Arctic Sea Ice Study: Photos
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The Xuelong Icebreaker and 121 persons on the ship (at the Long-term ice station), 08/17/2010
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The waving Chinese flag and team flag on the polar point, 08/20/2010
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Scientific research activities at the polar point, 08/20/2010
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The cruise starts from Xianmen (July 1) and ends at Shanghai (Sept 20), a total 23,335 km
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Locations of 8 short-term ice station (IS) and date (MMDD) and one long-term ice station (LIS) and date (MMDD) conducted in the cruise
Ice was first seen at 69.8N on July 21 and last seen at 75.6N on August 28
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