Yellow River Station
The Yellow River Station is a scientific research station of the People's Republic of China in the Arctic, located in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway.
History
The station was established by the Polar [Research Institute of China] in 2003. According to the Polar Research [Institute of China|PRIC], scientists at the station conduct research into the Aurora Borealis, microbes in the ice-pack, glacier monitoring, arctic biogeochemistry, and atmospheric research. 2024 research conducted at the Yellow River Station included scientific projects in the fields of glaciology, terrestrial and marine ecology, and space physics. Concerns have been raised about potential dual use of the station such as its use in gathering military intelligence.The China Research Institute of Radio Wave Propagation, a research arm under the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, operates at the Yellow River Station. Research conducted by CRIPR in Svalbard includes EISCAT, atmospheric and ionospheric observation, and ionospheric scintillation.