OceanExpert ID : 7879
P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences
IORAS
36, Nahimovski prospect
Moscow
117997
Russia
Type
Research
Telephone
+7 (495) 1245996
Fax
+7 (495) 1245983
EDMO code
Activities
The P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology is the oldest and the largest Russian research center in the field of oceanology. The main objectives of the Institute lie in a complex study of the World Ocean and the Russian seas based on the idea of entirety of physical, chemical, biological and geological processes observed in them, laying scientific foundations for forecasting the Earth's climate variability, rational use of marine resources and safeguarding ecological security in the interests of stable development of mankind.