The Indian Ocean - a Perspective

Physical oceanography; the climate; applications of satellite remote sensing in the Southern Indian Ocean; chemical oceanography; oceanography of marginal seas; features at some significant estuaries of India; estuaries of littoral countries other than India; health of the Indian Ocean; bioactive substances; primary productivity; zooplankton; benthos; biology of corals and coral reefs; marine microbiology - a glimpse of the strides in the Indian and the global arena; mangroves; seaweed resources; mineral resources; geochemistry of sediments; Western Indian Ocean - a glimpse of the tectonic scenario; structure and tectonic evolution of the Northeastern Indian Ocean; geomorphology and geology of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.