Pictures from 1999 Tien Shan Installation: Aksu (Xinjiang)

Some general comments on the pictures from 1999


Aksu

Figure 1.The Aksu group in front of the seismic station in downtown Aksu. There are four Wongs in this picture. In the front row, from the left, are Wong Bai Tao of Urumqi and Mrs. Wong who manages the station. Her husband, Da Wong is standing behind her to the left. The other Mr. Wong is in the second row at the far left. Xu Yi is to the right of Mrs. Wong, and Xiao Zhong is behind and left of him. Khe Yung Fong is in the rear holding up the building. Very Large
Figure 2.Installation at the Aksu site. View of the site from adjacent hill, looking northwest. GPS antenna is being cemented to the roof; the cable enters the building through a hole in the telemetry pole. Sensor/DAS/Disk etc. are in a room just below the telemetry pole. Very Large
Figure 3.Part of the FT belt in the vicinity of the Aksu station. View looking to the NE. Very Large
Figure 4.The Aksu site, looking to the SE. Xu Yi is waving from the roof. Very Large
Figure 5.Inside of the Aksu site, in the sensor/equipment room. Three existing sensors are on the pier, along with the STS2 which is barely visible towards the back right of the pier. Very Large
Figure 6.In the Aksu equipment room at the site: DAS/Disk/Power board/Kepco and host box sit on the left side of the table. Batteries are below. Equipment to the right is the existing telemetry equipment. Very Large
Figure 7.Another view of the site with the installation personnel taking a short break before heading back to town. From left are Khe Yung Fong, Mr. Wong, Xu Yi, Da Wong, Xiao Zhong, and our Driver. Very Large