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CURRICULUM VITAE

GOPIKA.N Flat No.*c,

Mobile: 859-***-**** Asset Homes

Life Space,

Irimpanam P.O,

Ernakulam (Dist),

Kerala, India.

E-mail : ******.***@*****.***

***********@*****.***

Objective

To seeking the challenging environment and use my creative abilities for the

development of the organization.

Academic Profile

• Qualified CSIR- UGC(Earth Science) held in December-2011

• Qualified CSIR-UGC-NET(Earth Science) held in June-2006

• M.Tech Atmospheric Science (2005-2007)

Cochin University of Science & Technology

Class: First Class, CGPA: 7.9

• M.Sc Physical Oceanography (2001-2003)

Cochin University of Science & Technology

Class: First Class, CGPA: 7.3

• B.Sc Physics (1998-2001)

Calicut University

Class: First Class, Percentage: 76

• Plus-Two Science (1996-1998)

Board of Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala

Class: Distinction, Percentage: 75

• S.S.L.C (1996)

Board of Public Examinations, Kerala

Class: First Class, Percentage: 76

Other Qualification

• Attended Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) outreach E-Learning

Education Programme- Certificate course on Fundamentals of Geographical

Information System(GIS) and Global Navigation System.

• Attended ESRI training on ArcGIS.

Main Skills

• Research experience in Oceanography, Meteorology, Air-Sea interaction,

Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics, Climate Change etc.

• Remote sensing and GIS processing, data management and analysis.

• Geoprocessing with ArcGIS and QGIS, Spatial Analyst, geodatabase creation

and management, raster and vector processing and analysis.

• Reporting (reports, peer-reviewed publications, seminar and conference

presentations).

• Experience in Assignment/Project helping in Earth and Planetary Science.

Technical Skills

• MS Office, Linux

• Fortran, C-Programming

• Ferret, Grads, Surfer, Grapher

Area of Specialization

• GIS-ArcGIS and QGIS- Good knowledge in GIS and Remote Sensing

Domain. Good understanding of Coordinate System, Map Projection, Datum,

geospatial data formats(vector, raster, imagery), Geospatial Data

Development, Conversion, Manipulation, Topology correction etc.

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Air-Sea interaction

• Atmospheric Physics

• Waves and Tides

• Climatology

• Environmental Oceanography

• Dynamical Oceanography

• Atmospheric Dynamics

• Tropical Oceanography

• Numerical Weather Prediction

• Coastal Oceanography

Academic Projects

• Undergone 4 months M.Sc project on the topic “Variability of Latent Heat

Flux over the Indian Ocean during the period 1988-1998”.

• Undergone 1 year M.Tech project on the topic “Air-Sea Coupling over the

Equatorial Indian Ocean” carried out at National Institute of

Oceanography, Goa.

Strengths

Organizing ability, Punctuality, Willingness to learn new things, Committed to the

responsibilities, quick learning.

Research Experience

1) M.Tech (Atmospheric Sciences) Project-“Air-Sea coupling over the

equatorial Indian Ocean

Institute: National Institute of Oceanography, Goa

Time period: 2006-07

Dissertation Guide: Dr. S. Prasanna Kumar, Chief Scientist, NIO-Goa

Research Description: This dissertation focused at understanding the upper

ocean variability of the Equatorial Indian Ocean and then to explore the

atmospheric forcing responsible for it. Here I was involved in the collection of

both in situ data and remote sensing data; Calculation of mixed layer depth,

barrier layer depth and mid-thermocline depth; found the seasonal variability

of oceanic and atmospheric parameters; then explained how the atmospheric

forcing controls the ocean dynamics. In this study I used “Fortran” for data

sorting and calculation of air-sea parameters; Ferret, Surfer and Grapher are

used to interpret the data.

2) ICAR Network Project- “Impact, adaptation and vulnerability of Indian

Marine Fisheries to Climate change”

Institute: Central marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

Position: Senior Research Fellow

Time period: 2007-08

Principal Investigator: Dr. E. Vivekanandan, Principal Scientist, CMFRI

Research Description: I was involved in the collection and analysis of

physical oceanography parameters (SST, wind speed etc) near the eastern and

western coastal regions of India.

3) INCOIS-INDOMOD Project-“Dynamics of the coastal waters of south-west

coast of India and it’s impact on fisheries"

Institute: Dept. Of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of science and

Technology, Cochin

Position: Senior Research Fellow

Time period: 2010-11

Principal Investigator: Dr.R.Sajeev, Assosiate Professor, Dept. of Physical

Oceanography, CUSAT

Research Description: I was involved in the calculation and analysis of heat budget

parameters of the Arabian Sea and found its relationship with fisheries. One of my

work is published in a Conference Proceeding.

4) UGC-Junior Research Fellow

Institute: Dept. Of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of science and

Technology, Cochin

Position: Junior Research Fellow

Time period: 2012-13

Research Guide: Dr.R.Sajeev, Assosiate Professor, Dept. of Physical

Oceanography, CUSAT

Research Description: The main objective of my research is to investigate the

variation of heat budget in the various regions of the Indian Ocean and to

examine the ocean mechanisms responsible for this variation; then evaluate

the influence of extreme climatic events (Indian Ocean Dipole, El-Nino etc)

on the heat budget of the Indian Ocean.

Personal Profile

Spouse Name : Darsan.S

Date of Birth : 29-03-1981

Gender : Female

Marital status : Married

Linguistic abilities : English, Malayalam

Declaration

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my

knowledge and belief.

Place: Cochin

Date : 04/12/2014 Gopika.N

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