Thermal mapping in the Kalpakkam Coast (Bay of Bengal) in the vicinity of Madras atomic power station
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19268671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Anupkumar (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), T Subba Rao (0000-0002-6467-1773, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), V P Venugopalan (0000-0002-2837-6339, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), S V Narasimhan (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 473-485 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7233 • E-ISSN: 1026-7476 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00207230500196112 |
| OpenAlex | W2030790296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Discharge of condenser cooling water from electric power plants into coastal marine environments constitutes an environmental issue. In this paper, we examine the impact of thermal discharge from a tropical coastal power station (located at Kalpakkam on the east coast of India) on the distribution of temperature near the discharge area. Monitoring studies were carried out near the discharge zone by means of monthly boat cruises, covering an area of 2.5 km2. A ship cruise was also undertaken to study the temperature distribution in a larger area (4 km2). The thermal plume movement in the sea was found to be dependent on the monsoonal currents. Accordingly, the plume moved northward, southward or in the offshore direction. The area occupied by the thermal plume was estimated to be about 1.3 km2, but it varied with season. Thermal discharge did not contribute to any increase in temperature below 2m depth
Bay · BENGAL · Current (fluid) · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture) · Meteorology · Monsoon · Plume · Submarine pipeline · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Environmental Science · Geology · Marine and coastal ecosystems · Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |