Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Type | Research Institution |
---|---|
Established | 1971 |
Director | Professor D.S Ramesh [1] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://www.iigm.res.in |
The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is an autonomous research institution established by the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology. The facility is engaged in basic and applied research in geomagnetism, as well as allied areas of geophysics, atmospheric physics and space physics, as well as plasma physics.[2] The Institute currently operates 12 magnetic observatories[3] and actively participates in the Indian Antarctic Program.[4]
History
The Institute was developed as a successor of Colaba Observatory in 1971. The original Observatory was founded in 1826. Its first Director was B. N. Bhargava, appointed in 1971, and held this title until 1979.
Research
- Upper Atmosphere
- Solid Earth
- Observatory and Data Analysis
- Antarctica
The institute has collaborated with Kyoto University in Japan, the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and the National Science Council in Taiwan.[5] It established a World Data Center for the topic of Geomagnetism[6] that maintains comprehensive sets of analog and digital geomagnetic data, as well as indices of geomagnetic activity supplied from a worldwide network of magnetic observatories.
Centers and Observatories
Location of Regional Laboratories
- Equatorial Geophysical Research Laboratory, Tirunelveli
- K.S. Krishnan Geomagnetic Research Laboratory, Allahabad
Location of Magnetic Observatories
- Alibag
- Allahabad
- Gulmarg
- Jaipur
- Nagpur
- Pondicherry
- Port Blair
- Rajkot
- Shillong
- Silchar
- Tirunelveli
- Visakhapatnam
Facilities
The institute developed fluxgate magnetometers.[7]
References
- ^ Super User. "Prof_D_S_Ramesh". iigm.res.in.
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- ^ "Institutes Members in Indian Antarctica Expeditions". iigm.res.in.
- ^ "International Collaborations". iigm.res.in.
- ^ World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Mumbai
- ^ "Instrumentation". iigm.res.in.
External links
- ^ "Indian Institute of Geomagnetism - IIG Mumbai, India". iigm.res.in.