China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory

Þingeyjarsveit, Iceland · built 2018

The China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory (CIAO) is a collaborative research facility located in Kárhóll, northern Iceland, dedicated to Arctic scientific research. Established in October 2018, it is jointly operated by the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) and the Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannis). The observatory is built on land leased from Aurora Observatory, an Icelandic non-profit foundation. It began preliminary data collection in 2013 before its official opening on October 18, 2018.

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