Loneliest weather station in Taiwan – 40 years at Bilu River

Bilu River, located 2100 meters above sea level near Hehuanshan (合歡山), is not only a mountaineering paradise but also home to Bilu River Weather Station (畢祿溪工作站), where each day at at 9 a.m., meteorological observations are recorded.

The job is carried out by two alternating shift workers, who must traverse the steep and slippery access road in a sturdy off-road vehicle before beginning their long and tiring 10-day shifts. Occasionally, teams of river tracers pass by the isolated weather station, but these are few and far between - perhaps one every two weeks; making it possibly the loneliest weather station and work location in Taiwan.

Loneliest weather station in Taiwan – 40 years at Bilu River
URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/113339

(以下是中文對照)
最孤獨的氣象站 畢祿溪40年

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位在合歡山附近，海拔約2100公尺的畢祿(碧綠)溪，是登山客的私房景點，而在溪畔高處的「畢祿溪工作站」，每天9點都要觀測氣象紀錄。僅有2名工作人員輪班，孤獨，是它的寫照。通往工作站的小路太陡太滑，只有「鐵牛車」能夠通行。偶爾有些溯溪的登山客，會步行經過此地，兩週有一支隊伍路過，就算很多了。該站僅有2個人輪班，且每個月連續10天，只有1個人工作的無聊日子，也可以稱是台灣最孤獨的氣象站。

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