Oceans are alluring and challenging. Several fathoms of water lie unexplored and mysterious. To study them and define its vast array of physical, chemical and biological properties/aspects is the task of an oceanographer.
And we? We belong to the domain of physical oceanographers. To put it simple, we look on to such aspects like the how and why of the ocean currents, interaction of the atmosphere above and the ocean below [oh does it sound like the man-woman relationship?] and how the ocean talks to the atmosphere and how the atmosphere talks back to the ocean.. This explains only a part of the science of physical oceanography which includes other domains viz.coastal oceanography, ocean modeling, tropical oceanography, ocean circulation, ocean climate, remote sensing, fluid dynamics …
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Hey, that’s quite an interesting profession, I must say, Rocksea! Physical Oceanographers!
Well, I believe there’s a great requirement of such professional service in the Bay of Bengal, too, especially for the sake of reducing the risk of disasters that our highly vulnerable Andaman & Nicobar Islands have to, frequently, cope up with.
So, how about coming up with some sort of such expert intervention in this historic archipelago which is highly significant for the nation in terms of strategy?
Hey Shrinath, thank you for your valuable comments. I have been through your website on the andaman nicobar islands. That is a lot of information you have compiled.
Some of the topics of my studies involve the Indian monsoon and the Bay of Bengal, but so far not specifically into Andaman-Nicobar regions.
I feel these regions are highly significant not only in terms of political strategies, but also the natural wealth it possess. Our nation is slowly putting more efforts and funds into the much neglected R&D sections. So I hope appropriate actions are taken in the course you mentioned, some day soon.