The conference room of the Taklimakan Desert Weather Station is quite large. It is estimated that it is usually the place where more than 30 staff stationed at the station hold meetings. Therefore, Xia Yongguan took several staff members, plus Jiang Weixian and a group of 13 people, and sat down completely.

Gotta get it.

After the guests and hosts are seated, the routine introduction phase begins.

Originally, the message sent by Jiang Weixian's assistant Ding Yuefeng only contained the number of men and women, and there was no specific list of names. Wu Youwen did not ask in detail due to lack of experience, thinking that Ding Yuefeng had reported the list to the webmaster Xia Yongguan, so naturally he did not report the matter specifically.

So it was only then that Xia Yongguan knew that the famous Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were also here. No wonder these two young men and women looked familiar to them just now!

He couldn't help but regret a little. If he had known that the Philippine Prize winner would be here, he would have found a way to free up two more single rooms!

Jiang Weixian was so discerning that he could see Xia Yongguan's embarrassment and thoughts at a glance. Jiang Weixian said calmly: "Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun don't need to make other arrangements. No matter how high their achievements in mathematics are, with me,

Just ordinary researchers. Okay, let’s get down to business.”

At this time, the food was also served. The food prepared by the weather station was certainly not as sumptuous as that of a big hotel, but everyone's lunch box was equipped with four dishes and one soup as much as possible, which was considered very thoughtful.

Jiang Weixian was very resolute in his work, and as expected he started looking at the data while eating.

Naturally, there was a projection screen in the conference room, and soon the staff released the observation data when there was suspected "dry rain" yesterday.

The monitoring equipment of the weather station is quite professional. It has an 80-meter-high 10-story gradient iron tower detection system, as well as a radiation detection system, an eddy-related detection system, a moored airboat detection system, a wind profile radar detection system, etc.

Group equipment.

In addition, there are more than 20 monitoring methods such as desert flux monitoring, regional weather monitoring, wind and sand monitoring and atmospheric composition monitoring, tethered airboat detection, and drone monitoring.

This makes the monitoring data very detailed, including near-surface wind speed and direction, vertical distribution and changes of profiles of meteorological elements such as temperature and humidity, temperature inversion intensity, inverse humidity changes, wind speed and direction at that time, etc., as well as the near-surface structure of the desert.

Data unique to the desert such as water and heat flux exchange, surface radiation energy budget, boundary layer meteorological elements and vertical distribution of dust concentration.

Qin Ke had spent more than half a year in Jiang Weixian's laboratory and was no stranger to meteorological and climate observation data, so he was looking at it with great concentration.

His current physics level has reached the "professional level", and the level and knowledge of all sub-subjects are no less than those of any young lecturer with a doctoral degree, including atmospheric physics and physical meteorology.

Although his level of meteorology is not as high as that of a meteorology professor, he studied under Jiang Weixian and is also good at thinking and analyzing meteorological data in combination with fluid mechanics. As he watched, he tried to convert various data into lines of fluid in his mind.

Mechanical equations.

Jiang Weixian ate very quickly and finished his meal in less than ten minutes. At this time, the staff at the weather station were explaining some data that might be key points. After all, this was just compiled last night, and the amount of data was huge. There was no time to make a chart.

analyze.

Everyone stayed in the conference room that afternoon, studying the data provided by the weather station.

The amount of weather monitoring data from different devices is huge. The changes in wind speed and direction alone cover thousands of pages and more than 100,000 rows of data. It is difficult to completely analyze it in one afternoon.

Fortunately, the phenomenon of suspected "dry rain" has occurred twice. The first time occurred more than half a month ago. The data of that time has been compiled and various charts have been made for easy use. This time the weather station staff

These data charts are also displayed together.

After an afternoon of analysis, we have been able to preliminarily determine that these two extreme and abnormal weather conditions were very similar to the "dry rain" in the Sahara Desert.

However, the cause cannot be verified yet. The Sahara Desert is located in the return desert zone. It is a tropical area with the most typical desert climate. The environment is extremely harsh. In the center, there can even be no rain all year round. It is not only dry, but also maintains high temperatures and heat all year round.

The weather is a famous "hot extreme", and the surface temperature can boil eggs in a few minutes - this is also the reason why it can produce "dry rain".

The Taklimakan Desert is a temperate zone, with obvious distinctions between winter and summer. It also snows in winter. It is not a rare phenomenon for the Taklimakan Desert to be covered with heavy snow. There are obvious differences in climate between the two, and the monsoon flows are also different.

From a theoretical perspective, there are no conditions for producing "dry rain".

But now a phenomenon similar to "dry rain" has occurred.

This made everyone in Jiang Weixian's team full of scientific curiosity and wanted to solve this mystery.

More than a dozen people hardly got much rest, and they stayed in this conference room until late at night reading and analyzing data, even an old man like Jiang Weixian, who was over seventy years old, was no exception.

Qin Ke couldn't sit still.

Seeing that Ning Qingyun looked sleepy and knowing that she was very tired from today's journey, he said hello to Academician Jiang and planned to take Ning Qingyun away first. At the same time, he also reminded the teacher to take care of himself and not stay up late.

Jiang Weixian nodded, but his eyes never left the information in his hand.

Qin Ke shook his head. In fact, he also wanted to stay up late to solve the mystery of "dry rain", but he felt more sorry for Ning Qingyun's body, and Ning Qingyun would not leave alone until he left.

He took Ning Qingyun out of the conference room and went to the corridor outside.

The entire corridor is enclosed by glass windows, and ventilation is achieved through special anti-sand ventilation and air conditioning.

Qin pulled Ning Qingyun towards the arranged dormitory. There was a bright moon in the sky outside, and the wind and sand were much weaker than during the day. Under the bright moon, it could be seen that the entire desert was covered in a snow-white moonlight, like silver pouring down.

During the day, the daunting desert reveals its docile side, while the night sky becomes blurred by the dull wind and sand, making it a bit more poetic.

But when they walked out of the corridor and went outside, they found that the temperature had dropped after nightfall, but the cement floor was still scorching hot. Even though both of them were wearing shoes, they could still vaguely feel the scorching heat.

"What does it feel like at night in the heart of the desert?"

Qin Ke stretched out his hand to block the sand and dust brought by the night wind for Ning Qingyun, and at the same time pulled the girl to speed up her pace.

"It's different from the nights I've seen in the Gobi before. It seems to be equally beautiful, but with the cruel laws of nature. I really admire the weather station staff who can work here for a long time." Ning Qingyun said with emotion.

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"Yes. Just like the soldiers guarding the border, without their efforts, the motherland would not be as safe as it is today, and scientific research would not progress. I went to the archives here in the evening to borrow a few books and read through them.

, it was discovered that the Taklimakan Desert has a carbon sequestration capacity that cannot be ignored. It sequesters 1.6 million tons of carbon annually, which is equivalent to the carbon sequestration of more than 1,000 square kilometers of forest. It still plays a great role in absorbing carbon dioxide in the atmospheric circulation."

Ning Qingyun looked at Qin Ke in surprise: "Does that mean the desert can absorb carbon dioxide?"

Qin Ke nodded and smiled: "It's surprising, isn't it? The fluctuation of soil heat will cause the soil air containing carbon dioxide to expand or contract, and it will also combine with the chemical carbon fixation of soil salts and alkali, and the desert will play a role in carbon fixation. These

The information is all based on the data collected by the weather station where we are located, and the final conclusion is drawn. So the staff here are really amazing."

"So the desert still has its benefits?"

"It can only be said that the desert ecosystem has its own unique features. Of course, the carbon sequestration capacity of the Taklimakan Desert is definitely not as good as that of ecosystems such as forests and grasslands of the same area. Transforming the desert into oases and forests still has far more advantages than disadvantages.

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Ning Qingyun thought of the perfect version of the desert sweet potato project that the two were working on. Once successful, it would not only solve the food crisis in the desert edge areas, but also have a more far-reaching effect in nurturing the land, improving the viscosity and fertility of the sand, and slowly transforming the desert into a desert.

Return to normal soil.

As long as time goes long enough, it is not impossible to eventually convert all desert areas on the planet back into food crop areas.

"Would this change the world's ecosystem again?"

"Well, change is inevitable. Anyway, it is a positive change, and I think it is a good thing." Qin Ke is full of confidence. The new desert sweet potato is A-level knowledge promoted by the "School God Saves the World" system, and it will definitely be good for the world.

It far outweighs the disadvantages.

Qin Ke smiled and brushed the girl's hair, which was somewhat messed up by the night wind: "Others would talk about love in front of flowers and under the moon under such beautiful scenery, but we are talking about scientific research."

"I think it's pretty good." Ning Qingyun felt her boyfriend's attentive and considerate movements and held his hand with some reluctance.

The two of them will be separated next. Ning Qingyun will live in the dormitory of female employees, while Qin Ke will live in the collective dormitory of male employees. In such a strange and dangerous place, Ning Qingyun will naturally

He developed a deeper attachment to Qin Ke.

Qin Ke kissed her smooth little face: "It's very good. Apart from you, there is no other girl in the world who can have such a happy chat with me about science and scientific research and have such a tacit understanding."

Ning Qingyun's face was slightly red. Although the two were extremely close, being kissed on such a moonlit night still made this shy girl feel shy and sweet.

Qin Ke said warmly: "Okay, you go back and rest."

Ning Qingyun nodded obediently and was about to turn around, but soon she seemed to remember something and turned around and said, "I'll help you make the mattress."

Qin Ke wanted to say that I could do it myself, but seeing the love and reluctance in Ning Qingyun's eyes, he finally smiled and nodded: "I'll trouble you then."

"There's nothing troublesome about it."

"Yes, it is only natural for a wife to help take care of her husband. If possible, it would be best to provide bed-warming services."

Looking at Qin Ke's playful smile, Ning Qingyun bit her red lips and glared at him in embarrassment. This bad guy always likes to seize the opportunity to tease her!

Arriving at Qin Ke's dormitory, this is a six-person dormitory consisting of three bunk beds. It is indeed relatively simple. Deng Zhaoliang and others also live here, but now they are all still in the conference room, and the dormitory seems very quiet.

Qin Ke's bed is on the upper bunk of the first bed.

Ning Qingyun opened the suitcase that had been delivered, took out the sheets she brought from home, took off her shoes, climbed to the upper bunk, and carefully laid out the sheets for Qin Ke.

The girl's trouser legs were rolled up due to her movements, revealing her beautiful snow-white calves with small arcs, and her beautiful ankles wrapped in white socks. In the air, there was Ning Qingyun's unique fragrance, as light as a lime.

Smelling the body fragrance made Qin Ke feel a little itchy, but looking at the girl's serious and meticulous look, he felt warmer and sweeter in his heart.

Ning Qingyun moved very quickly. She laid out the sheets in two or three minutes, took out the quilt cover, and put on the quilt with Qin Ke's help - in fact, with Qin Ke's temperament, the quilts provided here can be used.

, but he still enjoyed the gentleness and carefulness contained in Ning Qingyun's little mysophobia.

After making the bed, Ning Qingyun whispered again: "Do you want to take a bath? I will wash all your clothes before going back."

Qin Ke hurriedly said: "No, no, I saw there is a washing machine here."

The girl with a single ponytail shook her head and said: "I don't know if the washing machine here is clean. At least... at least the clothes under the clothes and socks and so on have to be washed by hand."

"Then I'll just wash it myself."

The two of them usually use washing machines at home, and they also have high-end washing machines purchased in their school dormitories.

When they went abroad and lived in the same room together, Ning Qingyun basically helped wash their personal clothes. Qin Ke tried to snatch them several times but failed. Later, it turned out that Ning Qingyun had touched him and had worn them.

She felt particularly shy about wearing underwear, so Qin Ke let her take over the job.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, now that he lives in a dormitory, it is impossible for Ning Qingyun to come over and help him wash clothes every time. Qin Ke feels that it is the same if he washes his clothes by hand.
To be continued...