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Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme

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  • Published
    28th Mar, 2022

The Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme has been approved for continuation during 2021-2026.

Context

The Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme has been approved for continuation during 2021-2026.

About Pacer Initiative

  • The Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme comprises the Antarctic program, Indian Arctic program, Southern Ocean program and Cryosphere and Climate program.
  • It is implemented through National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • PACER encompasses the following six components.
    • Construction of a polar research vessel
    • Construction of the third research base in Antarctica
    • Indian scientific endeavours in the Arctic
    • Polar expeditions-Antarctica
    • Replacement of Maitri station
    • Southern Ocean

Achievements of the scheme

  • Under this scheme, the Ministry of Earth Sciences has deployed India’s first multi-sensor moored sub-surface observatory (IndARC) at a water depth of ~180m in the Arctic.
  • The IndARC mooring system along with the Hydrophone system was successfully retrieved and deployed in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. 
  • It also established a high altitude research station in Himalaya called HIMANSH at a remote region in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.  
  • Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys were conducted.
  • Two new Automatic Weather Station (AWS) systems were installed at Baralacha La, a high elevation site in the arid Spiti region to strengthen infrastructure across the Chandra basin.

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