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Phytoplankton Blooms in the Southern Ocean: Through Satellite Observations
Phytoplankton constitute the primary link in the food web of marine life and are a provider of oxygen. Satellite observations using remote sensing data has proved useful in identifying pockets of phyt...
Rising Global Sea Level: Where are we?
Observational data on sea level rise, available since 1870, shows a constant rise. The multiple causes responsible for it have been traced to rising global temperatures, melting of land-based ice in a...
Designing Polar Research Vessels
Observations in Polar Regions are essential for understanding changing climate. This article provides insights into how a floating laboratory—the Polar Research Vessel, is designed and built to meet t...
International Indian Ocean Expedition-2: A Basin-Wide Research Initiative
The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE, 2015-2020) built on the legacy of the first IIOE-1 (1959-65) seeks to advance our understanding of the dynamics of the Indian Ocean and allied s...
IIOE-2 to uncover the secrets of the Indian Ocean
Satheesh C Shenoi, Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Chair, Expert Group, IIOE-2 speaks with the Editor about the exploratory work undertaken under the Inter...
The Oceans of the World
Oceans play a major role in the hydrological cycle, moderate the climate and act as the primary sink for carbon dioxide. The complex bathymetry of ocean beds, with long mountain ranges, mounds, volcan...
आठ पक्षी प्रजातियां हो चुकी हैं विलुप्त – बर्ड लाइफ इंटरनेशनल
<p>वर्ष 2017 में एक स्टडी रिपोर्ट ‘प्रोसिडिंग्स ऑफ द नेशनल एकेडमी ऑफ साइंस’ में प्रकाशित हुई थी जिसमें वैज्ञानिकों ने घोषणा की थी कि मौजूदा विश्व ‘सिक्स्थ मास एक्सटिंशन’ (Sixth Mass Extinction) के दौ...