# China, Russia conduct first joint Arctic sea ice observation

https://mins.news/en/item/49088

- CGTN, 2026-09-05 12:45 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-05/China-Russia-conduct-first-joint-Arctic-sea-ice-observation-1QcaP5NTRcc/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> During China’s 16th Arctic expedition, researchers aboard the icebreaker Xuelong 2 and two scientists from Russia’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute carried out the first China-Russia field cooperation on sea ice monitoring. Ship-based measurements of ice and snow conditions are intended to complement satellite data and support assessments of Arctic and climate change.

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