This afternoon (December 1), the "Experiment 6" scientific research ship successfully returned to Guangzhou Xinzhou Wharf and successfully completed the 2023 East Indian Ocean Comprehensive Scientific Expedition Shared Voyage Scientific Expedition Mission.
The voyage was organized and implemented by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and set sail on September 10, 2023, with 37 scientists from 28 scientific research projects from 13 units, including the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Third Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ocean University of China, East China Normal University, Xiamen University, Sun Yat-sen University, and Nanjing University.
The voyage lasted 83 days, with a total voyage of 13,700 nautical miles, completed 6 survey design sections, 87 large-scale CTD stations, and collected seawater 154 times, mainly carrying out hydrometeorological observation, marine sediment collection, biochemistry, atmospheric aerosol and seabed ** collection survey, involving multiple disciplines in the field of marine science, and obtained a large number of on-site observation data and samples.
The purpose of the East Indian Ocean Comprehensive Scientific Investigation Voyage is one of the shared voyages funded by the National Natural Science Commission of China, which aims to deepen the understanding of the sea vapor process in the tropical East Indian Ocean, enhance the understanding of the seasonal and intraseasonal characteristics of the circulation in the area, explain the cyclic process of key biogeochemical factors and the contribution of the circulation system to the process, reveal the geological characteristics of the sea area, and promote the study of sedimentary and paleomarine environment in the Indian Ocean.
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