Browsing Marine Science Cluster by Author "Aboobacker, V. M."
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Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review
Veerasingam, S.; Ranjani, M.; Venkatachalapathy, R.; Bagaev, Andrei; Mukhanov, Vladimir; Litvinyuk, Daria; Mugilarasan, M.; Gurumoorthi, K.; Guganathan, L.; Aboobacker, V. M.; Vethamony, P.... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic (MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the ... -
Extreme value analysis of wave climate around Farasan Islands, southern Red Sea
V.R., Shamji; Aboobacker, V.M.; Vineesh, T.C. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The study investigates extreme value analysis of wave climate around the Farasan islands’ protected coastal zone in the southern Red Sea. It provides an overall idea of the extreme wave conditions in the southern Red Sea, ... -
The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data
Aboobacker, V.M.; Aboobacker, V. M.; Shanas, P. R.; Al-Ansari, Ebrahim M.A.S.; Sanil Kumar, V.; Vethamony, P.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2020 , Article)Recent studies point out the importance of northerly winds and waves in the Arabian Sea, especially those due to shamal and makran events in addition to the northeast monsoon system. We have analyzed climatology and trends ... -
Microplastics in the beach sediments around the Ras Rakan Island, Qatar
Subramanian, Veerasingam; Aboobacker, V.M; Giraldes, A.E.; Dib, S; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Vethamony, P... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The ubiquitous microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging environmental issue in the marine environment. In this study, historical accumulation trends of MPs in the beach sediments around the Ras Rakan Island of Qatar have ... -
Role of shamal and easterly winds on the wave characteristics off Qatar, central Arabian Gulf
Aboobacker, V. M.; Samiksha, S. V.; Veerasingam, S.; Al-Ansari, Ebrahim M.A.S.; Vethamony, P. ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Waves in the Arabian Gulf (Gulf) are dominated by shamal winds during winter and early summer. Although wave characteristics in the Gulf are broadly studied, features associated with various wind systems are not explicitly ... -
Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar
S., Veerasingam; Al-Khayat, Jassim A.; Aboobacker, V.M.; Hamza, Shafeeq; Vethamony, P. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been assessed. A total of 2376 ML items with varying sizes were found ... -
Spatial distribution, structural characterization and weathering of tarmats along the west coast of Qatar
S., Veerasingam; Al-Khayat, Jassim A.; Haseeba, K.P.; Aboobacker, V.M.; Hamza, Shafeeq; Vethamony, P.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Oil pollution resulting from natural and anthropogenic activities in the Arabian Gulf as well as oil residue in the form of tarmat (TM) deposited on the coast is a major environmental concern. The spatial distribution, ...