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2019-08-11
"Xiangyanghong 01" Research Vessel Departs from Qingdao for the 10th Arctic Expedition
On August 10, 2019, "Xiangyanghong 01" research vessel departs from Qingdao for the 10th Arctic expedition. It is expected to return to Qingdao on September 30, 2019 after the 50-day expedition. Before the departure, Qin Weijia, Director of the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration of the ...
2019-08-10
"Haiyan" Underwater Gliders Contribute to China's 10th Arctic Expedition and Realize Their First Integrated Observation in Arctic Waters
On August 10, 2019, "Xiangyanghong 01" research vessel departed from Qingdao to conduct the 10th Arctic expedition mission (hereinafter referred to as "the 10th Arctic"). On August 25, after the expedition completed observation tasks in the open sea of Bering Sea, the FIO undertook the underwater ...
2019-07-23
FIO continues to sponsor the International CLIVAR Project Office
Approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) will continue to sponsor the International CLIVAR Project Office (ICPO) for the next five years.
CLIVAR is fully known as the "Climate and Ocean – Variability, Predictability and Change" project. Established ...
2019-07-10
Paper on potentially polluted area of Sanchi oil spill by FIO, MNR released in Science of the Total Environment in June 2019
On January 6, 2018, the Panamanian-flagged tanker Sanchi collided with the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship CF Crystal about160 nautical miles east of the Yangtze River Estuary. Sanchi was entirely on fire after the collision. After drifting southeast for 8 days under the combined action of wind and ...
2019-06-20
The IODP Expedition 363 Post Cruise Meeting is held in Qingdao
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 363 Post Cruise Meeting was held in Qingdao on June 17-20, 2019. The meeting was organized by the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO, MNR) and the IODP China Office. Li Tiegang, a research scientist ...
2019-05-21
The scientist injured in the Sri Lanka bomb attack returns to Qingdao and is welcomed by FIO leaders
On the afternoon of May 21st, 2019, Duan Yongliang, an employee of FIO who was injured in the bomb attack in Sri Lanka, returned to Qingdao for further treatment. Director Li Tiegang, party secretary Qiao Fangli, deputy director Wei Zexun of FIO and relevant department leaders went to the airport ...
2019-05-10
FIO's paper on North Pole DMS included in Nature's Sub-journal
The research results of Li Chengxuan, FIO's Research Associate, and his partner were particularly reported by Climate Change, a Sub-journal of Nature.
The paper, titled Spatial and interannual variability in distributions and cycling of summer biogenic sulfur in the Bering Sea, was published on ...
2019-05-06
Mourning event is held in Qingdao in commemoration of two scientists deceased in Sri Lanka terror attacks
On the morning of May 6, 2019, the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources (FIO, MNR) held a mourning event in commemoration of Dr. LI Dawei, Dr. WANG Liwei, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing in Sri Lanka.
Apart from families and relatives of Dr. LI Dawei ...
2019-05-04
"Ocean Forecasting System for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" of FIO included into Technology Show Open Day of Embassy of China in the United States
On May 4, 2019, Embassy of China in the United States took part in the annual open day organized by Washington D.C. in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States and the 40th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-China ...
2019-04-30
Statement on Casualties of FIO Scientists in Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack
With the deepest sorrow, the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) of China announces that two FIO scientists namely Dr. LI Dawei and Mr. WANG Liwei were unfortunately killed in the terrorist attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019, while Dr. DUAN ...
