Underwater robots in Bay of Bengal |
Scientists from India and the UK will release underwater robots in the Bay of Bengal to monitor how ocean conditions influence the monsoon, which can help in better predictions of the rainfall. The Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment is led by the University of East Anglia and University of Reading in collaboration with the National Oceanography Center in Southampton. Collaborators in India include the Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, the Indian National Center for Climate Information Services, the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting and the National Institute of Ocean Technology.Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M. Rajeevan said the Indian Research Vessel Sindhu Sadhana carrying scientists will sail from Chennai on June 24. Once out in the ocean, they will release seven underwater gliders to measure ocean properties such as temperature, salinity and current. Forecasting the precise timing and location of the rains is vital to the region`s economy, which is dominated by farming, and for managing its increasingly pressured water resources.
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