IndARC
Arctic Research Station in India
78°57′N 12°01′E / 78.950°N 12.017°E / 78.950; 12.017
IndiaIndARC is India's first underwater moored observatory in the Arctic region. It was deployed in 2014 at Kongsfjorden fjord, Svalbard, Norway which is midway between Norway and North Pole.[1] The observatory's research goal is to study the Arctic climate and its influence on the monsoon.[2]
Development
This moored observatory is designed and developed by Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO)-National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and ESSO-National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) with ESSO-Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS).[3]
See also
References
- ^ Nandakumar, T. (12 September 2014). "India's Arctic observatory to aid climate change studies". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Chellappan, Kumar (3 August 2014). "IndARC to unravel monsoon mystery". The Pioneer. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "India Deploys its First Sub-Surface Ocean Moored Observatory in the Arctic". Press Information Bureau, Government of India Ministry of Earth Science. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
External links
- Earth System Science Organisation
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- Himadri (2008)
- IndARC (2014)
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