Overview of the 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition

The 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition was carried out from 20 July to 26 September 2018. The expedition was successful in undertaking multidisciplinary comprehensive surveys in the fields of physical oceanography, marine meteorology, sea ice, marine chemistry, marine biology, marine ec...

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Published in:Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters
Main Authors: Zexun WEI, Hongxia CHEN, Ruibo LEI, Xiaoguo YU, Tao ZHANG, Lina LIN, Zhongxiang TIAN, Yanpei ZHUANG, Tao LI, Zhuoli YUAN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/16742834.2020.1675137
https://doaj.org/article/b3f1084ecbbf4d72b7ad6b978424c531
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Summary:The 9th Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition was carried out from 20 July to 26 September 2018. The expedition was successful in undertaking multidisciplinary comprehensive surveys in the fields of physical oceanography, marine meteorology, sea ice, marine chemistry, marine biology, marine ecology, geology, and geophysics in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, Chukchi Plateau, Mendeleev Ridge, and Canada Basin. This paper gives an overview of the main achievements of this expedition and highlights the scientific achievements.