"The vast expanse of the Southern Ocean has no sense of direction. Now that I'm back, there are people everywhere and traffic lights at every corner, and I’m still not used to it." The three Zhejiang scientific research team members from the Second National Institute of Oceanography—Han Zhengbing, Hu Chuanyu, and Xue Bin—returned to Hangzhou on April 10 after spending half a year aboard the "Xuelong" vessel for the 25th Antarctic scientific expedition.
Yesterday, when talking about life in Antarctica, Zhejiang’s returning scientific research team member Xue Bin still expressed his nostalgia for the experience.
Their scientific research could contribute towards unraveling the mystery of global warming.
First Sampling of Seabed Mud 3000 Meters Down
Spanning 173 days with over 25,000 nautical miles of travel aboard the "Xuelong," their mission was to conduct scientific research on the Antarctic Ocean, focusing on the topic of "Biogeochemical Research of Carbon in the Southern Ocean."