The very first deep-sea subsurface mooring system is going to be set up by China in the Arctic Ocean in order to study the long term marine changes in the water body. Members of China’s third Arctic expedition team informed that the system will help in the assimilation of information about temperature, salinity and speed of the Arctic Ocean at its various depths in the next one year.

They underscored, ‘It would facilitate studies of the impact of environmental changes in the Arctic Ocean on global climate, especially on Chinas.’ Aboard the Xuelong ice breaker or Snow Dragon that departed from Shanghai on July 11, the members of China’s third Arctic expedition team further informed that a trap will be set to catch marine lives on a regular basis for study purpose.

The entire Chinese team consists of 122 scientists and logistics staff for a 75-day expedition. It was reported that the team will inspect the distinctive maritime resources of polar region as well as its air quality. They team will also organize in-depth research on geological and meteorological conditions. In 2003, China had dispatched a 40 day mooring system in the Bering Sea.