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Arctic mission will trap scientists in ice to study climate
Why is it in news?
- In a couple of months scientists from 17 nations will be studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic and how it could affect the rest of the world.
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- Trap study: Scientists plan to sail the ship into the Arctic Ocean, anchor it to a large piece of sea ice and allow the water to freeze around them, effectively trapping themselves in the vast sheet of white that forms over the North Pole each winter.
- Particular unperformed tests: They planned to perform tests that wouldn’t be possible at other times of the year or by satellite sensing.
- Aim of the mission:(1) The mission’s aim is to understand global warming means there’s no time for national rivalry.(2) To improve computer models for weather and climate predictions by combining measurements on the ice with data collected from satellites.
- Funding: The mission has received funding from U.S. institutions such as the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA.
Source
The Hindu