National Report on Polar Program of China (2009)

• Main Author: CAA
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Cryosphere; Institutions; Oceans; Space; Antarctic; Arctic; The Antarctic; Zhongshan; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/1691/; http://library.arcticportal.org/1691/1/3F13Fd01.pdf

The year of 2009 is the 25th anniversary of China` s Antarctic expedition, 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Zhongshan Stati on, 10th anniversary of China`s Arctic expedition, 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Yellow River Station, 20th anniversary of the founding of the China’s Polar Research Center, and it is also the 50th anniversary for the Antarctic Treaty to be openned for signature. With so much historic significance, this year has put a great deal of expectation to the progress and success for Chinese polar scientific exploration and research, and the Chinese polar scientists have bravely undertaken such historic responsibilities and carried out a series of Antarctic programs and achieved remarkable progress and success in the year of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People`s Republic of China.