| Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Environment, Ecology and Disaster Management Topic: Pollution, Issue: Coastal water monitoring system. |
Context: INCOIS unveils the Water Quality Nowcast System (WQNS) for east and west sea coastlines.
Key Functions:
- To monitor natural and industrial influences on coastal water quality in real time.
- Uses moored buoys with sensors for 22 parameters like currents, pH, and nutrients.
- Preliminary results show short-term changes during monsoon periods, such as
- depleted oxygen off Kochi and
- high carbon dioxide off Visakhapatnam.
Prelims Connect:(Institutions in news)
| INCOIS:(Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services)
● Established in 1999, it is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) ● Located in Hyderabad. ● Operates as a unit of the Earth System Science Organization (ESSO). ● Mandated to provide top-quality ocean information and advisory services to society, industry, government agencies, and the scientific community. |
