Instituted by the Goverment of Kerala
Understanding the earth in its totality, transcending the boundaries of disciplines and gaining knowledge on the interactive and competing processes that shape the earth, from its evolution to the present status of ever increasing demand for natural resources, call for an all encompassing and multidisciplinary approach. Establishment of CESS in 1978 by Prof. C. Karunakaran was a recognition and realisation of this need to study earth's process in its total perspective.
The changes in global configuration of continents and oceans throughout the Earth’s history suggest that they are in continuous motion with respect to each other. The research on the history of evolution and dispersion of supercontinents is essential in identifying mineral and energy resources that we utilize today and in understanding the atmospheric composition, the global climatic conditions, and the evolution of life through geological time. The new research findings of Sreejith and Ravindra Kumar, published in Journal of Geodynamics, constraining the petrogenesis of high-K metagranites in the Kerala Khondalite Belt (KKB), turn out to be very significant in this context. More...
- Arc-related Magmatism in Kerala: Implications for Supercontinent Reconstruction.
- Tracing low–P metamorphism and crustal anatexis at convergent settings
- Application of IRS imagery to derive physical characteristics of a lake system
- Urban/Rural Cooling Rates in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Vision Statement
A Vision for Our Earth
To unravel the mysteries surrounding the earth and its processes for the sustainable development of natural resources, conservation of environment and management of natural hazards
Areas of Research
CESS is a premier institute in India that has strong linkages to researches and studies related to the Earth System. The major two areas are Earth System Dynamics and Earth Science Applications.
Facilities at CESS
Centre for Earth Science Studies is having many facilities for conducting scientific studies and analysis, the research laboratories are well equipped to provide accurate results about various study areas entrusted to CESS from time to time.