Ocean color remote sensing

• Improve/Develop robust ocean color remote sensing techniques of optically active substances (OASs) in the ocean and coastal waters.
• Satellite-based observation of the Marine Ecosystem
• Detecting unprecedented OASs in the North Indian Ocean.

Ocean bio optics

• Bio-optical characterization of coastal waters and phytoplankton communities
• Validation/Calibration of satellite ocean-color observations using bio-optical in-situ measurements

Monitoring Marine Ecosystem

• Coastal and Nearshore Ecosystems monitoring.
• Marine Carbon Cycle and Blue Carbon
• Climate Variability and Marine Ecosystems
• Applications for Conservation and Management

Biogeochemical modelling

• Coupled Physical-Optical-Biogeochemical Modelling