Snow Dragon 2 has achieved a small goal! What else does it need to do next? Project | Arctic Ocean | Objectives
On July 12th, the 13th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition Team departed from Shanghai on board the "Xuelong 2" to carry out scientific research missions in the Arctic Ocean.
Recently, China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition
Generate the first fully completed homework project
How is the work progress of "Xuelong 2"?
What else should we do next?
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Snow Dragon 2 has achieved a small goal!
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Generate the first fully completed homework project
At 1:50 am Beijing time on August 2nd
With the ocean optical survey at the 10th station
Completed on the midship deck of the "Snow Dragon 2" polar scientific research icebreaker ship
The 13th Scientific Expedition to the Arctic Ocean in China
Generate the first fully completed homework project
The ocean optical observation project belongs to the category of oceanic scientific research assignments
A total of 10 observation stations will be arranged for this scientific examination
Utilizing professional examination equipment
Detecting solar irradiance at different depths in the ocean
Used to measure the absorption and attenuation process of solar radiation energy in the ocean
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Chukchi Sea: abundant floating ice and heavy sea fog
After entering the Arctic Circle
The Snow Dragon 2 encountered more and more floating ice
Low outdoor temperature and poor visibility
The safe speed of the Xuelong 2
Controlled within 8 to 9 knots
Compared to the previous Arctic scientific expedition
The route within the Arctic Circle this time has a lot of floating ice and heavy sea fog
Objectively increasing the difficulty of related assignments
The most interesting mission of "Snow Dragon 2"
01
Open blind box
△ Sea anemone, a type of coelenterate.
The Arctic basket snake tail is a unique species in the Arctic.
Mud starfish is a common type of starfish in the Arctic shelf region.
Trawl operation is to lower the net into the sea and drag it for a period of time
See what can be salvaged
This assignment is called "unboxing"
Can be used to analyze the biodiversity situation in the sea
02
Release balloons
The scientific expedition team will carry balloons with radiosondes
Flying to an altitude of 20000 to 30000 meters
Detecting the atmosphere from bottom to top
Temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, and other data
Can improve China's meteorological forecast level for the Arctic region
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Release potential buoy
On July 26th, members of China's 13th Arctic Scientific Expedition deployed submarine buoys.
Submarine buoys are important scientific research equipment for observing ocean data
In the first year of scientific research, the team members will deploy the hidden targets at designated locations
The next batch of scientific research team members will reclaim it in the second year
Further collect year-long ocean hydrological observation data
On July 26th, members of China's 13th Arctic Scientific Expedition conducted seawater sampling near CTD.
According to the introduction, the members of the "Xuelong 2" scientific expedition team
24-hour uninterrupted work will be carried out
In addition to routine investigation projects
Underwater robots and drones will also be used for observation
Conduct scientific investigations
Places with scientific research assignments
There is a laboratory
Different laboratory zones on "Xuelong 2"
Corresponding to different types of scientific research homework projects
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Physics laboratory
Equipped with a ten thousand meter depth sounder, a Doppler current profiler
Fish detector, automatic weather station and other detection equipment
Almost all experimental equipment on board can be monitored
Known as the "heart" of a laboratory
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First General Laboratory
Mainly used for continuous observation of surface seawater
And research related to marine biology and marine geology
Main supporting deck sampling equipment
There are benthic trawl nets, box samplers, gravity columns, etc
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Second General Laboratory
Mainly for marine chemistry experiments
Provide relevant experimental equipment and venues
Such as water sample analysis, marine plant analysis, etc
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Low temperature laboratory
If necessary, in a low-temperature environment
Experimental projects conducted
This laboratory can provide a constant low-temperature environment for experiments
05
Moon Pool Workshop
Storage of important equipment for physical ocean research
——CTD
When doing homework
Open the side door and lower the CTD
Collect seawater samples at different depths
Create conditions for subsequent research
Why explore the Arctic Ocean less frequently?
The first polar bear encountered by the Snow Dragon 2 during this voyage. Click on the image to watch the complete video.
China has explored Antarctica 39 times
Exploring the Arctic Ocean only 12 times
Mainly due to the short navigation time and limited navigation data in the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean surface freezes over the years
The time when the ship can sail normally
There are only two or three months in a year
In addition, this water area has always lacked accurate and reliable navigation data
And there is a large amount of floating ice and icebergs
Bringing huge challenges to ship navigation
On July 25, 2023, a Chinese scientific expedition team member worked at the Chinese Arctic Yellow River Station in Novo Olesson, Svalbard Islands, Norway.
1999
China's first scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean
July 28, 2004
The first Arctic scientific expedition station in China
——Establishment of China Arctic Yellow River Station
Created an important research platform for China in the Arctic region
It is understood that this scientific expedition
We will conduct atmospheric and marine environmental surveys
Investigation projects such as biological resource investigation and pollutant monitoring
We will also conduct a comprehensive sea ice survey in the ice zone at an appropriate time
According to the schedule
Oceanic scientific research assignments in the Chukchi Sea area
It will end in mid August
Looking forward to more good news from "Xuelong 2"