To complement the atmospheric profile measurements under complex geographical environments and extreme weather conditions,a stratospheric balloon-based dropsonde technology,which is carried by a stratospheric balloon ...To complement the atmospheric profile measurements under complex geographical environments and extreme weather conditions,a stratospheric balloon-based dropsonde technology,which is carried by a stratospheric balloon platform from the Earth's surface to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere(UTLS)to release the dropsonde for measurements,is independently developed and preliminarily assessed over the Tibetan Plateau(TP)in this study.The dropsonde system is mainly composed of the dropsonde chamber,dropsonde with a parachute,data receiving and communication antennas,dropsonde-releasing device,and GPS(Global Positioning System)modules.The dropsonde measurements can be sent in real time through satellite communication links and by radio signals to a data receiver at the ground control center for storage and processing.A total of eight dropsondes aboard the stratospheric balloon were successfully released during the TP campaign in 2020.A preliminary assessment was conducted based on a case comparison between the dropsonde and radiosonde measurements,which indicated that the dropsonde technology we developed can generally provide reasonable atmospheric profiles.However,further efforts are still required to improve the detection performance of the dropsonde sensors after long-term locating in the UTLS and to assess the accuracy and precision of the detection technology more carefully.展开更多
Since some years, the strategy of a Green Economy as a current form of ecological modernization was proposed. The paper highlights the core issues of the concept and its structural constraints. Several constraints of ...Since some years, the strategy of a Green Economy as a current form of ecological modernization was proposed. The paper highlights the core issues of the concept and its structural constraints. Several constraints of a far-reaching realization of a Green Economy are presented, and one constraint is highlighted, i.e., the imperial mode of （production and） living. The latter gives emphasis to the continuous and largely unquestioned access to products produced by cheap labor and under environmentally problematic conditions. This mode of living, the paper argues, is also attractive among the upper and middle classed in countries with emerging economies like China. Moreover, it compares it with the concept of sustainable development which emerged some 15 years ago. Like sustainable development, proposals for a Green Economy might become ＂a tranquilizing dis- positive＂ in order to silence doubt and criticisms. However, it is argued that, despite the improbability of realizing the ambitious objectives, the Green Economy strategy might contribute to further capitalist development. Environmental issues might be integrated into the mode of production and living. However, given capitalist and imperial structures and dynamics, this will occur in highly selective and partial ways. The author calls this emerging constellation and possible new mode of development in some countries or regions of the world Green Capitalism.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[grant number XDA17010101]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 41875183]the National Key R&D Program of China[grant number 2017YFA0603504].
文摘To complement the atmospheric profile measurements under complex geographical environments and extreme weather conditions,a stratospheric balloon-based dropsonde technology,which is carried by a stratospheric balloon platform from the Earth's surface to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere(UTLS)to release the dropsonde for measurements,is independently developed and preliminarily assessed over the Tibetan Plateau(TP)in this study.The dropsonde system is mainly composed of the dropsonde chamber,dropsonde with a parachute,data receiving and communication antennas,dropsonde-releasing device,and GPS(Global Positioning System)modules.The dropsonde measurements can be sent in real time through satellite communication links and by radio signals to a data receiver at the ground control center for storage and processing.A total of eight dropsondes aboard the stratospheric balloon were successfully released during the TP campaign in 2020.A preliminary assessment was conducted based on a case comparison between the dropsonde and radiosonde measurements,which indicated that the dropsonde technology we developed can generally provide reasonable atmospheric profiles.However,further efforts are still required to improve the detection performance of the dropsonde sensors after long-term locating in the UTLS and to assess the accuracy and precision of the detection technology more carefully.
文摘Since some years, the strategy of a Green Economy as a current form of ecological modernization was proposed. The paper highlights the core issues of the concept and its structural constraints. Several constraints of a far-reaching realization of a Green Economy are presented, and one constraint is highlighted, i.e., the imperial mode of （production and） living. The latter gives emphasis to the continuous and largely unquestioned access to products produced by cheap labor and under environmentally problematic conditions. This mode of living, the paper argues, is also attractive among the upper and middle classed in countries with emerging economies like China. Moreover, it compares it with the concept of sustainable development which emerged some 15 years ago. Like sustainable development, proposals for a Green Economy might become ＂a tranquilizing dis- positive＂ in order to silence doubt and criticisms. However, it is argued that, despite the improbability of realizing the ambitious objectives, the Green Economy strategy might contribute to further capitalist development. Environmental issues might be integrated into the mode of production and living. However, given capitalist and imperial structures and dynamics, this will occur in highly selective and partial ways. The author calls this emerging constellation and possible new mode of development in some countries or regions of the world Green Capitalism.
