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Dangdai Doll Dai-dai v11

Dai-dai

Attributes

Chinese Animal Zodiac Sign: Horse
Yin/Yang: Yang
Associated Direction: South
Element: Fire
Trine: 3rd
Associated Season: Summer
Signature Color: Black

Personality

Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile - mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, arrogant, childish, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn.

Discoveries and Achievements

Dai-dai Maps Submarine Cave System from the Blue Lagoon to the Sea of Discovery

(2009 August) After a series of exploratory dives over the course of years, snorkeler and deep-sea diver Dai-dai, noted for utilizing bamboo for snorkelling tubes and air cylinder tanks, and blessed with an extraordinary ability to hold her breath for an inordinate length of time, has discovered that the Blue Lagoon submarine cave system leads to the Sea of Discovery.

She is presently drawing up the underwater cave route map to be published in due course.

Discipline: Explorer

Speciality Field: Oceanography

Duties and Responsibilities
Oceanographers are scientists who study the sea. Oceanography incorporates features of many sciences, including biology, chemistry, geology, and meteorology. For this reason, oceanographers have varied backgrounds and do many kinds of work. Oceanographers may work on ships or in laboratories on land. Most work for research institutes or hold teaching and research jobs in colleges and universities. Oceanographers who conduct research study many aspects of the sea. Their findings provide valuable information for industry. The fishing industry, for example, is interested in the life cycles and food chain of marine life. The shipbuilding industry uses information about the sea to design new ships. The sea may provide new sources of fuel and minerals. Plants and animals found in the ocean are used for medical research. Researchers are also trying to find new sources of food made from marine animals and plants. Marine biologists study plants and animals that live in the sea. They evaluate information and marine life samples. Chemical oceanographers study the chemical composition of the water and floors of the oceans. Marine geologists are concerned with the minerals found in sea beds. Marine geophysicists also study the structure of ocean floors and the layers of rock found beneath the floors. Other branches of oceanography are concerned with the oceans' tides, weather, waves, and currents.
Working Conditions
Most oceanographers are involved in both teaching and research. They may spend long periods of time at sea collecting samples and gathering information. Living and working space on some ships may be cramped. Oceanographers generally endure some physical hardship. Depending on their specialties, oceanographers may use scuba diving equipment or specially designed submarines. Oceanographers may work long hours preparing papers for publication in scientific journals.