Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
It is the largest Russian research center in the field of oceanology
The Institute conducts large-scale research in the World ocean, including
• North Atlantic • South Atlantic • Arctic seas • Baltic Sea
The IO RAS has 1269 employees, including:
• 116 Doctors of Sciences • 262 PhDs • 2 Academicians of RAS • 6 Corresponding Members of the RAS • 2 honorary Professors of RAS
Many Institute employees are world leaders in their fields.
The Institute has made a huge contribution to the domestic and world science of the Ocean. Discoveries here:
• Synoptic eddies in the Ocean • The phenomenon of fine-grained movement of water in the Ocean • The phenomenon of formation of modern phosphorites in upwelling zones on the ocean shelves
The Institute is located in Moscow and has 5 regional branches in