Indian polar research station on an Antarctic ice shelf under an aurora
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Observation records from Indian research stations across the poles and the third pole.

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Maitri
1989
Antarctica — Schirmacher Oasis

India's second Antarctic station, supporting atmospheric sciences, geology and long-term meteorological observation.

Air temperature
Wind speed
Surface pressure
Open station data
Bharati
2012
Antarctica — Larsemann Hills

A modern coastal station focused on oceanography, glaciology and coastal Antarctic ecosystem studies.

Sea surface temperature
Salinity
Solar radiation
Open station data
Himadri
2008
Arctic — Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

India's Arctic research base studying aerosols, space weather, glaciology and Arctic-monsoon teleconnections.

Aerosol optical depth
Air temperature
Snow cover
Open station data
Himansh
2016
Himalaya — Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

High-altitude glaciological laboratory monitoring mass balance and melt dynamics of Chandra basin glaciers.

Glacier mass balance
Discharge
Air temperature
Open station data
Southern Ocean
2004
Expedition-based ship observations

Annual Southern Ocean expeditions collecting hydrographic, biogeochemical and carbon-flux measurements.

CTD profiles
Chlorophyll-a
Dissolved oxygen
Open station data

Latest from the field

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Expedition
43rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica sets sail
Mon Aug 24 2026

The summer team departs for Maitri and Bharati with a payload of automatic weather stations and ice-core drilling equipment.

Workshop
Workshop: Polar Data Standards and FAIR Repositories
Sat Jul 11 2026

A three-day hands-on workshop on metadata standards, NetCDF conventions and open publication of cryosphere datasets.

Research
Himansh station records earliest melt onset in a decade
Tue Jun 02 2026

Chandra basin mass-balance stakes show an early transition to melt conditions, consistent with regional warming trends.