Meteorological service records of the "Life Forbidden Zone" Pictures provided by the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
China News Service, Beijing, July 6th Title: Meteorological service records of the "Life Forbidden Zone"
Author Wang Zijun Chen Jiajia
The oxygen content of the air is only About 40% of the plain area has an average annual temperature below 0 degrees Celsius. Looking around, you can see the boundless plateau alpine desert grassland. This is the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, known as the "forbidden zone of life" for humans. Since arriving in Tibet on April 15, engineers working on the "Qiangtang National Nature Reserve Ecological Meteorological Monitoring System" project of the 23 Aerospace New Meteorology Company of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China have been working here for more than two months. .
Meteorological service records of the "Life Forbidden Zone" Pictures provided by the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
The first stop, Hoh Xil
On April 25, engineers Ma Hongjie and Zhang Ning set off from Anduo County towards Golmud . It went more than 500 kilometers into the uninhabited land, reached the core area of Hoh Xil, and installed the first set of ecological stations.
The first 100 kilometers of this section are highways, and the last 400 kilometers are gravel roads. Fortunately, we were lucky, the weather was cold, the swamp mud road had not yet thawed, and the vehicle passability was relatively high. Even so, trucks still get stuck in the mud in some places and need to be towed by a trolley to move forward. There is a river near the site, and the truck can only be pulled in the general direction. This is the most difficult section of the entire journey. The whole journey lasted nearly 12 hours. Ma Hongjie still has lingering fears when thinking about the more than 500 kilometers away.
Meteorological service records of the "Life Exclusion Zone" Photo provided by the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
"This is probably my most difficult business trip. The altitude is high and I can't breathe even if I do some heavy work because the climate is too dry. "Every morning, I woke up with blood clots in my nose, and the ultraviolet rays were too strong, causing my skin to break out, and I got the same purple face as the Tibetan people."
After arriving at the scene, the accommodation conditions were simple, and they stayed in a room full of debris at the wildlife protection station. Although the room was not ventilated and had no roof, it was just as cold inside and outside. Everyone slept in down sleeping bags and clothes. When they woke up in the morning, the red bull in the room had already been covered with ice.
Meteorological service records of the "Life Exclusion Zone" Photo provided by the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
The local daytime temperature is around minus 10 degrees Celsius, and the wind is strong, and the body loses temperature extremely quickly. Thanks to the hot water provided by the Wildlife Protection Station, everyone can eat two meals of instant noodles a day. Although the boiling point of the plateau is low, water can only be boiled to 70 or 80 degrees Celsius, and the instant noodles can only be just boiled, but the two major issues of "warmth and satiety" have been solved, which makes everyone extremely satisfied. The day after
arrived at the site, it snowed nearly ten centimeters. The temperature on site was too low. After working for a while, his hands lost consciousness. It was inconvenient to tighten screws with gloves on, so he had to burn the packing box to make a fire to absorb the warmth of his hands. Not so stiff, making it easier to continue working.
Meteorological service records of the "Life Exclusion Zone" Photo courtesy of the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
The site installation site was very windy and snowy in the afternoon. After installing the wind speed detection equipment, everyone tested the real-time wind speed. "The maximum wind speed is 19 meters/second. , Level 8 winds can break branches.” In order to have more effective working time, everyone can only start as early as possible every day and try to work more in the morning.
Due to low temperature, mobile phones and computers are prone to crashing. Ma Hongjie's new computer would freeze and shut down after a while of debugging, and he could only get in the car and use warm air to warm it up for a while before continuing to debug. However, Zhang Ning's computer was completely frozen, and the debugging process of one set of equipment took a whole day.
Meteorological service records in the "life restricted area" Photo courtesy of the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
In more than two months, the 23rd Institute of Meteorological Team completed the installation, erection and debugging of all stations.
"Always on the road"
"Tibet is too big. The site is distributed from Amdo County where eastern Tibet meets Qinghai to Ritu County where western Tibet meets Xinjiang . We rented a car and traveled a total of 22,000 kilometers, on average More than 300 kilometers a day, truly practicing what it means to be 'always on the road'," said Ma Hongjie.
Meteorological service records of the "Life Forbidden Zone" Photo courtesy of the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
The highest altitude of the place where he drove was 5,500 meters. For the first time, Zhang Ning felt the terrifying power of high-reflection , "My whole body felt numb. , my eyes were black, I had a headache, and I couldn’t breathe.”
Ma Hongjie said: “There is a site under a glacier, and there is heavy snowfall every day. When we were debugging, we were afraid that the computer would get wet, so we bought a tent tarpaulin to cover it. It was also a unique experience to go inside and debug it. "The installation process of
was extremely difficult, but everyone also enjoyed the hardships, and the beautiful scenery during the "journey" gave them a different feeling.
The "square-faced" Tibetan fox , the antelope running under the snow-capped mountains, the proud wild yak in the wilderness, the wild wolf ready to go on the flat beach, the free eagle in the valley... once in Rare animals that can only be seen on TV are often encountered on the way to install products. The sky is as pure as the snow-capped mountains, the lakes and grasslands contrast each other, the cold and empty space, the wildness are majestic, and every place is as beautiful as wallpaper.
Meteorological service records of the "Life Exclusion Zone" Photo courtesy of the 23rd Institute of the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Industry of China
"I once had a confrontation with a wild yak on the road. It stood on the road and stared at us. I was afraid that he would push the car, so I didn't dare to go there. We drove forward and spent a long time in the same place. The locals said that a single wild yak is also very aggressive and has the power to overturn the car. You should not look at it and try to go around as much as possible. Fortunately, there was no danger this time. , and continue the rest of the trip safely," Ma Hongjie said.
This close contact with protected animals made the engineers feel that the once "life forbidden zone" is now pregnant with a strong breath of life. They also deeply realized the significance of protecting the living environment, and their own work of monitoring ecological environment changes has also become more and more important. More necessary.
Ma Hongjie said: "The altitude here is high, there is little rainfall, it is dry and cold, and the ecological environment is fragile. We hope that our ecological monitoring system will help monitor changes in the ecological environment of the reserve, promote the harmonious development of man and nature, and protect this beauty. The land.”(End)
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