But dr jiao noticed something odd about its distribution in the sea .
但是焦博士注意到其在海底的分布有些奇怪。
Which is more important to them , though , was not clear until dr jiao and his colleagues began their research .
在焦博士和他的同僚们着手进行研究之后，揭开了对于它们来说更重要的东西。
If dr jiao is right , a whole new " sink " for carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been discovered .
如果焦博士是对的话，一种全新的大气中的二氧化碳进入海洋的“沉淀”形式被发现了。
For example , dr jiao and his colleagues want to map the abundance , composition and distribution of refractory molecules in more detail .
例如，焦博士和他的同僚们希望能够更加详细地测量出这些难解分子的数量，组成和分布。
Dr jiao estimates that the amount of carbon stored by the oceans in this way is equal to the amount in the atmosphere , in the form of carbon dioxide .
