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AN: U31C-0024    [PDF]
TI: Antarctica Research in the Polar Research Center of China
AU: Zhang, Z
AF: Polar Research Center of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai, 200129 China
AU: * Li, Y
EM: yshli@sh163e.sta.net.cn
AF: Polar Research Center of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai, 200129 China
AU: Liu, S
AF: Polar Research Center of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai, 200129 China
AU: Cole-Dai, J
EM: jihong_cole-dai@sdstate.edu
AF: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry South Dakota State University, Box 2202 Shepard Hall, Brookings, SD 57007 United States
AB: The Polar Research Center of China (PRCC) was established in the early 1990s (formerly Polar Research Institute of China) to serve as the leading national organization for Antarctica-related research in China. Current research areas of center staff scientists include glaciology and paleoclimatology, upper atmospheric physics, polar and marine biology, and oceanagrphy. In addition to its own active research, PRCC on behalf of the China Antarctic and Arctic Administration coordinates and provides logistical support to Antarctica research activities by all Chinese scientists. The center organizes and manages the annual Chinese Research Expedition to Antarctica with participation from many other national and academic institutions. In its first decade of existence, PRCC has accumulated valuable experience in conducting and facilitating research in Antarctica, particularly in the areas of logistic support for field programs, staffing and managing the two permanent stations in Antarctica (Great Wall and Zhongshan). The successful operation of the Chinese Antarctica research program has benefitted from generous assistance from several more established national (for example, Australia, Japan and the United States) Antarctica programs and from frequent contact with international colleagues working on Antarctica research. Among the many issues and problems frequently encountered in the last decade are: (1) The scale of research activities is often seriously constrained by logistic capabilities and funding; (2) Limited computer network and library resources hamper speedy and timely access to relevant international scientific literature; (3) Acquisition of high quality scientific (field and laboratory) equipment and special supplies can be limited by funding and access to suppliers.
DE: 9310 Antarctica
SC: U
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting