ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean)
Training Course on"Remote Sensing of Potential Fishing Zones and Ocean State Forecast" March 24-29, 2014
Faculty - The faculty comprised of Scientists from National Remote Sensing Centre, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) and INCOIS.
A wide range of lectures covering Basics of Remote Sensing, identification of Potential Fishing Zones using satellite data, dissemination of the advisories, review of ocean models, ocean state forecasts and various products were delivered. A number of laboratory sessions providing hands-on-exercises were also planned (For details see Technical Programme). Participants were given certificate at the end of the course.
Number of Participants - A total of 24 participants - 15 from India and 9 from seven IOR countries - South Africa, Italy, Comoros, Madgascar, Mauritius, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka attended the course.
Agenda / Programme
| Day 1 : March 24, 2014 (Monday) | |
| 0930-1030 | Registration of Participants |
| 1030-1115 | Inauguration and Introduction of Participants and Faculty Members Venue : First floor Class Room - Canteen Complex |
| 1115-1145 | High Tea |
| 1145-1245 | Overview of INCOIS and ITCOcean activities By Dr. SSC Shenoi, Director, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1245-1400 | LUNCH |
| 1400-1530 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing By Dr. M M Ali, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad View Presentation |
| 1530-1545 | TEA |
| 1545-1700 | Remote Sensing of Ocean State Parameters - Dr. Rajkumar, SAC View Presentation |
| 1700-1800 | Visit to INCOIS Satellite-data Reception Station / INCOIS Labs |
| Day 2 : March 25, 2014 (Tuesday) | |
| 0900-1030 | Basics of Oceanography, By Prof. B. Prasad Kumar, IIT (Kgp) View Presentation |
| 1030-1100 | TEA |
| 1100-1200 | Ocean optics and visible-spectrum RS, By Dr. Aneesh Lotliker, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1200-1300 | Coastal and Marine Ecology, By Mr. Nimit Kumar, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1300-1400 | LUNCH |
| 1400-1530 | Lab: Introduction to Satellite Image Processing (incl. freeware) By Dr. Aneesh Lotlikar and Mr. Nimit Kumar, INCOIS |
| 1530-1545 | TEA |
| 1545-1715 | Lab: Introduction to GIS (incl. freeware) By Mr. R S Mahendra and Ms. Jyoti Nayak |
| Day 3 : March 26, 2014 (Wednesday) | |
| 0900-1030 | Ocean & Meteorological RS-data products By Mr. E Pattabhi Rama Rao, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1030-1100 | TEA |
| 1100-1200 | Satellite Telemetry for Fishery Resource Management By Mr. Nagaraja Kumar, INCOIS |
| 1200-1300 | ICT approaches for effective dissemination By Mr. Sourav Maity, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1300-1400 | LUNCH |
| 1400-1530 | Lab: Hands-on to BRAT + Automatic Front Detection Techniques, By Mr. Nimit Kumar and Ms. Naga Sweta, INCOIS |
| 1530-1600 | TEA |
| 1600-1730 | Lab: Hands-on to PFZ Advisory Generation (PFZ Lab) |
| Day 4 : March 27, 2014 (Thursday) | |
| 0930-1100 | Ocean State Forecast System at INCOIS Dr. T M Balakrishnan Nair, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1100-1130 | TEA |
| 1130-1300 | Basics of Ocean Waves and significance in Marine operations Dr. K G Sandhya View Presentation |
| 1300-1400 | LUNCH |
| 1400-1530 | Ocean Wave Modeling and Forecasting System, Dr. Remya, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1530-1600 | TEA |
| 1600-1730 | Ocean Tides and its Prediction, Dr. K Srinivas, INCOIS View Presentation |
| Day 5 : March 28, 2014 (Friday) | |
| 0900-1030 | Basics of Ocean General Circulation Models, Dr. Sudheer Joseph, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1030-1045 | TEA |
| 1045-1200 | Forecasting of General Circulation Features, Dr. P A Francis, INCOIS |
| 1200-1315 | Real time Observation System for Ocean Forecasting, Dr. R. Hari Kumar View Presentation |
| 1315-1400 | LUNCH |
| 1400-1730 | LAB : Tide Analysis using TASK, Dr. K Srinivas, INCOIS |
| 1730-1800 | Objective Test |
| Day 6 : March 29, 2014 (Saturday) | |
| 0930-1100 | Oil Spill Forecasting System, Dr. S J Prasad, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1115-1130 | TEA |
| 1130-1300 | Familiarization and Dissemination of Ocean Forecast products B Krishna Prasad, INCOIS View Presentation |
| 1300-1400 | LUNCH |
| 1400-1530 | Valedictory Function |
| Videos | |
| Animated Deepwater Horizon oil spill trajectory forecast View Video BP Deepwater Horizon Accident Investigation Report View Video Deepwater Horizon BP - Top Kill Animation (v2) View Video How petroleum exploration and refining process View Video Rilhusk Drill Spill Movie View Video Overview on Deep Water Drilling View Video |
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List of Participants
PFZ/OSF Course March 24-29,2014
| Sr.No | Name | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Sachinandan Dutta | Reliance Foundation, Navi Mumbai |
| 2 | Ms. Subhashree Sahoo, | Dept. of Marine Sciences, Behrampur University |
| 3 | Mr. R Uma Maheshwara Rao | Central Inst. Of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Visakhapatnam |
| 4 | Mr. D Dhanunjay | CIFT, Visakhapatnam |
| 5 | Mrs. Madhura D Mukadam | Gogte-Joglekar College, Ratnagiri |
| 6 | Mr. V Manigandan | Centre for Advance Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai Uni, Parangipettai |
| 7 | Mr. Vinod Kumar Yadav | Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai |
| 8 | Mr. Aneesh Kumar | Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology |
| 9 | Mr. Pamarthi Amarendra | Centre for Studies on Bay of Bengal, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam |
| 10 | Mr. Sandip Giri | School of Oceanographic studies, Jadavpur, Kolkata |
| 11 | Ms. Souda V P | CIFT, Matsyapuri (PO), Willingdon Island |
| 12 | Ms. Tampa Satya Durga Bhavani | Dept. of Meteorology & Oceanography, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam |
| 13 | Mr. Thakare Abhijeet | College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri |
| 14 | Lt. Cdr. Manoj Kumar Mahawar | Indian Navy, NODPAC, Naval Base, Kochi |
| 15 | Dr. Phalguni Pattnaik | VRC Of CMFRI, Visakhapatnam |
| 16 | Mr. Sivabulela Mngxekeza | Dept. of Environmental Affairs, Office of the Dy.Dir.Gen., Branch : Oceans & Coasts, East Pier Building No.2, East Pier Road ,V& A Waterfront,CAPE TOWN , 8002, |
| 17 | Mr. Abi Henry Nibam | 17 Via Maggiore, Osmate (VA) 21018, ITALY |
| 18 | Mr. Md. Wahidul Alam, | Institute of Marine Sciences & Fisheries, Uni of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh |
| 19 | Mr. Rabary Andriantsilavo Jean Michel | P O Box 141, Avenue de France , Mahavaste II, 601 Toliara, Madagascar |
| 20 | Mr. M M P Mendis | Department of Meteorology, 383 Buddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07,Sri Lanka |
| 21 | Mr. Vimal Ramchandur | 4th floor, france Centre, Victoria avenue, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius |
| 22 | Mr. Koushul Narrain | Mauritius Research Council, Union Vale Road, Mare D'Albert, Mauritius |
| 23 | Dr. Boojhawon Ravindra | Dept of Mathematics, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius |
| 24 | Mr. Said Ahmed Othman | Direction Generale De L'energie, Mimistere Dela Production, De L'energie, De L'eau-Grande Comore, COMOROS |
