shankar, R. and Yadava, M. G. (2001). Late Quaternary changes in sea level and sedimentation rate along the SW coast of India: Evidence from radiocarbon dates. Current Science, v. 81(5), pp. 594-600.
  3. Millennial-scale rapid fluctuations in the Arabian Sea monsoon and Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ) during the late Quaternary. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 60, pp. 228-229, 2002 (A. D. Singh).
  4. Subrahmanya, K. R. (2002). Neotectonics and coastal dynamics of the Indian peninsula. Proc. of GEOSAS-IV, pp.163-174.
  5. Nittala S. Sarma, Aminostratigraphy of sediments of the SW Bay of Bengal, Current Science, v. 85, pp. 435-436, 2003.
  6. Millennial-scale variation in the Arabian Sea monsoon system reconstruction from Indian and Somali margins sediment cores. Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 5, European Geophysical Society, 2003 (T. Ivanochko, R. Ganeshram, A. D. Singh, D. Kroon and S. Calvert).
  7. Jayappa, K. S., Vijaya Kumar, G. T. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003). Influence of coastal structures on the beaches of southern Karnataka, India. Journal of Coastal Research, v. 19, No. 2, pp. 389-408.
  8. Nittala S. Sarma, Geochemistry of biogenic elements in the eastern Arabian Sea sediments. Proc. AP Akad. Sci., v. 8, pp. 183-190, 2004.
  9. Distribution patterns of recent pteropods in surface sediments of the western continental shelf of India. Journal Micropaleontology, v. 23, pp. 1-16, 2004 (A. D. Singh, N. R. Nisha and T. V. Joydas).
  10. Distribution patterns of recent pteropods in surface sediments of the western    continental shelf of India. Journal of Micropaleontology, v.39, p. 39-54 2005 (A.D.Singh, N.R.Nisha and T.V.Joydas)
  11. Kikkeri N. Prakash Narasimha, H.Ramalingaiah, Karel Melka, K. Krishnaveni, P.S.R.Prasad, C. Krishnaiah, K.S. Jayappa and A.V.Ganesha (2006). Vermiculite minerlization associated with ultramafics in    Agasthyapura     Area, Mysore Dist., Karnataka State, India - A mineralogical study. Acta. Geodyn. Geomater., Vol. 3, No. 4  (144), pp. 19-31.
  12. Pandarinath, K., Torres-Alvarado, Ignacio S., Esther Pushparani, D. and Verma, Surendra P. (2006). X-Ray diffraction analysis of hydrothermal minerals from the Loz Azufres geothermal system, Mexico. International Geology Review, v. 48, pp. 174-190
  13. Provenance of heavy minerals with special reference to ilmenite of the Honnavar beach, central west coast of India. Current Science, v. 91, No. 5, pp. 644-648, 2006 (V. S. Hegde, G. Shalini and D. Gosavi Kanchanagouri).
  14. Pandarinath, K., Subrahmanya, K. R., Yadava, M. G., and Verma, Surendra P. (2007). Late Quaternary Sedimentation Records on the Continental Slope Off South-west Coast of India - Implications for Provenance, Depositional and Paleomonsoonal Conditions. Journal Geological Society of India, v. 69, pp. 1285-1292.
  15. Ganesha, A.V., Krishnaiah,C. and Jayappa, K.S.(2007). Mineralogical studies of laterites around Mangalore, Karnataka. Indian Mineralogist, Vol. 41, No.1, pp. 76-85.
  16. Rajshekhar C.  2007. Neill West Coast Formation, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 70(6): 1094-1095. IF (0.296, in 2006).
  17. P.T. Hanamgond and D. Mitra (2008). Evaluation of Malvan Coast, Konkan, West Coast of India-A case study using Remote Sensing Data. Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 24(3) 2008. 672-678.
  18. Hegde,A. V, Kiran Kamath and Deepak, J.C. “Mooring forces in horizontal interlaced moored floating pipe breakwater with three layers- effect of wave steepness, relative width and relative spacing”, Ocean Engineering Journal, Elsevier publications. 35, (2008).165-173.
  19. E.J. Zachariah and C.J. Johny. 2009. Methane in Estuarine discharges to coastal ocean – A Study at Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala, India. Asian J. Water Env. Pollut. (AJWEP), 6(2):15-22.
  20. P. T. Hanamgond. 2009. Sindhudurga Island Fort, Maharashtra. Coastal Observation Photograph, Journal of Coastal Research, U.S.A., Vol .25(1). 153.
  21. P.T. Hanamgond 2009. A) How safe are the sea walls? B) Corals and Seaweed along Sarjekot Beach, Malvan, West Coast, India. Coastal Observation Photograph. Journal of Coastal Research, U.S.A., Vol.25 (3) 2009. 673&674.
  22. Krishnaiah C., Sandhya S. K. and Girish Chandra M. K. (2010). Heavy metal pollutants in Nethravathi river water. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Vol.12(1), pp.116-125.

Research notes published in journals:

    1. Jayappa, K. S. (2005). State-level workshop on disaster risk management. Journal of Geological Society of India, v. 65, pp.     770.

    2. Jayappa, K. S. (2004). User Interaction Meeting on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry of Radiocarbon. Journal of Geological Society     of India, v. 64, pp. 824-825.

Research papers presented/published in workshops/seminars/conferences:  

  1. Pandarinath, K. and Shankar, R. (2000). Clay minerals in marine sediments as indicators of palaeoclimatic changes. International symposium on clays in relation to environment and Industry held at Annamalai University, vol. of abstracts, p. 35.
  2. On the occurrence of pteropods in a deep-sea core of Eastern Arabian Sea. In:   XVII ICMS-2000, Ujjain (Abst.), p.80 (A.D.Singh, R.Schiebel and N.R.Nisha).
  3.  Efficacy of pteropods in deciphering late Quaternary sea level variations along southwest continental margin of India. In: XVII ICMS-2000, Ujjain (Abst.),  p.79 (A.D.Singh and  N.R.Nisha)
  4. High-resolution records of the monsoonal runoff in the eastern Arabian Sea. In: Intl. Seminar on Geologic and climatic evolution of the Arabian Sea Region, London, 2001 (A.D.Singh, R.S.Ganeshram and D.Kroon)
  5. High-resolution records of Last Glacial-Holocene monsoonal variability in southwest monsoon from the western Indian margin. In: Intl. Seminar on Geologic and climatic evolution of the Arabian Sea Region, London, 2001 (poster session) (A.D.Singh, R.S.Ganeshram and D.Kroon).
  6. Subrahmanya, K. R. (2002).  Neotectonics and coastal dynamics of the Indian Peninsula. Proc. of GEOSAS-IV, pp. 163-174.
  7. Suresh, G. C. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2002).  On the evolution of coastal terrain around Mangalore, Karnataka.  Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Association of Exploration Geoscientists, New Delhi (Abstract 26), pp. A11-12.
  8. Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003).  Tectonic, Eustatic and Isostatic changes along the Indian Coast. Proc. UGC Sponsored Workshop on "Current Trends in Research on Quaternary sea-level changes" Department of Geology, National College, Tiruchirapalli, December 5-6, 2003, pp. 44-53.
  9. Suresh, G. C. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003). Late Quaternary coastal landforms of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka.  Poster Presentation at the 90th Session of the Indian Science Congress January 3-7, 2003, Bangalore.
  10. Suresh, G. C. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003). Annual erosion-accretion process of the beaches exposed to monsoon wave climate: observations from southern Karnataka coast.  Presented at the National Seminar on Coastal Dynamics and Role of Geoinformation with Special Reference to Indian Peninsula, July 2003. Dept. of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri. (Abstract), p. 1.
  11. Esther Pushparani, D., Pandarinath, K. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003).   Down-core variations in clay mineral abundance on the southwestern continental margin of India: Implications for provenance, sea-level changes and coastal processes. Presented at the National Seminar on Coastal Dynamics and Role of Geoinformation with Special Reference to Indian Peninsula. Dept. of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, (Abstract), p. 7.
  12. Suresh, G. C. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003). Late Quaternary sea level changes along the Karnataka coast.  Presented at the National Seminar on Coastal Dynamics and Role of Geoinformation with Special Reference to Indian Peninsula. Dept. of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, (Abstract), pp. 7-8.
  13. Pandarinath, K., Yadava M. G. and Subrahmanya, K. R. (2003).  Late-Quaternary sedimentation processes on the southwestern continental margin of India. Included in volume of abstract of the National Seminar on Coastal Dynamics and Role of Geoinformation with Special Reference to Indian Peninsula. Dept. Marine Geology, Mangalore University, p. 9.
  14. Vinaya, M. S., Yoganandan, V., H.Gangadhara Bhat and Dinakar Shetty, M (2003).  Spit morphodynamics of Mangalore Coast - A study based on remotely sensed data. Presented at the National Seminar on Coastal Dynamics and Role of Geoinformation with Special Reference to Indian Peninsula. Dept. Marine Geology, Mangalore University, (Abstract), p. 25.
  15. Millennial-scale variation in the Arabian Sea monsoon system reconstruction from Indian and Somali margins sediment cores. Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 5, European Geophysical Society, 2003 (T. Ivanochko, R. Ganeshram, A. D. Singh, D. Kroon and S. Calvert).
  16. Nittala S. Sarma, Sri M.Rama Krishna, S.K.G. Pasha and K. Mohana Rao, Presented a paper on “Aminostratigraphy of Indian Marginal Sediments” in International Workshop on Biogeochemical Processes in the Northen Indian Ocean, NIO, Goa, February 24-25, 2003 pp.26.
  17. Nittala S. Sarma, S.K.G. Pasha Gangadhara Venu, M.Sri Rama Krishna, V. Balaram, Gnaneshwar T. Rao and M. Umamaheswara Rao, Presented a paper on “Biogeochemical Proxies of Late Quarternary Processes in the Southwestern Bay of Bengal” in International Workshop on Biogeochemical Processes in the Northen Indian Ocean, NIO, Goa, February 24-25, 2003 pp.28.
  18. Fluxes of euthecosomatus Pteropods in Somali Basin, NW Arabian Sea. In: Intl. workshop on  “Biogeochemical processes in the Northern Indian Ocean”. NIO, Goa, 2003 (A.D.Singh, N.R.Nisha and S.M.-H. Conan), p.10.
  19. Late Quaternary environments, sea level and chronology on the southwestern continental shelf of India: A multidisciplinary approach. In: ICMS – XIX, Varanasi, 2003 (A.D.Singh), p.12.
  20. Pteropods in reconstruction of Quaternary climatic and oceanographic history : An overview with special reference to the Arabian Sea .In: ICMS – XIX, Varanasi, 2003 (A.D.Singh), p.13.
  21. Planktic foraminiferal evidence for Neogene deep sea hiatuses in the northern Indian ocean. In: ICMS – XIX, Varanasi, 2003 (A.D.Singh and R. Mohan), p.14.
  22. Subba Rao, Subrahmanya, K. R., Chandramohan, V. R. and Radheshyam, B. (2004). Wave energy dissipation characteristics of two rows of pipe breakwaters. Abstract, VI Convention of Mineralogical Society of India and International Seminar on Earth Resources Management January 28-30, 2004, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta. (Abstract), p. 71.
  23. V. S. Hegde. Submerged/buried palaeochannels (?) in the near-Shore regions off Honnavar, Central West coast of India.” Presented in seminar held at the department of Geology, University of Kerala, Thiruvanthapuram from 28-29 January 2004.
  24. V. S. Hegde. Morphodynamic status of the beach in the vicinity of Venkatapur river mouth near Bhatkal, Central West Coast of India held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam during 2-4 November, 2004.
  25. 2004a Century- and Millennial – scale changes in Monsoon Climate: A 30,000- Year Record from the Western Indian Margin. In: Intl. Workshop on Indian Monsoon and Climate Variability during Holocene, Bangalore, p.34 (Abst) (A.D.Singh, R.S. Ganeshram, D.Kroon and Shiva Patil)
  26. 2004b Millennial-scale monsoon variability recorded in marine sediment cores of the western Arabian Sea (Somalia) and Mexican margin: the low-latitude climate forcing. (T.Ivanochko, D.Kroon, R.
  27. Ganeshram and A.D. Singh). In: The Asia Oceania Geoscience Society (AOGS) annual meeting, Singapore, (Abst.) 57 OOA-a1097.
  28. Esther Pushparani, D., Pandarinath, K., Jayappa, K. S. and Krishnaiah, C. (2005). Distribution of Minerals and Sediment Accumulation Rates on the Continental Margin of South-western India – Implication for Provenance, Palaeoenvironmental and Palaeoclimatic Significance.  Abstract vol. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) II Annual Meeting held during June 20-24, 2005 in Singapore.
  29. Prakash Narasimha, K. N., Ramalingaiah, H., Krishnaiah, C., Jayappa, K. S. and Ganesha, A. V. (2005). Vermiculite Mineralization in Agasthyapura, Mysore District, Karnataka State, India.  VII - Convention of Mineralogical Society of India & National Seminar on Earth Resources and Sustainable Development. Abstract vol. Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, p. 10.
  30. Lingadevaru, M., Anantha Murthy, K. S. and Krishnaiah, C. (2005). Mineralogy and Chemistry of Ceramic Quality Clay Deposit of Thirthahalli, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India. VII - Convention of Mineralogical Society of India & National Seminar on Earth Resources and Sustainable Development. Abstract vol. Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, p. 13.
  31. Basavalingu, B., Aleem Pasha, M., Ganesha, A. V. and Tareen, J. A. K. (2005). Mineral Stability and Simulation of Certain Reaction Textures of Mg-Al Granulites – An Experimental Investigation. VII - Convention of Mineralogical Society of India & National Seminar on Earth Resources and Sustainable Development. Abstract vol. Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, p. 31.
  32. Krishnaiah, C., Girish Chandra, M. K. and Ganesha, A. V. (2006). Down core variation of clay mineralogy and texture in a marine sediment core from Kundapur region, Karnataka. Presented at 23rd Annual Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists and National Seminar on ‘Environmental and Economic Significance of Sedimentary Basins of India’ during December 7-9, 2006 at Anna University, Chennai.
  33. Yoganandan, V., H.Gangadhara Bhat, and Krishnaiah, C. (2007).  Palaeomonsoon and palaeoproductivity records of carbonate and organic carbon variations in the southeastern Arabian Sea sediments.  Presented in an   International Conference “Celebrating the Monsoon” during July 24-28, 2007 at Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  34. Rajshekhar C. 2007.  Impact of Tsunami on the sedimentation and the Neotectonic activity along the South Andaman Coast, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, India.  Abstract, p.77. Abstract Volume, Int. Conf. Crustal Evolution, Sedimentary Processes and Metallogeny, Nov.2007, Dharwad.
  35. Rajshekhar C. 2007.  Impact of Tsunami on the sedimentation and the Neotectonic activity along the South Andaman Coast, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, India.   Abstract Volume, Int. Conf. Crustal Evolution, Sedimentary Processes and Metallogeny, Nov.2007, p.77. Dharwad.
  36. Hegde, A.V, Kiran Kamath and Deepak, J.C. “ Transmission characteristics of horizontal interlaced multi-layered moored floating pipe breakwater” second international conference on Geo-information technology for natural disaster management and rehabilitation, 01-02 Dec. 2008 at Asia institute of technology(AIT), Bangkok.
  37. Ravisankar R., Rajlaxmi A., Vijay Anand Eswaran P., Prasad M.V.R., Satpathy K.K., Rajshekhar C. and Athavale A. March 2008. EDXRF analysis of beach rocks of Andaman Islands. Int. J. PIXE.
  38. Rajashekar C. 2008 a. Foraminifera, paleoecology and neotectonics of the coastal sediments of South Andaman, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal. National seminar on Konkan Coast Deed (Dynamics, Evaluation, Ecosystem and Development) Belgaum (Abstract), p.32, (full text submitted to the organizers).
  39. Methane in the Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala, India. E.J. Zachariah and George Thomas. Presented at the Lake 2008 Stmposium. IISc, Bangalore, Dec 22-24, 2008.
  40. P.T. Hanmgond. Biodiversity of Malvan Coast – A note on Preliminary Observations, at the National Seminor on Konkan Coast DEED (Dynamics, Evaluation, Ecosystem and Development) on 12-13 September 2008, GSS. College, Belgaum.
  41. P.T. Hanmgond. Coastal Geomorphologic study with Multi-Temporal Satellite Data around Konkan Coast, Maharashtra, India, at the National Seminar on Konkan Coast DEED (Dynamics, Evaluation, Ecosystem and Development) on 12-13 September 2008, GSS College, Belgaum.
  42. P.T. Hanmgond. Dynamics of Konkan Coast – A review. Full paper. Konkan Coast DEED (Dynamics, Evaluation, Ecosystem and Development) National Seminar Abstract Volume 12-13 Sept. 2008 pp 49-63.
  43. Tectonically controlled coastal land form development in the coastal region of Bhatkal and Baindur, Central West oast of India. V. S. Hegde. Presented during the National seminar on Konkan Coast DEED held at GSS College Belgaum. 12-13 Sept. 2008.
  44. Krishnaiah C, Girish Chandra M. K. and Ganesh A. V. (2009). Textural and mineralogical studies on a marine core sediment of Karwar region, Karnataka, India. National workshop on applied geochemistry in mineral exploration (mineral, water & fuel): current and future trends, held at department of studies in Geology, University of Mysore, vol. of abstracts, p.65.
  45. Gangadara Bhat. H. Krishnaiah C and Mohan S. (2009). Remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS) based groundwater potential zone mapping in parts of Dakshina Kannada District. National workshop on applied geochemistry in mineral exploration (mineral, water & fuel): current and future trends, held at department of studies in Geology, University of Mysore, vol. of abstracts, p.64.
  46. Krishnaiah C, Girish Chandra M. K., Sandhya S. K., Rajesh, Reshma M. Rodrigues and Ganesh A. V. (2009). Provinance studies based on clay mineral content in sediment cores from the western continental margin. National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics held at ocean & atmospheric science and technology cell, Mangalore University vol. of abstracts, p.2-3.
  47. Ganesh A. V., Krishnaiah C, Gangadara Bhat. H. (2009). Quantification of marine clay mineral using advanced analytical instruments. National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics held at ocean & atmospheric science and technology cell, Mangalore University vol. of abstracts, p.4-5.
  48. Yoganandan V., Gangadara Bhat. H. and Krishnaiah C, (2009). Paleoproductivity study from southern Arabian Sea. National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics held at ocean & atmospheric science and technology cell, Mangalore University vol. of abstracts, p.3-4.
  49. Gangadara Bhat. H., Krishnaiah C, K. N. Chandrashekarappa and Mohan S. (2009). Monitoring short term morphological changes in and around Nethravathi-Gurupur estury of Mangalore coast – A geoinformatics approach. National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics held at ocean & atmospheric science and technology cell, Mangalore University vol. of abstracts, p.30-31.
  50. Krishnaiah C, Gangadhara Bhat. H., K. N. Chandrashekarappa and Mohan S. (2009). Monitoring the land degradation and its influence on the coastal environment of Mangalore through RS and GIS approach. National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics held at ocean & atmospheric science and technology cell, Mangalore University vol. of abstracts, p.31-32.
  51. K. N. Chandrashekarappa, Gangadhara Bhat. H. and Krishnaiah C. (2009). Morphometry of Nethravathi river basin – an analysis based on remote sensing and GIS tchniques. National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics held at ocean & atmospheric science and technology cell, Mangalore University vol. of abstracts, p.32-33.
  52. Yoganandan, C. Krishnaiah, K. Selvaraj, G.V. Raviprasad, H. Gangadhara Bhat, C.T.A.Chen, Koushik Dutta (2009). Late glacial- Holocene Indian Monsoon changes: A sediment core record from the southeastern Arabian Sea. Presented at PAGES 1st Young Scientist Meeting held at Corevalis, USA, during 6-7 July 2009.
  53. Hegde, A. V, Kiran Kamath and Deepak, J.C. “Laboratory investigations on horizontal interlaced multi-layered moored pipe breakwater” National workshop on present and future trends in marine geology and geophysics, 21-22 April 2009 at OASTC, Mangalore University.
  54. P.T. Hanmgond. Monsoonal variation in sediment dynamics along Malvan-Devbag beach, Sindhudurg District Maharashtra, West Coast of India. Paper presented at National Workshop on “Present and Future Trends in Marine Geology and Geophysics” held on 21-22, April 2009 (Abstract).
  55. V. S. Hegde. Presented a paper in Phosphorus enrichment and burial fluxes in Indian marginal sediments in National Seminor on “Exploration for Non-conventional Resources – Tools and Strategies” in Andhra University.