India and US to Reactivate Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS)

Recently, India and the US decided to revive the Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS), consisting of 36 moored buoys in the high seas to gather high-resolution ocean and atmospheric data for weather forecasts.

Reactivation of IndOOS

  • The IndOOS array of buoys, vital for weather forecasting, had fallen into neglect and disrepair during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant gaps in observational data.
  • The moored buoys are part of the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA) program, established through collaboration between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2008.
  • RAMA moored buoys, typically ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Buy June 2024 Issue

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Related Content