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2025-07-29
NCPOR participated in the International Antarctic Coastal Circumnavigation Expedition (ICCE)
Editor:Swati Nagar(NCPOR, India)
A 7-membered NCPOR team participated in the International Antarctic Coastal Circumnavigation Expedition (ICCE). This 60-day expedition, begun on 22 Nov 2024 from Rio Grande, Brazil, involved over 61 scientists from eight countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, India, Peru, Russia, and Switzerland. The expedition conducted onboard Russian R/V Akademik Treshnikov is led by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and funded by the Swiss Foundation Albedo for the Cryosphere. The flag-off ceremony of the expedition was attended by Shri Hansraj Singh Verma, Consul General of India, Sao Paulo (Figure 1). NCPOR scientists collected samples at various stations to conduct biogeochemical studies, atmospheric and sea ice dynamics, and paleoclimatic studies.
a.NCPOR researcher (Mr. Soumyadeep Dutta) participated in the 4th occupation of the US-GOSHIP IO8S cruise in the South eastern sector of the Southern Ocean on board R/V Thomas Thompson from Fremantle to Fremantle, Australia (21 Feb 2024- 1 Apr 2024)
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Figure 1.NCPOR Team –ICCE with Consul General of India, Sao Paulo; Route of ICCE.png