IndARC - Purpose and Location
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about about IndARC?
1. IndARC, the country’s first underwater moored observatory in the Kongsfjorden fjord, half way between Norway and the North Pole.
2. IndARC was deployed from RV Lance, a research vessel belonging to the Norwegian Polar Institute- Published on 08 Sep 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Both
Kongsfjorden is a natural laboratory for studying the Arctic climate variability, as it receives climatic signals from the Arctic and Atlantic in the course of an annual seasonal cycle. Data collected by IndARC would be used for climate modelling studies to understand the influence of the Arctic processes on the Indian monsoon system.
