Abstracts in Seminar/Symposia/ conference

International and National conferences/Seminars (Poster presentation):

• 1. Anisha P A, Pragath M and Girish Gopinath (2012) Geochemical Signature of a High Altitude Wetland in Kerala for National Conference on Conservation and Management of Wetland Ecosystems (LAKE 1012) at M.G University, Kottayam on November 06th -09th 2012, pp209-210

  2. Girish Gopinath, Shery Joseph Gregory and Anusha C K (2013) Application of geospatial technology for drought risk mapping in Northern Malabar District, Kerala, India, International Regional Science Meeting held during 10-13 January 2013 conducted by NASA Land Cover/Land-Use Change Program, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, International START Secretariat, Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study, and the University of Maryland, USA, hosted by Karunya University. (http://lcluc.umd.edu/meetings.php?mid=40).

  3. Joseph Erinjery, Mewa Singh and Girish Gopinath (2013) Habitat utilization of lion-tailed macaques using remote sensing and GIS, Application of geospatial technology for drought risk mapping in Northern Malabar District, Kerala , India, International Regional Science Meeting held during 10-13 January 2013 conducted by NASA Land Cover/Land-Use Change Program, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, International START Secretariat, Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study, and the University of Maryland, USA, hosted by Karunya University. (http://lcluc.umd.edu/meetings.php?mid=40).

International and National conferences/Seminars (Abstract):

• 1. Girish Gopinath and Sm Ramasamy (2000). Evaluation of Groundwater Potential zones in rard rock terrains of Madurai-Dindigul districts, Tamil Nadu using Remote Sensing Techniques. National Seminar on Coastal Evolution, Process and Products and XVII Convention of India Association of Sedimentologists, October 17-20, 2000,p 86.

  2. Girish Gopinath and Seralathan. P. (2004). An investigation on the coastal zone of Sagar Island, West Bengal. Attended and presented a paper in National seminar on Costal zone dynamics and environmental challenges (COZDEC) at University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram, India,January 28, 29, 2004, p 10.

  3. Santhosh Kumar R, Subin K Jose, Girish Gopinath, Rajendran S (2008). A GIS approach to water quality mapping of coastal aquifers.- proceeding of the International congress of Environmental research (ICER 08) at BITS-Pilani, Goa, p 1112.

  4. Laluraj.C.M Girish Gopinath, Reji Srinivas, Santhosh Kumar, Sm Nair and Chandra Mohan (2009). Groundwater Chemistry of phreatic aquifers of Central Kerala, India. Proceedings Aquasem ’09, Department of Chemical Oceanography, CUSAT, p 13.

  5. Santhosh Kumar R, Subin.K.Jose, Girish Gopinath, S. Rajendran (2009). GIS Mapping of Saline Zones in a Coastal Aquifer. The 2nd International Conference on Environmental and Computer Science (ICECS 2009).

  6. Vipin J Markose, Jayappa K.S, Venugopal M.R and Girish Gopinath (2009.) An integrated approach for watershed prioritization using remote sensing and GIS techniques- A study from Central Kerala, National Semniar on Earth Resources, Environment and Earth Science for Society, Peiyar University, Tamil Nadu on February 5-7, 2009, p 70.

  7. Santhosh Kumar R and Girish Gopinath (2010). Water quality mapping of coastal and crystalline aquifers - A GIS approach. Young Environmental Researchers Conference. CWRDM, March 22-23, 2010, p 4.

  8. Santhosh Kumar R, Subin K Jose, Girish Gopinath. Rajendran S (2010). GIS mapping of saline water zones in a coastal unconfined aquifer of central kerala. International workshop on Geomorphological Hazards, 21-23 July 2010, Kanyakumari. Organized by Centre for Geotechnology, M.S.University, Thirunelveli, p 79.

  9. Girish Gopinath, Resmi T R and Santhosh Kumar R (2011). Evaluation of groundwater quality in coastal aquifers of Central Kerala, National Seminar on Coastal hazards, Resources and mangenet, 25 & 26 March 2011, Dept. of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, Mangalore, p 28.

  10. Reji Srinivas, Girish Gopinath and Kurian Sajan (2011). Heavy metal content of the major flora and sediments of Mangalavanam mangrove, Kochi, India National Seminar on Coastal hazards, Resources and mangenet, 25 & 26 March 2011, Dept. of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, Mangalore, p 42 .

  11. Venugopal M.R., Girish Gopinath and M. Pragath (2011). Flood-risk zonation and potential damage assessment due to coastal zone flooding along the Calicut coast, National Seminar on Coastal hazards, Resources and mangenet, 25 & 26 March 2011, Dept. of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, Mangalore, p 37.

  12. Girish Gopinath (2011). Application of SRTM DEM in drainage network delineation using D8 method-A case study in a River Basin, Kerala, India, 3rd International Geography Congress, 6 to 8th May 2011, CWRDM, Calicut, Kerala, p 51.

  13. Girish Gopinath, Manasa M, Swetha T.V, Ashitha M.K and Ajith G Nair (2012). Watershed Prioritization Using Morphometric Analysis in Kuttiyadi River Basin: A Geospatial Approach National Seminar on Geospatial Solutions for Resources Conservation and Management-GEOS-2012, January 18-19th 2012, Karnataka, p 16.

  14. Babu P., Gigo Pulikkottil, Ashitha M. K. and Girish Gopinath (2012) Assessment of drainage network derived from ASTER and SRTM digital elevation datasets in a tropical river basin, Kerala, National Seminar on Geospatial Solutions for Resources Conservation and Management-GEOS-2012, January 18-19th 2012, Karnataka, p 29.

  15. Ashitha M K, Pragath M, Girish Gopinath, Reji Srinivas and Jayakumar K.V (2012). Potential of Satellite data in identification of shoreline changes and effect of port structures on coastal morphology along Central Kerala, National Seminar on “Coastal Zone – Processes, Resources & Social Relevance” 17th February 2012, CUSAT, Kochi, p 4&6.

  16. Santhosh Kumar R, Girish Gopinath and Baiju K R (2012). Saline water Intrusion: A Threat to Sustainable Water Supply in Coastal Zone of Central Kerala, National Seminar on “Coastal Zone – Processes, Resources & Social Relevance” 17th February 2012, CUSAT, Kochi, p 39&40.

  17. Girish Gopinath, Shahul Hameed A, Seralathan P, Anisha P. A and Pragath M (2012) Chemistry of Groundwater in Coastal Zone of Tuticorin District, Southeastern Coast of India, National Seminar on “Coastal Zone – Processes, Resources & Social Relevance” 17th February 2012, CUSAT, Kochi, p 41&42.

  18. Seralathan P and Girish Gopinath (2012) Multivariate Statistical Technique for Assessment of Groundwater Quality in an Island Ecosystem, National Seminar on “Coastal Zone – Processes, Resources & Social Relevance” 17th February 2012, CUSAT, Kochi, p 46.

  19. Arun T.J, Reji Srinivas, Girish Gopinath, Sajan K (2012).Distribution of Heavy Minerals in Cochin Estuary, South West Coast of India, National Seminar on “Coastal Zone – Processes, Resources & Social Relevance” 17th February 2012, CUSAT, Kochi, p 27.

  20. Dagy K J, Ajith G Nair and Girish Gopinath (2012) Morphometric analysis for evaluation of groundwater potential in Chaliyar River Basin: A Remote Sensing and GIS approach, National Seminar on Geospatial Technology Developments in Natural Resource and Disaster Management, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, on February 23rd and 24th ,2012, p72.

  21. Anusha C K, Shery Joseph Gregory, M. R Venugopal and Girish Gopinath (2012). Geomatics for Drought Monitoring: Case Study for Kasaragod District, National Seminar on ‘Geoinformatics for Society’ organized by Department of Geology, Government College, Kasaragode on 15-16 March 2012.

  22. Girish Gopinath, Shahul Hameed A, Seralathan P, Anisha P and Pragath M (2012). Saline water ingress in groundwater system along Tuticorin Coast, Tamilnadu; “Sustainable Management Of Groundwater With Special Focus On Coastal Aquifers" organized by Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, on 29th and 30th March, 2012, p 06.

  23. Seralathan P, Girish Gopinath and M.K Ashitha (2011) Groundwater study along phreatic coastal aquifers of Central Kerala with a special reference to saline water intrusion- Extended Abstract, The International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health (EPPH2012), May 17th to 20th, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

  24. Girish Gopinath (2012) Investigation on potential of a fractured aquifer for water demands of perennial crops - A Central Kerala River Basin Quintessence, GwFR2012, International conference on Groundwater in Fractured Rocks, Pargue, Czech Republic, May 21st to 24th , 2012.

  25. Anusha C K, Shery Joseph Gregory and Girish Gopinath (2012). Application of Geospatial Technology for Drought Monitoring in Northern Malabar District, Kerala, India’ for International Meet on Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources Development and Management, Karunya University, on 17th to 18th August 2012,p 39

  26. Girish Gopinath, Dagy K J, Pragath M and C Unnikrishan Warrier (2012). Geochemical Characteristics of the High Altitude lake, Western Ghats, Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks : Resource Potential, Depositional Processes, Implications to Ecosystem and Environmental Changes & XXIX Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists, from December 20th -22nd , 2012 at Pondicherry University, p114.

  27. Pragath M and Girish Gopinath (2013) Change Detection Study along the Tuticorin coast using Geospatial Technique, National seminar on Coastal Environments and their Management, Organized by Department of Marine Geology, at Mangalore University on 21-22, January 2013, pp 30-31.

  28. Shery Joseph Gregory, Anusha C K and Girish Gopinath (2013). Near Real Time Monitoring of Vegetation Health of Malabar Districts in Kerala State through Efficient Use of Free Data and Open Source Concept, 25th Kerala Science Congress on 29th January to 1st February2013, Thiruvananthapuram, pp 368 - 371.

  29. Ashitha M K and Girish Gopinath (2013) Long Term Variability in Dynamic Groundwater Resources o f Kerala Using Water Table Fluctuation Method, 25th Kerala Science Congress on 29th January to 1st February2013, Thiruvananthapuram, pp 386- 387.

  30. Anisha P A, Pragath M and Girish Gopinath (2013) Physico-Chemical Characteristics of a Natural Freshwater Lake, Kerala, Regional seminar on water quality assessment and management of Kerala State, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 5th- 6th February, 2013, P 60.