Ruoqiang, Xinjiang, April 4 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The third Xinjiang comprehensive scientific expedition (Xinjiang scientific expedition) Altun Mountain Field Surgery Expedition team went to the Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve in early April for investigation and investigation, and when they passed through Taitma Lake in Ruoqiang County, the members of the scientific expedition communicated with the staff of the Taitma Lake Natural Resources Elements Comprehensive Observation Station (Taitma Lake Observation Station) that with the help of the third Xinjiang scientific expedition, the Taitma Lake Observation Station was built. Its observation and research work will mainly solve three scientific questions, such as the most suitable water area of Lake Taitma.
Li Fujie, deputy director of the Natural Resources Investigation and Monitoring Office of the Urumqi Natural Resources Comprehensive Survey Center of the China Geological Survey, said that Taitma Lake is located in Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is the tail of the Tarim River and the Chechen River, and one of the most important ecological barriers in Xinjiang. Located 50 kilometers away from the county seat of Ruoqiang, the Taitma Lake Observatory in the center of the lake area has a harsh environment and fragile ecology, which is a typical representative of the ecosystem of the arid region in the world and China, and is a natural laboratory for studying ecological and environmental problems in the arid region.
A corner of the Lake Taitma area photographed from the tower at the Lake Taitma Observatory. Photo by Sun Zifa, reporter of China News Agency
The Taitma Lake Observatory is a part of the comprehensive observation network system of natural resources elements in the Tarim River Basin, built by the Urumqi Natural Resources Comprehensive Survey Center of the China Investigation Bureau, and the site and houses are provided by the Tarim River Basin Mainstream Management Bureau, which can meet the basic experimental and living requirements of scientific researchers and graduate students. The station now has 16 sets of field in situ observation equipment, portable observation equipment, indoor experimental analysis instruments, multi-rotor fixed-wing UAVs and other types of instruments and equipment, which can provide solid and reliable, long-term continuous and stable data for ecohydrological research in arid areas.
Li Fujie pointed out that through the third Xinjiang scientific expedition, the Taitma Lake Observatory has achieved three-dimensional observation of space, space and ground in the region, especially the continuous observation of eco-hydrological processes. The station's observation and research work will mainly solve three scientific problems in the future: first, what is the ability of soil evaporation and vegetation transpiration in the tail of the extremely arid Tarim River; second, the interaction between surface water and groundwater in the tail area has a role in the formation and development of Lake Taitma; The third is how large the suitable ecological water level or ecological area of Taitma Lake should be maintained, which is conducive to the sustainable and green development of the regional ecological environment as a whole.
A corner of the Lake Taitma area photographed from the tower at the Lake Taitma Observatory. Photo by Sun Zifa, reporter of China News Agency
He said that Taitma Lake and the lower reaches of the Tarim River together form a complete ecological barrier, which can significantly reduce the hazards of salt dust and sand dust in and around the lake, make up for the lack of bird migration channels and breeding areas around the Taklamakan Desert, and ensure the smooth safety of National Highway 218 and the Georg (Golmud)-Ku (Korla) railway. The construction of the Taitma Lake Observatory will effectively consolidate the results of the third Xinjiang scientific expedition and realize the sustainability of the benefits of the scientific expedition, which is of great significance to the formulation of ecological water transmission plans in the Tarim River Basin and the promotion of Xinjiang's high-quality economic development. (End)