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Meet Takashi Kikuchi

Takashi Kikuchi

Takashi Kikuchi
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center

Dr. Kikuchi will be leading a team from JAMSTEC to install a Polar Ocean Profiling System (POPS) buoy at this year’s ice camp.