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Variation in the Indian summer monsoon intensity during the Bølling-Ållerød and Holocene by Kessarkar, Pratima M., Purnachadra Rao, V., Naqvi, S. W. A., Karapurkar, Supriya G.

“…Variations in the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) intensity during the last 16.7 ka have been studied using organic carbon (Corg), δ15N of sedimentary organic…”
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Iron ore pollution in Mandovi and Zuari estuarine sediments and its fate after mining ban by Kessarkar, Pratima M., Suja, S., Sudheesh, V., Srivastava, Shubh, Rao, V. Purnachandra

“…Iron ore was mined from the banded iron formations of Goa, India, and transported through the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries for six decades until the ban on…”
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Seasonal nutrient loadings in four monsoonal micro/meso tidal tropical estuaries, west coast of India by Fernandes, Lina L., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Narvekar, Jayu, Ray, Durbar

“…Nutrient concentrations were studied seasonally along estuarine and fluvial regions of four micro/meso tidal rivers from Karnataka and Maharashtra, west coast…”
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Fresh and recirculated submarine groundwater discharge zones along the central west coast of India by R, Prakash, V.J, Loveson, Kessarkar, Pratima M., Kumar, Ashwini, Pesso, Chris, Gomes, Concy

“…The study area receives an average of 2840.0 mm of rainfall within four months every year. A portion of the rainwater is flown to the sea as surface water, and…”
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Controls on the distribution and fractionation of yttrium and rare earth elements in core sediments from the Mandovi estuary, western India by Prajith, A., Rao, V. Purnachandra, Kessarkar, Pratima M.

“…Mineralogy, major elements (Fe, Mn and Al), rare earths and yttrium (REY) of bulk sediments were analyzed in four gravity cores recovered along the main…”
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Seasonal distribution of trace metals in suspended particulate and bottom sediments of four microtidal river estuaries, west coast of India by Fernandes, Lina L., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Rao, V. Purnachandra, Suja, S., Parthiban, G., Kurian, Siby

“…The seasonal distribution of metals (V, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb, Mn, Fe, Al and Ti) in suspended and bottom sediments of four minor estuaries (Terekhol,…”
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Major and trace metals in suspended and bottom sediments of the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, western India: distribution, source, and pollution by Renjan, Shynu, Rao, Venigalla Purnachandra, Kessarkar, Pratima M.

“…Major elements and trace metals in suspended sediments along transect stations of the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries showed three types of distribution: (a) high…”
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Magnetic properties of sediments in cores from the Mandovi estuary, western India: Inferences on provenance and pollution by Prajith, A., Rao, V. Purnachandra, Kessarkar, Pratima M.

“…•Anti-ferromagnetic minerals and very high Fe and Mn in the upper/middle estuary.•Ferri-magnetic minerals and low Fe and Mn in the lower estuary/bay.•Ore…”
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Estuarine turbidity maximum in six tropical minor rivers, central west coast of India by Fernandes, Lina L., Purnachandra Rao, V., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Suresh, Suja

“…Abstract Understanding patterns of erosion and sedimentation and their driving mechanisms is important for formulating a variety of estuarine management issues…”
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Geochemistry of sediments in contact with oxygen minimum zone of the eastern Arabian Sea: Proxy for palaeo-studies by Kessarkar, Pratima M, Fernandes, Lina L, Parthiban, G, Kurian, Siby, Shenoy, Damodar M, Pattan, J N, Rao, V P, Naqvi, S W A, Verma, Swati

“…The Arabian Sea encompasses oxygen minimum zone with denitrifying conditions. For the present study, sediments were collected across three transects off Goa…”
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REE in suspended particulate matter and sediment of the Zuari estuary and adjacent shelf, western India: Influence of mining and estuarine turbidity by Shynu, R., Rao, V. Purnachandra, Parthiban, G., Balakrishnan, S., Narvekar, Tanuja, Kessarkar, Pratima M.

“…Concentrations of Al, Fe, Mn and rare earth elements (REE) were measured in 122 samples of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and 70 surficial sediments from…”
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Suspended sediment dynamics on a seasonal scale in the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, central west coast of India by Purnachandra Rao, V., Shynu, R., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Sundar, D., Michael, G.S., Narvekar, Tanuja, Blossom, Viegas, Mehra, Prakash

“…Suspended particulate matter (SPM) collected at regular stations from the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries indicates that the peaks of high SPM coincide with peaks…”
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Sources and fate of organic matter in suspended and bottom sediments of the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, western India by Shynu, R., Rao, Purnachandra, Sarma, V. V. S. S., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Murali, R. Mani

“…Organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN) and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions were measured in suspended particulate matter (SPM) and surface…”
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Seasonal and tidal variations in suspended particulate matter dynamics of two microtidal rivers of Karnataka, central west-coast of India by Fernandes, Lina L., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Dhandayudapani, Ilangovan, Narvekar, Jayu, Suresh, Suja, Parab, Priyanka

“…The concentrations of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and particulate organic carbon (POC), particulate total nitrogen (PTN) of SPM, and sediments were…”
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Mineralogy and Sr–Nd isotopes of SPM and sediment from the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries: Influence of weathering and anthropogenic contribution by Purnachandra Rao, V., Shynu, R., Singh, Sunil K., Naqvi, S.W.A., Kessarkar, Pratima M.

“…Clay minerals and Sr–Nd isotopes of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and bottom sediment were investigated along transect stations of the Mandovi and Zuari…”
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Geochemistry of the suspended sediment in the estuaries of the Mandovi and Zuari rivers, central west coast of India by Kessarkar, Pratima M., Shynu, R., Rao, V. Purnachandra, Chong, Feng, Narvekar, Tanuja, Zhang, Jing

“…The geochemistry of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) collected during the monsoon was determined to identify the sources of SPM and to understand the…”
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Changes in depositional environment for the past 35 years in the Thane Creek, central west coast of India: inferences from REEs, metals and magnetic properties by Fernandes, Lina L., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Parthiban, G., Purnachandra Rao, V.

“…The role of diagenetic processes in influencing the behaviour of metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Zn), rare earth elements (REEs) and environmental magnetic parameters…”
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Temporal and spatial variability of trace metals in suspended matter of the Mandovi estuary, central west coast of India by Shynu, R., Purnachandra Rao, V., Kessarkar, Pratima M., Rao, T. G.

“…Studies on the suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the Mandovi estuary, western India indicate that during the monsoon and pre-monsoon, the SPM increases,…”
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Rare earth elements in suspended and bottom sediments of the Mandovi estuary, central west coast of India: Influence of mining by Shynu, R., Rao, V. Purnachandra, Kessarkar, Pratima M., Rao, T.G.

“…Rare earth elements (REEs) in the suspended particulate matter (SPM) of the Mandovi estuary indicated that the mean total-REEs (∑REE) and light REE to heavy…”
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Clay minerals and Sr–Nd isotopes of the sediments along the western margin of India and their implication for sediment provenance by Kessarkar, Pratima M, Rao, V.Purnachandra, Ahmad, S.M, Babu, G.Anil

“…Mineralogy and Sr–Nd isotopic composition of the <2-μm fraction of the Holocene and late Pleistocene sediments from 12 gravity cores collected along the…”
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