title: Oceanographic studies off Beypore Port, west coast of India to locate a dredge dumping site.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Cochin, India. dineshku@niokochi.org
authors.forename: P K Dinesh
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vethamony
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: Tony J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Thottam
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants