Towards Research Breakthroughs in East System Science of China

  • Pinxian WANG ,
  • Zhengtang GUO ,
  • Nianzhi JIAO ,
  • Zhijun JIN ,
  • Chengshan WANG
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  • 1.School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
    2.Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
    3.Carbon Neutral Innovation Research Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen Fujian 361002, China
    4.Research School of Energy Resources, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
    5.School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100084, China
WANG Pinxian, Professor, Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, research areas include marine geology and palaeoenvironment. E-mail: pxwang@tongji.edu.cn

Received date: 2024-07-18

  Revised date: 2024-07-28

  Online published: 2024-09-10

Abstract

The recently published report “Earth System Science in China: The Development Strategy for 2035” identified three major areas for potential research breakthroughs: Revisiting the marine carbon pump, Hydrological cycle and orbital forcing, and Ocean-Continent connection between the Pacific and Asia. The strategy research group was jointly established in 2019 by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Over the course of three years, the group organized 14 thematic workshops, involving over 500 experts from various research fields. This study provides a brief overview of these three major research areas.

Cite this article

Pinxian WANG , Zhengtang GUO , Nianzhi JIAO , Zhijun JIN , Chengshan WANG . Towards Research Breakthroughs in East System Science of China[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2024 , 39(8) : 767 -771 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2024.063

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