K. M. Santosh has obtained M.Sc. degree in Oceanography from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). His Ph.D. is from Mangalore University in Bio-Science”. Presently he is a Faculty in Department of Physical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT. Dr. Santosh has more than 15 years of experience this includes scientific, research and teaching fields. He has worked as Remote Sensing Specialist in King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the UNCC sponsored Project on “Oceanographic Survey in support of the Marine and Coastal Damage Assessment”. Dr. Santosh had worked as an Associate Professor in Arba Minch University (AMU), Ethiopia. He has immense cruise experience covering entire Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal several times and also from Arabian Gulf. He is a reviewer of IJMS. Participated in many national workshops and International conferences. Performed as a faculty in the area of Remote Sensing and GIS for the National level training programme on “Climate Change & Spatial Technology”.