Objectives

The overall objective of C3-eKerala is to advance the quantitative understanding of the impact of climate change on the marine ecosystem of the Kerala coast to benefit society

A multidisciplinary approach including the integrated use of satellite sensor synergy, in-situ observations, statistical and numerical modeling together with state-of-the-art machine learning methods are used to:

1. Attribute the impact of climate change on the coastal sea level and ocean waves via changes in the winds and ocean warming;

2. Map the observed shoreline changes along the Kerala coast and to predict future coastal shoreline changes and inundations;

3. Assess the impact on the structure and functioning of the vulnerable coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrass;

4. Understand the impact of climate change induced ocean variability in triggering harmful algal blooms.