Farewell to the Xue Long and Chinare 25
Jean de Pomereau bids farewell to the Xue Long and CHINARE 25.
Jean de Pomereau bids farewell to the Xue Long and CHINARE 25.
Dr. Huigen Yang, Director of the Polar Research Institute of China, talks of China's ambitions in Antarctica.
Adam Lewis describes how the Nunavik Research Centre uses traditional ecological knowledge to monitor Arctic char, an important fish species local residents depend on as a food source.
The Nunavik Resaerch Centre integrates the use of satellites and traditional ecological knowledge to determine how climate change is affecting lakes and streams in Nunavik, Québec.
The CHINARE 25 team makes its way to Dome A on the Antarctic Plateau, site of the future Kunlun Staiton.
It is thought that drilling an ice core into the Antarctic Ice Sheet at Dome A might retrieve ice more than a million years old. Air bubbles ice formed a million years ago would contain information about the climate from that time.
Zhongshan is a critical logistical hub of Chinese scientific research activities in East Antarctica.
Jean de Pomereu arrives at Zhongshan Station after being marooned in sea ice off the coast of Antarctica.
The CHINARE 25 team runs into trouble as they try to unload equipment onto the sea ice.
Located on the summit of the Antarctic Plateau, Dome A is an ideal place to conduct astronomical research.
The Xue Long tries to find a way through the sea ice as the vessel approaches Zhongshan Station.
A brief biography of Mr Li Yuansheng, leader of the Dome A traverse and construction team.