September 13, 2026 11:44 am

NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)

Dr

Abhra Chanda

Department : School Of Oceanographic Studies

Designation : Assistant Professor

Additional Roles and Responsibilities :

  • Secretary (Officiating), Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Law & Management

E-Mail: abhrac.oceanst@jadavpuruniversity.in; abhrachanda1985@gmail.com

Office Phone Number: 03324146242

Mobile Number: +91 9674966453

Abhra Chanda Photograph

Subjects Taught

    Chemical Oceanography    Marine Pollution

Research Interests

    Biogeochemistry of lentic and lotic aquatic systems    Carbonate chemistry system of estuaries, nearshore coastal waters and aquaculture ponds of wetlands    Greenhouse gas dynamics of blue carbon ecosystems

Notable Achievements

    Qualified University Grant Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) (Environmental Science) as JRF + LS in June 2013, securing 64% with All-India First rank (unofficial) in the subject    Recipient of prestigious DST-INSPIRE Fellowship for pursuing a PhD degree (in 2010) provided by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India    1st Class 1st rank holder in M.Sc. (in ‘Environmental System Management’ from ‘Presidency College’ under ‘University of Calcutta’)

Journal Papers Published

  Basu S, Gogoi P, Chanda A (2024) An accidental encounter with bloom of diatom Palmerina hardmaniana (Greville) Hasle in Sundarbans, India: Impact on zooplankton community structure in tidal creek environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 199, 115935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115935   Swain S, Pattanaik S, Chanda A, Akhand A, Sahu RN, Majhi A, Panda CR, Satapathy DR, Sahoo RK, Roy R (2023) Multi‑annual variability of pCO2(aq) and air‑water CO2 flux in the mangrove‑dominated Dhamra Estuary draining into the Bayof Bengal (India). Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29986-5   Swain S, Pattanaik S, Akhand A, Chanda A, Sahu RN, Majhi A, Panda CR, Satapathy DR, Sahoo RK, Roy R, Vedabrata A (2023) Interannual and seasonal variability and future forecasting of pCO2 (water) using the ARIMA model and CO2 fluxes in a tropical estuary. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195, 1225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11816-3   Chanda A, Akhand A (2023) Challenges towards the Sustainability and Enhancement of the Indian Sundarban Mangrove’s Blue Carbon Stock. Life 13, 1787. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13081787   Bhattacharya A, Chanda A (2023) Characterizing micro-litter pollution in Bakkhali and Fraserganj Beaches of West Bengal, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 103102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103102   Banerjee S, Chanda A, Ghosh T, Cremin E, Renaud FG (2023) A Qualitative Assessment of Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Risk to Sustainable Livelihoods in the Indian Sundarban. Sustainability, 15, 6146. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076146   Das I, Chanda A, Akhand A, Hazra S (2023) Carbon Biogeochemistry of the Estuaries Adjoining the Indian Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem: A Review. Life, 13, 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13040863   Banerjee S, Ladd C, Chanda A, Shil S, Ghosh T, Large A, Balke T (2023) Securing the sustainable future of tropical deltas through mangrove restoration: lessons from the Indian Sundarban. One Earth 6(3), 190-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.015   Emilie C, O’Connor J, Banerjee S, Bui LH, Chanda A, Hua HH, Huynh DV, Le H, Murshed S, Mashfiqus S, Vu A, Sebesvari Z, Large A, Renaud FG (2023) Aligning the Global Delta Risk Index with SDG and SFDRR Global frameworks to assess risk to socio-ecological systems in river deltas. Sustainability Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-023-01295-3   Roy S, Hazra S, Chanda A (2022) Changing Characteristics of meteorological drought and its impact on monsoon-rice production in sub-humid red and laterite zone of West Bengal, India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-022-04316-w   Roy S, Hazra S, Chanda A (2022) Assessment of wet season agricultural droughts using monthly MODIS and SAR data in the red and lateritic zone of West Bengal, India. Spatial Information Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-022-00485-y   Hati JP, Chaube NR, Hazra S, Goswami S, Pramanick N, Samanta S, Chanda A, Mukhopadhyay A (2022) Mangrove monitoring in Lothian Island using airborne hyperspectral AVIRIS-NG data. Advances in Space Research.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2022.05.063   Akhand A, Chanda A, Jameel Y, Dasgupta R (2022) The present state-of-the-art of blue carbon repository in India: A meta-analysis. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01181-4   Roy S, Hazra S, Chanda A, Das S (2022) Land suitability analysis using AHP-based Multi-criteria decision model for sustainable agriculture in red and lateritic zones of West Bengal, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 131:201 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01941-x   Akhand A, Chanda A, Watanabe K, Das S, Tokoro T, Hazra S, Kuwae T (2022) Drivers of inorganic carbon dynamics and air-water CO2 fluxes in two large tropical estuaries: Insights from coupled radon (222Rn) and pCO2 surveys. Limnology and Oceanography, 67(S2), S118-S132. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12075   Roy S, Hazra S, Chanda A (2022) Identifying rainwater harvesting structure sites using MCDM-based GIS approach: a mitigation measure for drought in sub-humid red and lateritic zones of West Bengal, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(8), 784. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10077-7   Giri S, Daw TM, Hazra S, Troell M, Samanta S, Basu O, Marcinko CLJ, Chanda A (2022) Economic incentives drive the conversion of agriculture to aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans: Livelihood and environmental implications of different aquaculture types. Ambio, 51, 1963–1977, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01720-4   Giri S, Chanda A, Maity S, Chakraborty K, Hazra S (2022) Role of tide and lunar phases on the migration pattern of juvenile Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) within a meso‐macrotidal estuary. Journal of Fish Biology, 100(4), 988-996. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15003   Raturi A, Singh H, Kumar P, Chanda A, Shukla N (2022) Characterizing the post-monsoon CO2, CH4, N2O, and H2O vapor fluxes from a tropical wetland in the Himalayan foothill. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194,50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09721-8   Mandal J, Chanda A, Samanta S (2022) Air pollution in three megacities of India during the Diwali festival amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainable Cities and Society, 76, 103504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103504   Acharyya R, Pramanick N, Mukherjee S, Ghosh S, Chanda A, Pal I, Mitra D, Mukhopadhyay A (2022) Evaluation of catchment hydrology and soil loss in non-perennial river system: a case study of Subarnarekha Basin, India. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 8, 2401–2429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01231-3   Giri S, Samanta S, Mondal PP, Basu O, Khorat S, Chanda A, Hazra S (2022) A Geospatial assessment of growth pattern of aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve. Environment, Development, and Sustainability, 24, 4203–4225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01612-9   Samanta S, Hazra S, Mondal PP, Chanda A, Giri S, French JR, Nicholls RJ (2021) Assessment and attribution of mangrove Forest changes in the Indian Sundarbans from 2000 to 2020. Remote Sensing, 13(24), 4957. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13244957   Bhattacharyya S, Chanda A, Hazra, S., & Choudhury, S. B. (2021). Effect of enhanced salinity on the chlorophyll-a concentration and partial pressure of CO2 of a sewage-fed freshwater aquaculture pond: a microcosm experiment. Chemistry and Ecology, 37(9-10), 840-849. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2021.1990889   Giri S, Chanda A, Mondal PP, Samanta S, Chakraborty K, Maity S, Hazra S (2021) Role of biogeochemical parameters in delineating suitable habitats of juvenile Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) within an estuary. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 104, 1057–1072 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01134-3   Ghosh J, Chakraborty K, Chanda A, Akhand A, Bhattacharya T, Das S, Das I, Hazra S, Choudhury SB, Wells M (2021) Outwelling of total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon from the Hooghly River to the adjacent coastal Bay of Bengal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193, 415, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09191-y   Paul Choudhury C, Chanda A, Das S, Ghosh T (2021) Geochemical Dynamics of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of Hooghly-Matla Estuary – A Review. International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology 12(4), 363-373. https://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJARET?Volume=12&Issue=4   Mandal J, Samanta S, Chanda A, Halder S (2021) Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the air quality of three megacities in India. Atmospheric Research, 259, 105659, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105659   Akhand A, Chanda A, Watanabe K, Das S, Tokoro T, Hazra S, Kuwae T (2021) Reduction in Riverine Freshwater Supply Changes Inorganic and Organic Carbon Dynamics, and Air-water CO2 Fluxes in a Tropical Mangrove Dominated Estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126, e2020JG006144. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG006144   Akhand A, Chanda A, Watanabe K, Das S, Tokoro T, Chakraborty K, Hazra S, Kuwae T (2021) Low CO2 evasion rate from the mangrove-surrounding waters of the Sundarbans. Biogeochemistry, 153, 95–114, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-021-00769-9   Basu S, Chanda A, Gogoi P, Bhattacharyya S (2021) Organochlorine pesticides and heavy metals in the zooplankton, fishes, and shrimps of tropical shallow tidal creeks and the associated human health risk. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 165, 112170, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112170   Chanda A, Swain S, Das S, Seal A, Ghosh T, Hazra S (2021) Spatial variation of heavy metal accumulation in the sediments adjacent to different mangrove plant species within a mixed mangrove stand. Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal, 30(5), 548–568, https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2020.1867505   Basu S, Chanda A, Gogoi P, Bhattacharyya S (2021) A multi-decadal comparative analysis of a set of physicochemical and nutrient parameters in the tropical tidal creeks of Indian Sundarban mangrove biosphere reserve. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 37, 303–312, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00273-1   Hati JP, Samanta S, Chaube NR, Misra A, Giri S, Pramanick N, Gupta K, Datta Majumdar S, Chanda A, Mukhopadhyay A, Hazra S (2021) Mangrove classification using airborne hyperspectral AVIRIS-NG and comparing with other spaceborne hyperspectral and multispectral data. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 24(2), 273–281, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrs.2020.10.002   Akhand A, Watanabe K, Chanda A, Tokoro T, Chakraborty K, Moki H, Tanaya T, Ghosh J, Kuwae T (2021) Lateral carbon fluxes and CO2 evasion from a subtropical mangrove-seagrass-coral continuum. Science of the Total Environment, 752: 142190, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142190   Giri S, Purkayastha S, Hazra S, Chanda A, Das I, Das S (2020) Prediction of Monthly Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) Catch in the Northern Bay of Bengal using Bayesian Structural Time Series Model. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 39, 101456, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma. 2020.101456   Chanda A*, Das S, Bhattacharyya S, Akhand A, Das I, Samanta S, Choudhury SB, Hazra S (2020) CO2 effluxes from an urban tidal river flowing through two of the most populated and polluted cities of India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 30093–30107 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09254-6   Shaher S, Chanda A*, Das S, Das I, Giri S, Samanta S, Hazra S, Mukherjee AD (2020) Summer methane emissions from sewage water–fed tropical shallow aquaculture ponds characterized by different water depths. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 18182–18195, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08296-0   Bhattacharyya S, Chanda A, Hazra S, Das S, Das I (2020) Delineating CO2 and chlorophyll-a variability of an urban estuary with respect to changes in available dissolved nutrients: A microcosm study. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, 49(11), 1710-1720.   Roy S, Hazra S, Chanda A, Das S (2020) Assessment of groundwater potential zones using multi‑criteria decision-making technique: a micro–level case study from red and lateritic zone (RLZ) of West Bengal, India. Sustainable Water Resources Management 6:4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-020-00373-z   Bhattacharyya S, Chanda A, Hazra S, Das S, Choudhury SB (2020) Effect of nutrient alteration on pCO2(water) and chlorophyll-a dynamics in a tropical aquaculture pond situated within a Ramsar site: a microcosm approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 4353–4364, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07106-6   Mukhopadhyay A, Giri S, Hazra S, Das S, Chanda A (2020) Influence of Oceanographic Variability on the Life Cycle and Spawning Period of Sardinella fimbriata in the Northern Part of Bay of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 73(3), 285–295, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-019-00314-5   Pattanaik, S, Chanda, A, Sahoo, RK, Swain, S, Satapathy, DR, Panda, CR, Choudhury, SB, Mohapatra, PK (2020) Contrasting intra–annual inorganic carbon dynamics and air–water CO2 exchange in Dhamra and Mahanadi Estuaries of northern Bay of Bengal, India. Limnology, 21, 129–138, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-019-00592-0   Bhattacharyya, S., Hazra, S., Das, S., Samanta, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Dutta, D., Choudhury, S. B., Chanda, A* (2020) Characterizing nutrient dynamics with relation to changes in partial pressure of CO2 in a tropical sewage-fed aquaculture pond situated in a Ramsar wetland. Water and Environment Journal, 34, 259-273, https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12459   Das, S, Chanda, A, Hazra, S (2019) Comparing the remotely sensed chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) product with in-situ CDOM in the northern Bay of Bengal, Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, 10(2), 33-36.   Giri, S., Hazra, S., Ghosh, P., Das, S., Chanda, A., Das, I., Chakraborty, K., Ghosh, A., Mukhopadhyay, A., Maity, S (2019) Role of lunar phases, rainfall and wind in predicting Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) catch in the northern Bay of Bengal, Fisheries Oceanography, 28, 567–575, https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12430   Chanda, A*., Das, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Das, I., Giri, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Samanta, S., Dutta, D., Akhand, A., Choudhury, S. B., Hazra, S (2019) CO2 fluxes from aquaculture ponds of a tropical wetland: Potential of multiple lime treatment in reduction of CO2 emission. Science of the Total Environment, 655, 1321-1333, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.332   Gupta, K., Mukhopadhyay, A., Giri, S., Chanda, A., Datta Majumdar, S., Samanta, S., Mitra, D., Samal, R. N., Pattnaik, A.K., Hazra, S. (2018). An Index for discrimination of mangroves from non-mangroves using LANDSAT 8 OLI imagery. MethodsX, 5, 1129-1139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2018.09.011   Datta Majumdar, S., Hazra, S., Giri, S., Chanda, A., Gupta, K., Mukhopadhyay, A., Dam Roy, S. 2018. Threats to coral reef diversity of Andaman Islands, India: A review. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 24, 237-250, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.08.011   Das, I., Hazra, S., Das, S., Giri, S., Chanda, A., Maity, S., Ghosh, S 2018. Trophic‑level modelling of the coastal waters of the northern Bay of Bengal, West Bengal, India. Fisheries Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-018-1246-x   Chanda, A., Das, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Ghosh, A., Akhand, A., Ghosh, P., Ghosh, T., Mitra, D., Hazra, S., 2018. Sea surface temperature and rainfall anomaly over the Bay of Bengal during the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the extreme Indian Ocean Dipole events between 2002 and 2016. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 12, 10-22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2018.08.001   Chakraborty K, Nimit K, Akhand A, Prakash S, Paul A, Ghosh J, Udaya Bhaskar TVS, Chanda, A (2018) Modeling the enhancement of sea surface chlorophyll concentration during the cyclonic events in the Arabian Sea. Journal of Sea Research, Journal of Sea Research 140, 22–31.   Shaher S, Chanda A, Hazra S, Mukherjee AD (2018) Status of Methane Emission from Indian Wetlands (Saline vs. Freshwater): A Mini Review. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-018-1005-x   Mukhopadhyay, A, Ghosh, P, Chanda, A, Ghosh, A, Ghosh, S, Das, S, Ghosh, T, Hazra, S 2018 ‘Threats to coastal communities of Mahanadi delta due to imminent consequences of erosion – Present and near future’, Science of the Total Environment, 637–638, 717–729, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.076   Bhattacharyya, S., Chanda, A., Das, S., Akhand, A., Pattanaik, S., Choudhury, S. B., Dutta, D., Hazra, S., 2018 ‘Nutrient removal vis-à-vis change in partial pressure of CO2 during post-monsoon season in a tropical lentic and lotic aquatic body: a comparative study’, Earth Systems and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-018-0045-y   Chakraborty, P., Hazra, S., Chanda, A., Das, S., 2018 ‘Variability of Na+, K+-ATPase activity and location of chloride cells in the gills of tenualosa ilisha in response to different salinity zones of Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system, West Bengal, India’, International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 25110-25114, https://doi.org/10.24327/IJRSR   Biswas, P., Bhattacharya, T., Chanda, A., Das, S., Hazra, S. (2018) Urban Wetlands – CO2 sink or source? A case study on the aquaculture ponds of East Kolkata Wetlands, International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, vol. 9, no. 2, 24158-24165, http://dx.doi.org/10.24327 /ijrsr.2018.0902.1608   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Dutta, S, Manna, S, Giri, S, Das, S, Lotliker, A.A, Chakraborty, K, Sen Sarkar, N, Sanyal, P, Hazra, S, Rao, K.H, 2017 ‘Microphytoplankton species assemblages, species-specific carbon stock and nutrient stoichiometry in the shallow continental shelf of the northern Bay of Bengal during winter’, Indian Journal of Geo- Marine Science, vol. 46, no. 09, pp. 1827-1835   Das, S, Hazra, S, Giri, S, Das, I, Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Maity, S 2017 ‘Light absorption characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the coastal waters of northern Bay of Bengal during winter season’, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 884-892   Das, S, Das, I, Giri, S, Chanda, A, Maity, S, Lotliker, A.A., Srinivasa Kumar, T., Akhand, A, Hazra, S, 2017 ‘Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) variability over the continental shelf of the northern Bay of Bengal’, Oceanologia 59(3), 271-282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.03.002   Ghosh, P, Mukhopadhyay, A, Chanda, A, Mondal, P, Akhand, A, Mukherjee, S, Nayak, S.K., Ghosh, S, Mitra, D, Ghosh, T, Hazra, S 2017 ‘Application of Cellular automata and Markov-chain model in geospatial environmental modeling- A review’ Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 5: 64-77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2017.01.005   Das, S, Giri, S, Das, I, Chanda, A, Ghosh, A, Mukhopadhyay, A, Akhand, A, Chowdhury, S. B., Dadhwal, V.K., Kumar, T.S., Lotliker, A.L., Mitra, D, Hazra, S 2017 ‘Nutrient dynamics of northern Bay of Bengal (nBoB)—Emphasizing the role of tides’ Regional Studies in Marine Science, 10, 116-134, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2017.01.006   Akhand, A, Mukhopadhyay, A, Chanda, A, Mukherjee, S, Das, A, Das, S, Hazra, S, Mitra, D, Rao, KH & Dadhwal, VK, 2017 ‘Potential CO2 emission due to loss of above ground biomass from the Indian Sundarban mangroves during the last four decades’, Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 45(1), 147-154, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-016-0567-4   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Manna, S, Das, S, Hazra, S, Roy, R, Choudhury, S. B., Rao, K. H., Dadhwal, V.K., Chakraborty, K, Mostofa, K.M.G., Tokoro, T, Kuwae, T, Wanninkhof, R 2016 ‘A comparison of CO2 dynamics and air-water fluxes in a river-dominated estuary and a mangrove-dominated marine estuary’ Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 11,726–11,735, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070716   Dutta, S, Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Hazra, S 2016 ‘Correlation of Phytoplankton Biomass (Chlorophyll-a) and Nutrients with the Catch Per Unit Effort in the PFZ Forecast Areas of Northern Bay of Bengal during Simultaneous Validation of Winter Fishing Season’ Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 16, pp. 767-777, https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v16_4_03   Hazra, S, Mukhopadhyay, A, Mukherjee, S, Chanda, A, Ghosh, T, Salehin, M 2016 ‘Characterizing the 2D shape complexity dynamics of the islands of Sundarbans, Bangladesh: A fractal dimension approach’ Environmental Earth Science, 75(20), 1367-1378, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-6175-3   Chanda, A, Mukhopadhyay, A, Ghosh, T, Akhand, A, Mondal, P, Ghosh, S, Mukherjee, S, Wolf, J, Lázár, A.N., Rahman, M.M., Salehin, M, Chowdhury, S.M., Hazra, S., 2016 ‘Blue carbon stock of the Bangladesh Sundarban mangroves: What could be the scenario after a century?’ Wetlands, 36(6), 1033-1045, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-016-0819-7   Das, S, Giri, S, Das, I, Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Mukhopadhyay, A, Maity, S, Hazra, S 2016, ‘Tide induced annual variability of selected physico-chemical characteristics in the northern Bay of Bengal (nBoB) with a special emphasis on Tropical Cyclone-Phailin, 2013’, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 952-959   Das, S, Hazra, S, Giri, S, Das, I, Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Maity, S & Lotliker, A.A., 2016 ‘Delineating the relationship between chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) variability and biogeochemical parameters in a shallow continental shelf’, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 42(3), 241-248, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2016.08.001   Mostofa, KMG, Liu, C-Q, Zhai, WD, Minella, M, Vione, D, Gao, K, Minakata, D, Arakaki, T, Yoshioka, T, Hayakawa, K, Konohira, E, Tanoue, E, Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Wang B, Sakugawa, H 2016 ‘Reviews and Synthesis: Ocean acidification and its potential impact on marine ecosystems’, Biogeosciences, vol. 13, pp. 1767 - 1796, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1767-2016   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Das, S, Sanyal, P, Hazra, S 2016 ‘High cadmium contamination in the gateway of Sundarban ecosystem, driven by Kolkata metropolitan sewage, India’, Current Science, vol. 110, no. 3, pp. 386-391   Hazra, S, Mukhopadhyay, A, Mukherjee, S, Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Mitra, D, Ghosh, T 2016 ‘Disappearance of the New Moore Island from the southernmost coastal fringe of the Sundarban Delta - A Case Study’, Journal of Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 44(3), 479-484; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-015-0524-7   Das, S, Chanda, A, Dey, S, Banerjee, S, Mukhopadhyay, A, Akhand, A, Ghosh, A, Ghosh, S, Hazra, S, Mitra, D, Lotliker, AA, Rao, KH, Choudhury, SB, Dadhwal VK 2016 ‘Comparing the spatio-temporal variability of remotely sensed oceanographic parameters between Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal throughout a decade’, Current Science, vol. 110, no. 4, pp. 627-639   Mukhopadhyay, A, Hazra, S, Mitra, D, Hutton, C, Chanda, A, Mukherjee, S 2016 ‘Characterizing the multi-risk with respect to plausible natural hazards in the Balasore coast, Odisha, India – A multi-criteria analysis (MCA) appraisal’, Natural Hazards, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 1495-1513, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-2035-9   Giri, S, Manna, S, Chanda, A, Choudhury, A, Mukhopadhyay, A, Chakraborty, S, Hazra, S 2016, ‘Implementing a spatial model to derive Potential Fishing Zones in the northern Bay of Bengal lying adjacent to West Bengal coast, India’, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 44(1), 59-66, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-015-0472-2   Chanda, A*, Akhand, A, Manna, S, Das, S, Mukhopadhyay, A, Das, I, Hazra, S, Choudhury, SB, Rao, KH, Dadhwal, VK 2016 ‘Mangrove associates vs true mangroves: a comparative analysis of leaf litter decomposition in Sundarban’, Wetland Ecology and Management, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 293-315, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-015-9456-9   Giri, S, Das, S, Chanda, A, Das, I, Maity, S, Hazra, S 2015, ‘Increasing fish catch after the cyclone Phailin in the northern Bay of Bengal lying adjacent to West Bengal coast- A case study’, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 1094-1097   Das, S, Chanda, A, Giri, S, Akhand, A, Hazra, S 2015, ‘Characterizing the influence of tide on the physico-chemical parameters and nutrient variability in the coastal surface water of Northern Bay of Bengal during winter season’, Acta Oceanologica Sinica, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 102-111   Chanda, A*, Akhand, A, Manna, S, Das, S, Das, I Hazra, S, Rao, KH & Dadhwal, VK 2014, ‘Measuring daytime CO2 fluxes from the inter-tidal mangrove soils of Indian Sundarbans’, Environmental Earth Science, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 417-427, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2962-2   Manna, S, Nandy, S, Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Hazra, S & Dadhwal, VK 2014, ‘Estimating aboveground biomass in Avicennia marina plantation in Indian Sundarbans using high-resolution satellite data’, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, vol. 8, no. 1, 083639, https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.8.083638   Chanda, A*, Akhand, A, Manna, S, Dutta, S, Das, I & Hazra, S 2013, ‘Spatial variability of atmosphere-biosphere CO2 and H2O exchange in selected sites of Indian Sundarbans during summer’, Tropical Ecology, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 167-178.   Chanda, A*, Akhand, A, Manna, S, Dutta, S, Hazra, S, Das, I & Dadhwal, VK 2013, ‘Characterizing spatial variability of carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes above a tropical mixed mangrove forest canopy, India’, Journal of Earth System Science, vol. 122, no. 2, pp. 503-513, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-013-0288-9   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Dutta, S, Manna, S, Hazra, S, Rao, KH & Dadhwal, VK, 2013 ‘Characterizing air-sea CO2 exchange dynamics during winter in the coastal water off Hugli-Matla estuarine system in the northern Bay of Bengal, India’ Journal of Oceanography, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 687-697, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-013-0199-z   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Dutta, S, Manna, S, Sanyal, P, Hazra, S, Rao, KH & Dadhwal, VK 2013, ‘Dual character of Sundarban estuary as a source and sink of CO2 during summer: an investigation of spatial dynamics’, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 185, no. 8, pp. 6505-6515, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-3042-x   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Dutta, S & Hazra, S 2012, ‘Air-water carbon dioxide exchange dynamics along the outer estuarine transition zone of Sundarban, northern Bay of Bengal, India’, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 111-116   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Dutta, S, Hazra, S & Sanyal, P 2012, ‘Comparative study of heavy metals in selected mangroves of Sundarban ecosystem, India’, Journal of Environmental Biology, vol. 33, no. pp. 1045-1049   Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Sanyal, P & Hazra, S 2012, ‘Pollution load of four heavy metals in water, sediment and benthic organisms in the Kulti River of Sundarban fed by Kolkata metropolitan sewage’, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, vol. 11, no. 1 pp. 153-156   Akhand, A, Sarkar, D, Mukhopadhyay, A, Chanda, A, Sanyal, P & Hazra, S 2012, ‘Status of salinity, pH and dissolved oxygen in the coasts and tsunami impounded water bodies of the south Andaman’, Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1-4   Dutta, S, Maity, S, Chanda, A & Hazra, S 2012, ‘Population structure, mortality rate and exploitation rate of Hilsa Shad (Tenulosa ilisha) in West Bengal coast of northern Bay of Bengal, India’, World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 54-59   Dutta, S, Maity, S, Chanda, A, Akhand, A & Hazra, S 2012, ‘Length weight relationship of four commercially important marine fishes of northern Bay of Bengal, West Bengal coast, India’, Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 52-58   Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Das, A & Hazra, S 2011, ‘Cr, Pb and Hg contamination on agricultural soil and paddy grain after irrigation using metropolitan sewage effluent’, Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, vol. 1, no. 10, pp. 464 – 469   Chanda, A, Akhand, A, Dutta, S & Hazra, S 2011, ‘Summer fluxes of CO2 from soil, in the coastal margin of world’s largest mangrove patch of Sundarbans – first report’, Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, vol. 1, no. 11, pp. 2137 – 2141

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