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中国工程院院士张强:做科研要“顶天”也要“立地”
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中国工程院院士张强:做科研要“顶天”也要“立地”

甘肃省政府新闻办举行“新征程上的奋斗者”媒体见面活动——科技代表专场

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中国工程院院士张强30日在兰州表示,科研要面向国际前沿并服务国家发展。其团队提出“反蒸发悖论”与“超厚边界层”概念,挑战国际主流观点,长期扎根西北服务干旱气象减灾。

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张强团队长期在西北干旱地区开展大气边界层与干旱气象研究,取得多项突破性成果。

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中新网兰州10月30日电 (刘薛梅)中国工程院院士、中国气象局兰州干旱气象研究所特聘研究员、中国气象局干旱气候变化与减灾重点实验室主任张强30日表示,做科研既要“顶天”也要“立地”,研究要面向国际最前沿的科学问题,成果要服务国家发展和老百姓生活。

当日,甘肃省政府新闻办举行“新征程上的奋斗者”媒体见面活动——科技代表专场。

张强在谈到做科研的出发点时说,国际上普遍认为温度升高使得蒸散增加,但自己的团队发现干旱半干旱区蒸散随变暖反而减小,提出了“反蒸发悖论”,直接挑战了国际主流观点。近年,西北暖湿化话题备受关注,为科学回应社会关切,团队在无经费支持下主动攻关,形成9份重大决策咨询报告,其中4份被国家“两办”采纳,有力服务了国家重大决策。

科研之路从来不是一帆风顺。张强在西北干旱地区开展大气边界层研究时,团队通过长期观测发现,边界层厚度可超4千米,远超教科书中约1000米的传统认知。当时国际无先例,可谓“请教无门”。团队没有放弃,而是继续开展长期观测实验验证,并通过理论推导进行印证,最终证实观测发现正确,提出了“超厚边界层”概念。

在申请国家基金重点项目时,有专家质疑省级气象部门缺乏队伍基础。张强团队内外兼修:一方面组织成员努力做出优秀成果,展示给科技界;另一方面反复打磨项目申请书,经过三次努力,拿下省级气象部门第一个国家重点基金,并在结题验收中获评优秀,用成绩回答了质疑。

图为甘肃武威市气象部门工作人员开展抗旱减灾服务。蒋菊芳 摄

作为西北人,张强深知干旱给这片土地带来的困扰。

张强说,人类社会发展史,某种意义上就是一部与干旱的抗争史。正因如此,他才下定决心去啃干旱这根“硬骨头”,用科学改变家乡面貌。

30多年来,一支扎根西北的气象科研团队坚守干旱科研一线,推动建立多个重点实验室与人才培养平台,取得一系列成果,推动兰州干旱气象研究所成长为我国干旱研究的主力军。

张强认为,失败不会必然成为成功之母,失败只有对善于总结、善于反思、善于坚持的人而言,才能成为成功之母。失败与成功之间的距离,很多时候只有两个字——坚持。

正因如此,团队在科研的道路上,一直保持着热情与自信。自信,来自科研成果能够打破教科书中的传统认知,能够挑战权威专家的主流观点,能够得到国际学术界广泛认可,更能够服务国家发展、造福老百姓。

如今,团队的干旱监测技术正在西北干旱大地上落地见效,科研成果既走向国际学术界,也服务于国计民生。

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  • 未来该团队还将攻克哪些具体的干旱气象难题?
  • “超厚边界层”理论将在哪些领域得到更广泛应用?

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