SOEs & Winter Olympics: NORINCO Group Provides Meteorological Service for Beijing 2022

China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO Group) will be responsible for wind measurement at some ice and snow event sub-venues for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Due to the complicated geographical environment of the snow sports tracks, athletes are easily impacted by sudden and changeable cross winds during high-speed sliding. Therefore, real-time monitoring and danger warnings of the wind conditions of the tracks are crucial in ensuring smooth skiing competition.

The FC-Ⅲ laser wind measurement radar developed by the Norla Institute of Technical Physics, a subsidiary of NORINCO Group, will be used in the mission. The device has outstanding performance in long-distance and high-precision measurement and strong reliability and environmental adaptability. It is also small and is easy to maintain. It has been widely and stably used in airports, bases and vessels in China.

Considering the features of the venues, the company optimized the device according to the actual situation of the tracks and developed a snow track working mode, which has been proved to meet requirements of the Winter Olympics after long-term verification.

At present, four sets of the devices are in operation.

The FC-Ⅲ laser wind measurement radar at a Winter Olympic venue [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)