IndARC

IndARC Observatory
Arctic Research Station
IndARC Observatory
Coordinates: 78°57′N12°01′E / 78.950°N 12.017°E / 78.950; 12.017
Country	India
Government
• Body	National centre for Polar and Ocean Research
Website	www.ncaor.gov.in/pages/display/398-indarc

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] 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 Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and ESSO- National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). ^[3]

See also

• • List of research stations in the Arctic

References

1. Nandakumar, T. (12 September 2014). "India's Arctic observatory to aid climate change studies". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
2. Chellappan, Kumar (3 August 2014). "IndARC to unravel monsoon mystery". The Pioneer. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. "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 Archived 2018-11-19 at the Wayback Machine