Atmospheric monitor marks 30 years
Station located at top of Mount Waliguan, Qinghai province, provides world valuable data on climate change
Chao Qingchen, director of the National Climate Center, said: "This curve provides key data support for studying the laws of climate change, influencing factors and predicting future climate, serving as an important basis for supporting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and playing a significant guiding role in climate policy formulation, including providing a scientific basis for China's dual carbon strategy.
"Some of the data have become primary materials for China's negotiations on the international stage, greatly enhancing China's influence and discourse power in the field of international climate change," she added.
The Waliguan station continues to conduct round-the-clock, high-density, accurate observations across more than 60 observation metrics in a total of 30 observation projects, generating over 60,000 data points daily. It collaborates with numerous domestic and foreign universities and research institutions to jointly conduct dozens of scientific research and experiments.
Academician Du Xiangwan, former vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said: "Monitoring personnel stand guard at this mountaintop year-round, enduring hardships and solitude. Their meticulous meteorological observations have earned China global acclaim for its contributions to atmospheric research. Here, we witness the true essence of scientific workers."
yandongjie@chinadaily.com.cn
