Sediment Classification: Is India’s water in the dark?
Romit Rajendra Kaware
Research fellow at MRC.
Key Highlights
- Oceans are one of the most crucial components for supporting life, yet we know more about the topography of Mars than we do about the earth’s sea floor.
- Acoustic Sediment Classification aids in efficient assessment, monitoring and conservation of seafloor dynamics which includes sediment bearing pressure, benthic ecosystem and the abiotic components.
- Proper data availability and accessibility is necessary for any scientific, technological and economic developmental goals.
- Indian Ocean contains most diverse lifeforms and lies at one of the major trade cross-sections of the world still lags behind in regional co-operation and security arrangements in place.
Our oceans cover approximately 70% of the earth’s surface and play a critical role in supporting life, from the air we breathe and the food we eat to weather and climate patterns. Moreover, Indian rivers are the richest repositories of biodiversity and can be classified as endangered species. Indian rivers hold about 50% of all aquatic water plants and are home to thousands of migratory and resident water birds, amphibians, reptiles, riparian plants, Phyto, and zooplankton species, etc. Despite their vital functions, our understanding of such water bodies remains limited. With increasing technological expertise and an ever-growing burden on the current resources, the need for exploration deep into our water bodies is pressing. Recreational, commercial, and military maritime uses demand properties of the waterbed. For locating stable environments and ensuring the proper operation of structures, pipelines, and other installations on the surface of and buried within marine sediments, construction projects on waterbeds frequently require extensive knowledge of strength, deformability, and hydraulic, thermal, acoustic, and seismic properties.
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Romit Rajendra Kaware
Research fellow at MRC.
Romit Rajendra Kaware is a final-year student pursuing B.Tech in Civil Engineering at IIT Delhi and is currently working as a research fellow at MRC. His keen interests lie in scientific research in structures and materials since it helps him increase his understanding of the processes used in constructing robust infrastructure. Moreover, Romit is passionate about contributing his knowledge of civil engineering in the maritime domain, which has the capacity to benefit the nation.