National Institute Of Oceanography( NIO ) -

Vethamony, P.

Designation:  Chief Scientist
Location: Headquarters, Goa
e-mail:  mony@nio.org
Telephone:  91-832-2450473
Fax:  91-0832-2450602

Publications

Academic Record:

Ph.D. Hydraulics (IIT, Bombay), 1990

M.Sc. Physical Oceanography (Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi), 1980

B.Sc. Phys., Chem. and Maths (Madurai University), 1977

Career Record:

Scientist G (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2009 - till date

Scientist F (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 2004 - 2009

Scientist EII (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1998 - 2004

Scientist EI (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1993 - 1998

Scientist C (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1988 - 1993

Scientist B (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1983- 1988

Trainee Scientist (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1982 - 1983

Junior Research Fellow (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1980 - 1982

Professional Interests:

Physical Oceanography: coastal processes relating to waves, tides and currents.

Marine environmental modelling for pollutant transport, water quality, sediment transport, thermal plume, oil spill and effluent disposal.

Advisories to industries on EIA related to marine facilities such as water intake, marine outfall, submarine pipelines, breakwaters, SPMs and port & harbour development and CZM activities.

Professional Memberships:

Member, Committee on I.V. limits fixation for ports, constituted by Ministry of Shipping (2010 - )

Member, Disaster management Plan Preparation for Vasco, MPDA, Goa (2010 -)

NIO representative of Expert Appraisal Comm of MOEF for Ports, CRZ and Infrastructure, New Delhi (2009-10)

Member, India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Workshop held in Goa during 4-8 May 2009.

Steering Comm Member of COHERENS project, Royal Belgian Inst of Natural Sciences, Belgium (2008 -)

Member, Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society, Singapore (2007 -)

Organizer, SAARC Workshop on Coastal and Marine Risk Mitigation, held in Goa during March 2008.

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Meetings

Conferences (Proceedings/Abstract):

•    Sastry, JS, Narasimhan, S and Vethamony, P (1985): Model studies on tethered float breakwater system. Proc. First Natl. Conf. on Dock and Harbour Engineering, (IIT, Bombay, 27- 29, December 1985), E273-286.
•    Vethamony, P and Sastry, JS (1986): Characteristics of wave groups in the Arabian Sea associated with cyclonic activity. Proc. Third Indian Conf. on Ocean Engg, (IIT, Bombay, 11-13, December 1986), Vol. 1, A215-224.
•    Prasannakumar, S and Vethamony, P (1987): Shoreline stability in the vicinity of Cochin harbour. Proc. Second Natl. Conf. on Dock and Harbour Engineering (IIT, Madras,11-13, December 1987), Vol.1: 317-326.
•    Vethamony, P, Chandramohan, P and Sastry, JS (1991): Estimation of wave forces on a tethered spherical float using potential flow theory. Proc. Int. Conf. on Coastal & Port Engg. in Developing Countries, Kenya, 1442-1450.
•    Vethamony, P, Sastry, JS and Narasimhan, S (1991): Motion characteristics of a tethered float in regular waves. Proc. of the First Intl. Offshore and Polar Engg. Conf (Edinburgh, UK, 14-16, Aug. 1991), Vol. III: 510-516.
•    Vethamony, P, KrishnaKumar, V, Suryanarayana, A, Antony, MK and Swamy, GN (1995): Directional wave measurements off Navinal, Gulf of Kachchh, India. (Int. Conf. on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 25-29, Sep 1995). Proc. COPEDEC IV. Vol. 3:1698-1710.
•    Vethamony, P, Kumar, B.P and Sarma, YVB (1998): Attenuation of surface waves due to monsoon rains: A model study for the north Indian Ocean. Proc. of the National Conference on Current Trends in Ocean Prediction with Special Reference to Indian Seas (NPOL, Kochi, Kerala, 22-23, Dec 1998), 76-79.
•    Babu, MT, Vethamony, P, Suryanarayana, A and Gouveia, AD (1998): Modelling of coastal current and thermal plume dispersion - a case study off Nagapattinam, east coast of India. Proc. of the National Conference on Current Trends in Ocean Prediction with Special Reference to Indian Seas (NPOL, Kochi, Kerala, 22-23, Dec 1998), 7-10.
•    Fernandes, AA, Pednekar, S and Vethamony, P(1999): Inter-comparison between Aanderaa and Potok current meters deployed during INDEX programme; Proc. of the Third ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium (Goa, India, 8-10, Nov 1999). Eds. Chung, JS and Sharma, R, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, USA, 169-176.
•    Suryanarayana, A, Babu, MT, Vethamony, P and Gouveia, AD (1999): 2-D model for pollutant dispersion at the coastal outfall off Paradip. Proc. of the Eighth National Symposium on Environment (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India, 22-25, June 1999), 45-47.
•    Vethamony, P, Rao LVG, Kumar, R, Sarkar, A, Mohan, M, Sudheesh, K and Karthikeyan, SB (2000): Wave climatology of the Indian Ocean derived from altimetry and wave model. Proc. of Fifth Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference (Goa, India, 5-8, December 2000), 1: 301-304.
•    Vethamony, P and Babu, MT (2001): EIA modelling for CZM applications - Part 1. In Training manual of Summer school on environmental impact assessment and management of coastal zone: an integrated approach (Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai, 7-27, August 2001), 84-94.
•    Babu, MT and Vethamony, P (2001): EIA modelling for coastal zone management - Part 2. In Training manual of Summer school on environmental impact assessment and management of coastal zone: an integrated approach (Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai, 7-27, August 2001), 95-108.
•    Vethamony, P, Kumar, BP and Sudheesh, K (2001): Directional waves simulated for a severe cyclone and a typical monsoon season in the north Indian Ocean. Proc. of the Inaugural International Conference on Port and Maritime R & D and Technology (Singapore, 29-31 October 2001, Eds. Shankar, N.J, Cheong, T.A and Pengzhi, L), Vol. 1: 217-221.
•    Babu M. T., V. Kesava Das and P. Vethamony (2004): BOD - DO modelling for water quality analysis around a waste water outfall off Kochi, southwest coast of India (Abstract, pp 266-272). International workshop on marine pollution and ecotoxicology, NIO, Goa, 25-26 February 2004.
•    Sudheesh K, Vethamony P, Babu MT and Jayakumar S: Assessment of wave modeling results with buoy altimeter deep water waves for a summer monsoon; Proc. of INCHOE 2004, Vol. I, pp 184 - 192.
•    V M Aboobacker, P Vethamony and K Sudheesh (2005): Wave characteristics off Paradip during monsoons as evident from measurements and modelling. National workshop on coastal processes, NPOL, Kochi held during 6-7, October 2005.
•    MT Babu and P Vethamony (2005): Hydrodynamic features in the Gulf of Kachchh, a macro-tidal regime. Submitted to National workshop on coastal processes, NPOL, Kochi held during 6-7, October 2005.
•    PK Dinesh Kumar, V Sanil Kumar, P Vethamony, MT Babu and R Sajeev (2005): Coastal oceanographic studies off Tuticorin to set up seawater intake and outfall facilities for naphtha fired power station. National workshop on coastal processes, NPOL, Kochi held during 6-7, October 2005
•    P. Vethamony, M.T. Babu, G.S. Reddy, K. Sudheesh, E. Desa, M. D. Zingde (2007): Estimation of carrying capacity of the Gulf of Kachchh, west coast of India in relation to petroleum hydrocarbon through oil spill modeling (MTEC-2007, Singapore). Proc., pp. 505 -511.
•    M.D. Rajagopal, P.Vethamony, D. Illangovan, S. Jayakumar, K. Sudheesh and K.S.R. Murty (2007): Dredging of sand from a creek adjacent to a sand-spit for reclamation: its impact on spit stability and coastal zone (MTEC-2007, Singapore). Proc. , pp. 463-469.
•    K. Sudheesh, M.T. Babu, R. Manimurali, S. Jayakumar and P. Vethamony (2007): Estimation of the great Indian Ocean tsunami arrival times from model simulation and comparison with measured tides (AOGS 2007, Bangkok).
•    P. Vethamony, MT. Babu, K. Sudheesh and E. Desa (2007): Role of Coastal Processes in Pollutant Transport in The Gulf of Kachchh (AOGS 2007, Bangkok).
•    P. Vethamony, V.M. Aboobacker, H.B. Menon and P.S. Pednekar (2007): Interaction of „seas? generated by sea breeze superimposed on pre-existing swells: a case study (WISE 2007, Australia).
•    P. Vethamony, V. Sanilkumar, K. Ashokkumar and Balakrishnan Nair T.M (2007). Wave-data availability, forecast initiatives and research activities for deep water applications in the north Indian ocean (GLOBWAVE Workshop, 2007, Ifremer, France).
•    R.Mani Murali, Shakuntala Ekka, P.Vethamony and D.Ilangovan (2007). Landuse/landcover studies of areas in and around Paradip port, east coast of India. Fourth Indian National Conference on Harbour and Ocean Engineering, 12-14, Dec. 2007, at NITK, Surathkal, India.
•    M.T. Babu, Vethamony P. (2007): Modelling Accidental Oil Spill Scenarios in the Gulf of Kuchchh, west coast of India, ICCE 2007, Kuwait, 18-20 Nov 2007.
•    Babu M.T., Vethamony P., Deepthi M., K.K. Balachandran, V. Kesavadas (2008): Pollutant Dispersal in the Coasta waters off Kochi, west coast of India (AOGS 2008, Busan).
•    Vethamony P., Deepthi M., Analia M., P. Shirodkar, Babu M.T.(2008) : How Does the Nearshore Flow Balance the Water Quality in the Zuari Estuary, Goa, India (AOGS 2008, Busan).
•    Nagender Nath B., Ramaswamy V., Vethamony P., D. Ilangovan (2008) : Role of Tidal Currents in Defining the Geochemical Variability of Suspended Sediment in the Macro-tidal Gulf of Kachchh, India (AOGS 2008, Busan).
•    Pavel TKALICH, Vethamony P., Babu M.T, Rajeevan Pokratat (2009). Seasonal sea level variability and anomalies in the Singapore Strait. Proc. of International Conf. in Ocean Eng, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 1-5 Feb. 2009.
•    Babu, M.T., Vethamony, P., Le Dinh Mau and Bui Hong Long (2009): Erosion at Cua dai of Thu Bon River at Hoi An, Vietnam coast; South China sea: measurements and model simulations, AOGS 6th Annual General Meeting 11-15 Aug 2009, Singapore.
•    Vethamony, P., Pavel Tkalich and Babu, M.T. (2009): Trends and Variations in Mean Sea Level in the Singapore Strait from Long-Term Tide Gauge Data, AOGS 6th Annual General Meeting 11-15 Aug 2009, Singapore.
•    R.Mani Murali, K.R.Divyalaxmi, Shyama Narayanan, Rohankumar, P.Vethamony and A.Unnikrishnan Estimation of inundation areas at Cochin, South west coast of India due to global climate change and natural disasters , AOGS 2009, 11-15 Aug,2009, Singapore.
•    R.Mani Murali, V.Kesavadas, P.Vethamony, Inter-annual shoreline changes of Gahirmatha coast,Orissa, at Workshop on Deltas: Coastal Vulnerability and Management, Dec7-11, 2009, IOM, Anna University, Chennai, India
•    Vethamony, P and Babu, M.T. (2010): Physical processes in the Gulf of Kachchh: a review, Proceedings of National Conference on coastal processes, resources and management, 05-07 Feb 2010, Thiruvananthapuram.
•    Manu P John, Samiksha. V, Rashmi. R, V. M. Aboobacker and Vethamony, P. (2010): Influence of Southern Indian ocean swells on the wave characteristics off Goa , Proceedings of National Conference on coastal processes, resources and management, 05-07 Feb 2010, Thiruvananthapuram.
•    Rashmi. R, Aboobacker. V.M, Manu P John and Vethamony, P. (2010) : Dominance of wind seas over swells along the West coast of India during fair weather season, Proceedings of National Conference on coastal processes, resources and management, 05-07 Feb 2010, Thiruvananthapuram.
•    R. Mani Murali, M.T. Babu, K. Sudheesh, Antonio Mascarenhas and P. Vethamony, Role of a grounded ship „MV River Princess? in triggering erosion: A case study from Candolim - Sinquerim coast, Goa: National Conference on Coastal Processes, Resources and Management , CESS, Feb 5 -7, 2010, Thiruvananthapuram.
•    P.V. Shirodkar, U.K. Pradhan and P. Vethamony (2010). Impact of water quality changes on harbour environment due to port activities along the west coast of India. Proceedings of Second International Conference on Coastal Zone Engineering and Management (Arabian Coast 2010), 1-3 Nov 2010, Muscat, Oman.
•    Mani Murali. R, Rohan Kumar, Vethamony P. (2010). Taluka level environmental sensitivity index (ESI) and vulnerability mapping for oil spills: A pilot study from Goa state, India. Proceedings of Second International Conference on Coastal Zone Engineering and Management (Arabian Coast 2010), 1-3 Nov 2010, Muscat, Oman
•    Vethamony, P., Vinod Kumar, K., Aboobacker, V.M., Saheed, P.P. (2011). Coastal circulation and surges along the central west coast of India during cyclone 'Phyan. AOGS 2011, 08- 12 August 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
•    Rashmi.R, Vethamony, P., V. M. Aboobacker (2011). Upward momentum transfer from swells during extreme events. AOGS 2011, 08- 12 August 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
•    Samiksha S. V., Rashmi R., Vethamony, P. (2011). Wave modelling for the Indian Ocean using WAVEWATCH III. AOGS 2011, 08- 12 August 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
•    ManiMurali, R., DineshKumar, P.K., Sudheesh, K., Babu, M.T., Vethamony, P., Mahale, V.P., Chaubey, A.K. (2011). Coastal processes and natural disasters to placer mineral depletion along the southwest coast of India. AOGS 2011, 08- 12 August 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
•    K. Jyoti, JayaKumar, S., V.M. Aboobacker, Vethamony, P. (2011). Wave climate off Dwarka, west coast of India from wave hindcast. AOGS 2011, 08- 12 August 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
•    Aboobacker, V.M., Vethamony, P., Rashmi, R. (2011). Generation and propgation of Shamal swells in the Arabian Sea. AOGS 2011, 08- 12 August 2011, Taipei, Taiwan

Symposium:

•    Fernandes, AA, Pednekar, S and Vethamony, P(1999): Inter-comparison between Aanderaa and Potok current meters deployed during INDEX programme; Proc. of the Third ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium (Goa, India, 8-10, Nov 1999). Eds. Chung, JS and Sharma, R, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, USA
•    Suryanarayana, A, Babu, MT, Vethamony, P and Gouveia, AD (1999): 2-D model for pollutant dispersion at the coastal outfall off Paradip. Proc. of the Eighth National Symposium on Environment (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India, 22-25, June 1999)

Workshops:

•    Babu M. T., V. Kesava Das and P. Vethamony (2004): BOD - DO modelling for water quality analysis around a waste water outfall off Kochi, southwest coast of India (Abstract, pp 266-272). International workshop on marine pollution and ecotoxicology, NIO, Goa, 25-26 February 2004.
•    P. Vethamony, V. Sanilkumar, K. Ashokkumar and Balakrishnan Nair T.M (2007). Wave-data availability, forecast initiatives and research activities for deep water applications in the north Indian ocean (GLOBWAVE Workshop, 2007, Ifremer, France).
•    R.Mani Murali, V.Kesavadas, P.Vethamony, Inter-annual shoreline changes of Gahirmatha coast,Orissa, at Workshop on Deltas: Coastal Vulnerability and Management, Dec7-11, 2009, IOM, Anna University, Chennai, India

Meetings:

•    Babu, M.T., Vethamony, P., Le Dinh Mau and Bui Hong Long (2009): Erosion at Cua dai of Thu Bon River at Hoi An, Vietnam coast; South China sea: measurements and model simulations, AOGS 6th Annual General Meeting 11-15 Aug 2009, Singapore.
•    Vethamony, P., Pavel Tkalich and Babu, M.T. (2009): Trends and Variations in Mean Sea Level in the Singapore Strait from Long-Term Tide Gauge Data, AOGS 6th Annual General Meeting 11-15 Aug 2009, Singapore.

Training:

•    Vethamony, P and Babu, MT (2001): EIA modelling for CZM applications - Part 1. In Training manual of Summer school on environmental impact assessment and management of coastal zone: an integrated approach (Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai, 7-27, August 2001), 84-94.
•    Babu, MT and Vethamony, P (2001): EIA modelling for coastal zone management - Part 2. In Training manual of Summer school on environmental impact assessment and management of coastal zone: an integrated approach (Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai, 7-27, August 2001), 95-108.

Any other information:

Research Experience:

Reviewed papers for 5 national and 8 international journals and several conferences
Published nearly 38 papers in national & international journals and books, 41 conference proceedings/abstracts and prepared 98 scientific/ technical/ project reports
Project Leader for an important project, “Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Gulf of Kachchh (GoK)” funded by ICMAM / DOD; this project involved massive data collection in 3 phases on all aspects of oceanography, and modelling. 65 personnel participated in this field programme to collect observations in the entire GoK. Under ICZM plan of GoK, identified various issues in GoK and suggested solutions.
Project Leader for a major ongoing NIO institutional project, “Modelling the impacts of environmental stresses on the coastal zone”. There are 22 members in this group, including scientists, technical staff and research scholars.
Carried out approximately 80 applied research projects (sponsored/ consultancy) for various Govt. agencies, PSUs and industries, dealing with coastal modelling; design parameters for coastal and offshore structures; sediment transport; water quality & ecology; coastal zone management; site selection for water intake, marine outfall, port & harbour, submarine pipelines, dredge disposal, SPMs; marine environmental impact assessment, etc.

R & D projects executed (as Project Leader/ Member):

Engg. analysis and design methodology for marine structures, NIO Project - Member (1997 -2002).
Sea state with satellite inputs (P4 MSMR data utilization NIO Project - Member (1999-2002).
ICZM plan for the Gulf of Kachchh, funded by ICMAM/ DOD, Chennai – Proj. Leader (2002-2005)
Coastal processes off Gujarat and Konkan coasts through measurements and modeling, funded by SAC, Ahmedabad - Member (2003-07)
Ballast water control and management, funded by DG Shipping, Mumbai - Member (2003-07)
Modelling the impacts of environmental stresses on coastal zone, NIO Project – Proj. Leader (2002-07)
Mathematical modelling and computer simulation with CMMACS, Bangalore (Coastal environment, a network project) – Proj. Leader (2004-07)
Simulation and forecast of coastal winds, funded by INCOIS, Hyderabad – Proj. Leader (2006-07)
Impact on the coastal zone due to anthropogenic pressures, NIO Project – Proj. Leader (2007 – continuing)

Consultancy projects executed (as Project Leader/ Member):

I have executed nearly 80 projects (30 as Proj. Leader and remaining as project member).

Academic activities:

PhD supervisor to Goa University; three candidates had been already awarded PhD; guiding 3 more students.
Examiner for CUSAT University, Kochi and Goa University; VC’s FRC nominee for PhD students in Goa University;
Supervising the project work of MSc, BTech and MTech students of IITs, NITs and Universities
Evaluated MSc, MTech and PhD theses from CUSAT, Kerala, MS Tirunelveli and Andhra Universities
Taught the following courses in Goa University (Remote Sensing -1995; Coastal Structures -1996; Dynamical Oceanography - 2009)
Given invited lectures at several institutes, Research organizations, Universities,Engg Colleges, Industrial establishments and Govt. agencies

Visits abroad for meetings, conferences, etc:

Seychelles during March 1983: to participate in a cruise around Seychelles waters onboard R.V. Gaveshani.
Sri Lanka during March 1984: to participate in a cruise onboard R.V. Gaveshani and to visit NARA, Colombo.
Beijing, China during June1987: offered COPEDEC fellowship to attend the COPEDEC Conference.
Italy during 26 September -28 October 1988: offered fellowship to attend the course on ‘Ocean waves and tides’ held at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste.
USA during July – Nov 1991: to undergo training in Altimetry under the Govt. of India – UNDP project on Satellite data analysis for oceanographic investigations (funded by UNDP).
Canada during Nov 1991- Jan 1992: to undergo training in Altimetry under the Govt. of India – UNDP project on Satellite data analysis for oceanographic investigations (funded by UNDP).
Singapore during 29-31 October 2001: to present a paper at the International Conference on Port and Maritime R&D Tech, organized by Singapore University.
UAE during 26 June – 1 July 2005: invited by GST, Dubai to discuss about a project on coastal processes and modeling off Dubai coast.
UAE during 19-21 Dec 2005: invited by GST, Dubai to discuss on a collaborative project on coastal processes and modeling off Dubai coast.
Oman & Yemen during 19-25 April 2006: invited by HMR, Muscat to discuss the project on EIA and modeling of Ras Issa coast, Yeman.
Australia during 13 – 25 April 2007: to present a paper at the Waves In Shallow Environments (WISE) Meeting held at Victoria, and to discuss the Australia – India Strategic Research Fund and possibilities for developing collaborations between NIO and Griffith University, Gold Coast.
Thailand during 30 July – 5 August, 2007: to attend and present a paper in the Fourth meeting of AOGS held in Bangkok.
France during 18-25 Sept 2007: invited to attend the GLOBWAVE Workshop, held in Ifremer, Brest, France.
Singapore during 29 Sept – 1 October 2007: to attend the International Maritime-port Tech and development Conf as well as to visit Tropical Marine Science Institute, Singapore.
Maldives during 23-27 Oct 2007: invited to attend the SAARC Workshop on CZM, held in Male by SAARC.
Brazil during 18-22 February 2008: invited to attend the First India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) meeting, followed by PIRATA meeting held at Natal.
Oman during 11-19 April 2008: invited by HMR, Muscat to visit the project site at Barka and assess data requirements for their project.
South Korea during 15-23 June 2008: as Convener chaired a session and presented a paper in the Fifth meeting of AOGS held in Busan.
Singapore during 3 July – 2 September 2008: offered Visiting Research Fellowship by the National University of Singapore at the Tropical Marine Science Institute, Singapore.
Belgium during 29 September - 5 October 2008: invited by the Royal Belgian Institute of the Natural Sciences, Brussels to attend First Workshop for applications of the COHERENS model on marine environment.
Singapore during 10-17 August 2009: as Convener chaired a session and presented a paper in the Sixth meeting of AOGS held in Singapore.
Japan during 24-29 March 2010: invited by the Okinawa National College of Technology, Okinawa, to discuss about Coastal Environmental Problems and give a seminar.
Japan during 1-7 August 2010: invited by the ICCT, Tsukuba to give an invited talk in the Environmental Issues session.
Taiwan during 08-12 August 2011: presented a paper in the sixth meeting of AOGS held in Taipei.
Singapore during 25 September – 8 October 2011:Invited to discuss the work jointly initited with MM5/WRF and WW3/WAM
modeling under the NIO-NUS MoU.
Malaysia during 9 -13 October 2011: Invited to give few lectures and to finalise the work at BERU/IIUM on Waste Assimilative Capacity