Himalayan hazard and glacier monitoring; sea-level rise research and coastal observation networks
MoES institutions are running Himalayan glacier and flood monitoring and building coastal observation and sea-level rise research under the Deep Ocean Mission.
What happened: MoES glacier, flood, and coastal monitoring networks
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) supports monitoring of the cryosphere-linked Himalaya hazards and observation-driven climate research along India’s coasts. The government information links glacier monitoring and flood/hydrology modelling in the Himalaya with sea-level rise research and coastal/ocean observation networks, and it points to GIS-based hazard and vulnerability mapping through IMD.
Himalayan hazard and glacier monitoring (cryosphere + hydrology)
MoES institutions monitor cryosphere-linked hazards in the Himalaya using long-term glacier observations and modelling focused on floods and hydrological dynamics.
NCESS leads flood and hydrological modelling for Garhwal Himalaya hazard studies.NCPOR conducts long-term monitoring of eight benchmark glaciers across Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh.NCPOR runs glacier monitoring from the high-altitude research station “Himansh” at 4,080 meters.
Coastal sea-level rise research and ocean observation networks
