IndARC Observatory
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Coordinates: 78°57′N 12°01′E / 78.950°N 12.017°E / 78.950; 12.017 | |
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• Body | National centre for Polar and Ocean Research |
Website | www |
IndARCisIndia'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]
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]
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