3rd Arctic Science Ministerial

Source: PIB

What is the News?

The Government of India has participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3).

About Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3):

• Arctic Science Ministerial(ASM) is a global platform for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic region.
• Organized by: Iceland and Japan have jointly organized the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial(ASM3). It is the first Ministerial meeting being held in Asia.
  • The first Arctic Science Ministerial was hosted by the United States in Washington in 2016. The second ASM was co-hosted by the European Commission, Finland, and Germany in Berlin in 2018.
• Purpose: To provide opportunities to various stakeholders, to enhance collective understanding of the Arctic region. It also emphasizes the constant engagement in monitoring and strengthening Arctic observations.
• Theme: ‘Knowledge for the Sustainable Arctic’.

About NISAR(NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission:

• NISAR is a joint Earth-Observation mission between ISRO and NASA. It aims to make global measurements of land surface changes using advanced radar imaging.
• Objective: To improve understanding of the impact of climate change on Earth’s changing Ecosystems, land and coastal processes, land deformations, and Cryosphere.
• Features: It is a dual-band (L-band and S-band) Radar imaging mission with the capability of full polarimetric and interferometric modes of operation, to observe minor changes in land, vegetation, and cryosphere.
• Contributions: NASA is developing L-band SAR and associated systems. While ISRO is developing S-band SAR, spacecraft bus, the launch vehicle, and associated launch services.
• Launch Year: NISAR is proposed to be launched in early 2023.