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National Atmospheric Research Laboratory

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The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, known as NARL, is an autonomous research institute funded by India Department of Space, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. It was established in 1992 as the National Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere Radar Facility and was renamed to its current name on 22 September 2005 as its scope broadened beyond the original radar facility to include lidar systems, wind profilers, rain gauges and weather stations. NARL conducts fundamental and applied research in atmospheric sciences as part of India space research infrastructure.

Facts
Agency Type
Autonomous Research Institute funded by the Department of Space 1
Founded Year
1992 1
Headquarters
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India 1
Head
Prakash Chauhan 1
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1. National Atmospheric Research Laboratory - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Established field
    Established 1992; 34 years ago (1992)
  • Infobox, Location field
    Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Infobox, Director field
    Prakash Chauhan
  • Lead paragraph, classification sentence
    An autonomous Research Institute funded by the Department of Space of the Government of India
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