Credit: Photo by Zhongyong Gao, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration (SOA) of China, Xiamen, China
Over the last decade, the Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) and US collaborators have studied the environmental and climate changes of the western Arctic Ocean and has witnessed rapid expansion of the “acidified” water in the upper water column. This photo shows the science team working on an ice station in front of the icebreaker Xuelong during the summer 2010 cruise in the northern Canada Basin. It is at 88.22 degree norther, very close to the north pole.