Place:IndARC
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IndARC Observatory | |
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  IndARC Observatory | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 78°57′N 12°01′E / 78.95°N 12.017°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Government | |
| • Body | National centre for Polar and Ocean Research |
| Website | www |
IndARC 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] Its 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" (in en-IN). https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/indias-arctic-observatory-to-aid-climate-change-studies/article6405727.ece.
- ↑ Chellappan, Kumar (3 August 2014). "IndARC to unravel monsoon mystery". https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/sunday-edition/indarc-to-unravel-monsoon-mystery.html.
- ↑ "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. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107789.
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