Home: NATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLAR AND OCEAN RESEARCH (NCPOR),GOA

Welcome to NCPOR (erstwhile NCAOR)

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

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

Geoscience

The Geoscientific Programmes at NCPOR seek to carry out a systematic geoscientific survey of the Ocean realm around India.

Exploration for Mineral Resources

The mandate of NCPOR is currently confined to the exploration of gas hydrate occurrences within the EEZ as well as Multi-metal hydrothermal mineralisation in the Indian ridge area.

Recent Scientific Papers

SST Changes in the Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean govern the Indian Monsoon on Millennial Timescales. Read more
Investigation of Black Carbon characteristics over Southern Ocean: Contribution of fossil fuel and biomass burning Read more