Coral Bleaching Along Andaman Coast Due to Thermal Stress During Summer Months of 2016: A Geospatial Assessment

Prakash Chandra Mohanty; Pitchiah Venkateshwaran; Ranganalli Somashekharappa Mahendra; Hyderabad Shiva Kumar; Tummula Srinivasa Kumar; Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar; Ramalingam Kirubagaran; Sethuraman Ramesh; Raju Ramesh; Dharmaraj Sathianarayanan; Vittal Doss Prakash; Gidugu Ananda Ramadasss; Sadananda Satish Chandra Shenoi

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Coral Bleaching Along Andaman Coast Due to Thermal Stress During Summer Months of 2016: A Geospatial Assessment

Prakash Chandra Mohanty, Pitchiah Venkateshwaran, Ranganalli Somashekharappa Mahendra, Hyderabad Shiva Kumar, Tummula Srinivasa Kumar, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar, Ramalingam Kirubagaran, Sethuraman Ramesh, Raju Ramesh, Dharmaraj Sathianarayanan, Vittal Doss Prakash, Gidugu Ananda Ramadasss, Sadananda Satish Chandra Shenoi

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Abstract

Coral bleaching reported in the North Bay, Andaman Islands during the April last week of 2016 due to thermal stress. The Coral Bleaching Alert System (CBAS) a service providing by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has reported the warning and the bleaching has been confirmed from the field survey conducted on April 26, 2016. As coral reef is important fragile eco-system of the shallow marine environment suffers due to human and natural impacts. Bleaching has been initiated as weather predictions of the various agencies have suggested the elevated temperatures in the Indian subcontinent this year. We have put forward our remote sensing analysis of coral bleaching warning as Alert Level-1 followed by the initiation of the coral bleaching in the in-situ observation at Andaman Islands enhances the credibility of satellite observation and the service of INCOIS. These results were useful for the coastal management authority for taking suitable measure and policy on important coral eco-system.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20170601.11
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Keywords

Sea Surface Temperature, HotSpot, Degree of Heating Week, Eco-System, Time-Series, Remotely Operated Vehicle

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Prakash Chandra Mohanty, Pitchiah Venkateshwaran, Ranganalli Somashekharappa Mahendra, Hyderabad Shiva Kumar, Tummula Srinivasa Kumar, et al. Coral Bleaching Along Andaman Coast Due to Thermal Stress During Summer Months of 2016: A Geospatial Assessment. Am J Environ Prot. 2017;6(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20170601.11

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Prakash Chandra Mohanty

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Pitchiah Venkateshwaran

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
Ranganalli Somashekharappa Mahendra

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hyderabad Shiva Kumar

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Tummula Srinivasa Kumar

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
Ramalingam Kirubagaran

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sethuraman Ramesh

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Raju Ramesh

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Dharmaraj Sathianarayanan

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Vittal Doss Prakash

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Gidugu Ananda Ramadasss

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sadananda Satish Chandra Shenoi

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Prakash Chandra Mohanty, Pitchiah Venkateshwaran, Ranganalli Somashekharappa Mahendra, Hyderabad Shiva Kumar, Tummula Srinivasa Kumar, et al. Coral Bleaching Along Andaman Coast Due to Thermal Stress During Summer Months of 2016: A Geospatial Assessment. Am J Environ Prot. 2017;6(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20170601.11

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