Sleep architecture, periodic breathing and mood disturbance of expeditioners at Kunlun Station (4087 m) in Antarctica

• Main Authors: Chengli, Xu, Shiying, Liu, Zhanping, Kong, Nan, Chen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2020
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Health; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Zhongshan; Zhongshan Station; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2731/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2731/1/A2003007.pdf

Several studies have reported the detrimental impacts of hypoxia exposure on sleep. Chinese Kunlun Station (altitude 4087 m) is located at Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic ice sheet and one of the most extreme environments on Earth. This study investigated alteration of sleep, breathing an...