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Article: Chinese Arctic Expedition Completes First-Stage Research
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- July 20, 1999
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China's first government- sponsored Arctic expedition team has
completed the first stage of their research in the Chukchi Sea,
Arctic Ocean over the past week.
The expedition ship has stopped 14 times in the Chukchi Sea for
scientists to study the exchange of water flow between the Arctic and
the Pacific Ocean, and the influence of sea ice on marine
environment, said Qin Weijia, assistant to the chief scientist of the
expedition.
Scientists have obtained a large amount of data about the sea
temperature and salinity, according to Qin.
Deposits samples containing information about global climate
change have also been collected. Studies of these deposits can help
scientists track ancient ...