Their reserch three goals : to understand the region and its ecosystems; to understand its effects of global processes such as climate; and to use the region as a platform to study the upper atmosphere and space.

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The researchers have three main goals: first, they want to learn about the region and the plants and animals that live there. Second, they want to understand how this region impacts the earth as a whole, like its climate. And finally, they want to use this place as a base to study the upper part of our atmosphere and outer space.