MOSAIC Expedition in Arctic
Among 300 scientists from the world, a 32 – year polar researcher from Kerala will be the only person to join MOSAIC expedition
MOSAIC expedition
MOSAIC is Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. It is the largest Arctic expedition in the history. It is being conducted Alfred Wegner Institute of Germany. It helps researchers understand the impact of climate change. The expedition intends to parameterize geophysical, atmospheric and oceanographic variables of Arctic.
What is special about the expedition?
Previous studies were for shorter duration as the thick ice sheets in the Arctic prevent access in winter. This research vessel will lock itself into a large ice sheet and will drift along with it.
125 years ago, a Norwegian explorer managed to seal his wooden ship into the ice during his 3 -year expedition in the North Pole.
Significance
- The researcher will study about climate change in Arctic. The shift in polar vortices that shifted south and blasted cold air in Florida and heat wave in Europe are some of the impacts that prove climate change in Arctic has global influence.
- The mission is important to understand the processes in far north for the world leaders to make right decisions.
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Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019