Welcome to NCAOR

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is India’s premier R&D institution responsible for the country’s research activities in the polar and Southern Ocean realms.

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Scientific Research at NCAOR

Polar Science & Cryosphere

Polar Science

The Polar Science & Cryosphere studies at NCAOR are aimed at a holistic understanding of the polar regions.

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Geoscience

Geoscience

The Geoscientific Programmes at NCAOR seek to carry out a systematic geoscientific survey

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Exploration for Mineral Resources

Exploration

The mandate of NCAOR is currently confined to the exploration of gas hydrate occurrences within the EEZ.

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Scientific paper of the month

Scientific

Continental-scale temperature variability during the last two millennia", PAGES 2k Consortium, Nature Geoscience

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