Oceanographic studies off Beypore Port, west coast of India to locate a dredge dumping site.
This study presents the salient results of the oceanographic investigations carried out along the west coast of India to locate a dumping site for the dredged material generated from the capital of the proposed development of the all weather port. Based on the results of movement of disposed material obtained from a 2 dimensional coastal circulation model and considering the possibility of having a navigational channel later on in line with the port, a dumping site is recommended at the 15 m water depth contour with coordinates: Latitude 11 degrees 07.00'; Longitude 75 degrees 45.60', where the environmental impacts on the ecosystem due to dumping operations is considered to be minimum.
Kumar
P K Dinesh
PK
National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Cochin, India. dineshku@niokochi.org
Vethamony
P
P
Babu
M T
MT
Srinivas
K
K
Thottam
Tony J
TJ
D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D007194:India; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D014872:Water Movements; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014887:Weather
D014873:Water Pollutants