Since the seals are active year-round, Kokubun added, " I thought we should have them collect the data" .

小仓信夫补充说，由于海豹全年都很活跃，" 我认为我们应该让它们收集数据。"

Kokubun and his team plan to keep finding new ways to further examine the effects of climate change on Antarctic coastal areas.

小仓信夫和他的团队计划继续寻找新的方法，进一步研究气候变化对南极沿海地区的影响。

" During the summer, we can go to Antarctica on icebreakers to conduct actual research activities, so that we can collect data there, " Kokubun said.

" 夏天，我们可以乘坐破冰船去南极洲进行实际的研究活动，这样我们就可以在那里收集数据，" 小仓信夫说。

" The advantage with penguins is that they come back to the same place and we can collect data from them immediately, " Kokubun said.

" 企鹅的优势在于它们会回到同一个地方，我们可以马上从他们那里得到数据，" 小仓信夫说。

Kokubun said the scientists learned from the data that warm seawater from the upper levels of the open sea reached Antarctica from March through the winter of 2017.

小仓信夫说，科学家们从数据中了解到，从2017年3月到冬季，来自公海上层的温暖海水到达了南极洲。