Article: China to deploy first annual deep-sea subsurface mooring system in Arctic Ocean

China to deploy first annual deep-sea subsurface mooring system in Arctic Ocean

ABOARD XUELONG, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China will install its first annual deep-sea subsurface mooring system in the Arctic Ocean to monitor the long-term marine changes in the Arctic ocean, members of China's third Arctic expedition said Sunday.

The system will collect data on the temperature, salinity and speed of currents at various depth in the coming year in the Arctic Ocean, thus facilitating studies of the impacts of environmental changes in Arctic Ocean on global climate, especially on China's climate, they said.

A trap, as part of the system, will catch marine lives regularly for scientific research, ...

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