Vladivostok, Feb. 28 -- Scientists from Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed Russia's first system for monitoring climate-active substances in the Arctic Ocean, local media reported on Friday.

"The system integrates both shipborne and autonomous environmental observation platforms. A key component of this newly developed system is the Sea-Air-Wave Station (SAWS), which was successfully tested during last year's Arctic expedition," TASS news agency quoted the press service of the institute as saying.

"Measurements of greenhouse gas concentrations demonstrated the high efficiency of the gas analyzers installed on SAWS," it said.

The station has undergone successful testing in Arctic conditio...