IndARC explained

IndARC Observatory
Settlement Type:	Arctic Research Station
Pushpin Map:	Svalbard
Coordinates:	78.95°N 13°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Established Date:	23 July 2014
Governing Body:	National centre for Polar and Ocean Research

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 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

• • List of research stations in the Arctic

External links

• Earth System Science Organisation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nandakumar . T. . India’s Arctic observatory to aid climate change studies . The Hindu . 24 January 2019 . en-IN . 12 September 2014.
2. Web site: Kumar . Chellappan. IndARC to unravel monsoon mystery. 3 August 2014. The Pioneer. 23 January 2019.
3. Web site: 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. 23 January 2019.