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Oceanographic Studies off Beypore Port, West Coast of India to Locate a Dredge Dumping Site

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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 dredging 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 navigationalchannel later on in line with the port, a dumping site is recommended at the 15 m water depth contour with coordinates: Latitude 11°07.00′; Longitude 75°>45.60′, where the environmental impacts on the ecosystem due to dumping operations is considered to be minimum.

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  1. National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Cochin, India

    P. K. Dinesh Kumar, P. Vethamony, M. T. Babu, K. Srinivas & Tony J. Thottam

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Dinesh Kumar, P.K., Vethamony, P., Babu, M.T. et al. Oceanographic Studies off Beypore Port, West Coast of India to Locate a Dredge Dumping Site. Environ Monit Assess 90, 269–288 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EMAS.0000003593.84921.3b

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