China's scientific expedition team obtained critical ice cores during their investigation of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, known as Asia's "water tower." The region has a complex and changeable climate, with a fragile ecosystem, and is a crucial area for Xizang's economic and social development. Ice cores are vital records of global climate and environmental changes. The sediments and bubbles within these cores provide clues to understanding Earth's climate history. By studying the bubbles in ice cores, scientists can analyze atmospheric composition, including carbon dioxide levels, over hundreds of thousands of years. (CGTN)
A major multinational scientific expedition is being carried out on China's Southwest Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its mission is to collect ice cores in the remote, primitive land, which could allow us to further understand climate change.
A Chinese research team has, for the first time, extracted ice core samples from a glacier outside the country. This will help the study of the history of climate and environmental changes in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding areas. The research team, composed of 10 members, was led by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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