The picture shows the blue waves rippling on the shores of Qinghai Lake. Photo by Sun Rui
Xining, 21 Oct (Xinhua) -- Reporter Sun Rui learned from the Qinghai Meteorological Science Research Institute that the water area of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake, has increased to its largest in 17 years.
Located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai Lake is the largest inland saltwater lake in China, located in the transition zone between the alpine region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the arid region of the Loess Plateau, and is an ideal place to study climatic responses, water balance and hydrological processes.
Zhao Huifang, senior engineer of Qinghai Meteorological Science Research Institute, said that according to satellite remote sensing monitoring data from Qinghai Meteorological Science Research Institute, as of the end of September 2021, the water area of Qinghai Lake was 4625.6 square kilometers, an increase of 36.8 square kilometers over the same period last year, reaching the largest value since 2004.
"From early August to mid-September 2021, the precipitation at each station around Qinghai Lake was more than that of the previous year, of which the precipitation at Gangcha Station in mid-September was larger than that of the same period last year. To this end, the large amount of precipitation in the early stage is the main reason for the increase in the water area of Qinghai Lake compared with the previous year. Zhao Huifang analyzed.
According to the qinghai provincial climate center forecast, in early to mid-October, most of the precipitation around Qinghai Lake and upstream areas is too large, and it is recommended that the flood control department pay close attention to weather changes and rain and flood dynamics. (End)
Source: China News Network