Foreign Trails Column: China Builds World’s Highest Weather Station on Mount Everest
Once again in China has created what is considered “In the world” for the creation of an automated weather station the tallest in the world on Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 meters above sea level
The Chinese expedition team successfully tested the weather station’s automation system and transmitted various data signals. to show that The system can operate under cold weather conditions on this high mountain range.
This automatic weather monitoring station Powered by solar panels And it took up to 2 years to design in the midst of extremely cold weather. using a satellite communication system to be used for transmitting data The Xinhua news agency reported that The station transmits data every 12 minutes.
This Chinese weather station breaking the previous height record of the weather station created jointly between British scientists and the United States which was built on the southern side of Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,430 meters
While China itself has built three weather stations on the northern side of Mount Everest. is at a height of 7,028 meters, 7,790 meters and 8,300 meters.
The CGTN reported that China has seven such weather stations at altitudes between 5,200 meters and 8,300 meters.
And from now on, all 8 weather stations on Mount Everest will work together to record temperature values. Relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation and other information
The Chinese weather station Using equipment to install a total weight of about 50 kilometers that will be separated from each other first. during transport up the mountain to assemble the station
by this automatic weather station will receive information from the surrounding area It is to fill the gap of air measurement in the area. “Third Pole”
That refers to the area of the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. which is a difficult area to install air measurement equipment
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