China launches weather rocket from a drone sub in groundbreaking step toward ocean-wide networks that can monitor hurricanes from INSIDE the storms

从无人潜艇上发射气象火箭，这是向建立全海洋网络迈出的突破性的一步，将可从风暴内部监测飓风

Scientists in China have launched a weather observation rocket from a semi-submersible drone ship in a world’s first for meteorological research.

科学家从一艘半潜式无人艇上发射了一枚气象观测火箭用于气象研究，这属于世界首创。

The unmanned semi-submersible vehicle (USSV) was designed specifically to deploy instruments that can hit altitudes beyond the reach of weather balloons.

这种半潜式无人艇(USSV)发射的仪器所能抵达的高度比气象气球更高。

The breakthrough could lead to networks of USSVs around the oceans for cheaper, more efficient data collection, the researchers say.

研究人员称，这一突破或有助于建立成本更低并且更有效的数据收集网络。

According to a team from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the USSV is built to launch a type of instrument called a rocketsonde.

据科学院大气物理研究所的一个研究小组称，USSV是为了发射探空火箭而建造的。

These meteorological rockets can climb as high as 8,000 meters, and withstand ‘severe sea conditions.’

这些气象火箭可以爬升到8000米的高度，并能承受“恶劣的海况”。

Currently, most meteorological measurements rely on an instrument called a radiosonde, which is carried into the atmosphere by a weather balloon.

目前，大多数气象测量依靠一种叫做无线电探空仪的仪器，这种仪器由气象气球携带到大气层中。

Stations over the ocean, however, are much more limited in number than those over land.

然而，海洋上的气象站的数量比陆地上的要少得多。

With the new technique, the researchers say data collection in the marine environment could dramatically improve.

研究人员称，有了这项新技术，海洋环境中的数据收集将会得到显著改善。

‘The unmanned semi-submersible vehicle is an ideal platform for marine meteorological environmental monitoring, and the atmospheric profile information provided by rocketsonde launched from this platform can improve the accuracy of numerical weather forecasts at sea and in coastal zones,’ explains study co-author Dr Jun Li, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics.

‘Similar to Argo (the broad-scale global array of profiling floats that measures temperature/salinity in the ocean) which provides profiles of Thermohaline current, rocketsonde can provide profiles of atmospheric temperature, humidity, pressure and wind observations.’

该研究的合著者、大气物理研究所研究员李俊博士解释称：“半潜式无人艇是海洋气象环境监测的理想平台，由发射升空的火箭探空仪提供的大气廓线信息，可提高海洋和沿海地区数值天气预报的准确性。与ARGO(大范围收集全球海洋上层的海水温、盐度剖面资料)提供温盐海流剖面资料类似，气象火箭也可以提供大气温度、湿度、压力和风的观测剖面资料。”

The team plans to develop a network of unmanned semi-submersible vehicles across the oceans to match that on land.

该团队计划开发一个海上半潜式无人艇网络，以匹配陆地上的观测网络。

These vehicles themselves could be built to contain sensors that would allow for three-dimensional observations from inside typhoons and hurricanes.

这些无人艇本身可以安装传感器，从台风和飓风内部进行三维观测。

‘We are currently develo a new generation of USSVs which can carry various sensors relevant to marine science, including conductivity-temperature-depth, acoustic Doppler current profiler, and motion sensors to provide vertical profiles of the conductivity, water temperature, current velocity, and wave height and direction,’ Chen says.

‘With that, a new interconnected USSV meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) observation network system will be developed to improve the efficiency of collecting METOC observations and provide comprehensive data at the temporal and spatial scales required to answer relevant scientific questions.’

李俊称:“我们目前正在开发新一代半潜式无人艇（USSV），可携带各种与海洋科学相关的传感器，包括导电性-温度-深度、声学多普勒电流剖面仪和运动传感器，以提供电导率、水温、流速、波高和方向的垂直剖面。在此基础上，我们将开发一个新的互联USSV气象与气象海洋观测网络系统，以提高收集气象和海洋观测数据的效率，并在时空尺度上提供回答相关科学问题所需的全面数据。”

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译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/46984.html   译者：Jessica.Wu

外文：https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6653903/China-launches-weather-rocket-drone-sub-world-first.html

Swordslinger, Tulsa, United States, 8 minutes ago

So I'm thinking China now has the capability to use drone subs to launch a nuclear weapon anywhere anytime. Just lovely...

我想现在有能力使用无人潜艇随时随地发射核武器。

Ethelred the Unready, London, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

I think this century and even the next will belong to the Dragon.

我认为本世纪，甚至下一个世纪都将属于。

Out75out16, Kingsbridge, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

Do not let them near your shore they could be used maliciously.

不要让它们靠近你的海岸，小心使坏。

devotee001, NYC, United States, 11 hours ago

Not impressed...let's see them stop a hurricane.

没什么了不起的!

observerDonald, Here, Comoros, 12 hours ago

They spend on research and infrastructure for their country. .

他们投资科研，投资基础设施

TrumpItUp, Trumpsville, United States, 12 hours ago

More spying from the Red Dragon

他们的间谍活动越来越猖獗了

Eyes Open, Florida USA, 12 hours ago

Why does DM constantly publish Chinese puff piece propaganda stories?

为什么《每日邮报》一直在宣传多么多么厉害

bob, The Great Lakes, United States, 12 hours ago

If they're so concerned about climate change why don't they do something about their enormous pollution problem?

既然这么关注气候变化，为什么不采取措施解决污染问题呢?

Smiley Sam, London, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

FYI China has the biggest fleet of electric vehicles in the world, Guangzhou public buses are all electric, Shanghai will be next very soon.

@bob 的电动汽车是世界上最多的，广州的公共汽车都是电动的，上海很快也将普及。

blackrat, Umberleigh, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

Smiley Sam, when your electric fleet's electricity comes from coal power stations do you think that is green, please explain?

@Smiley Sam 电动车的电力如果来自燃煤电厂，你认为这会是绿色能源吗，请解释一下?

bob, The Great Lakes, United States, 11 hours ago

Los Angeles bought some of their electric buses. They're no good. And the people are choking on the smoke from the factories.

洛杉矶购置了一些电动巴士，也没什么效果，人们被工厂的烟雾呛得喘不过气来。

hastdu, australian refugee prison, Nauru, 10 hours ago

As the largest producer of wind and solar energy, they are heading that way but it won't be overnight but better than the industrial revolution.

作为最大的风能和太阳能生产国，正朝着这个方向前进，这不是一朝一夕的事情，但会比工业革命更好。

Lee Thomas, Erlanger, United States, 12 hours ago

Looks like they're working on sub fired missile technology.

看来他们正在研究潜射导弹技术。

USA vs Democrats, Vallejo, United States, 13 hours ago

They're testing military gear there and calling it weather science. China is not known for contributing to the worlds needs in science or anything else. They're 100% selfish as a nation.

他们在那里测试军事装备，美其名曰“气象研究”。对世界的科学贡献并不大，作为一个民族，他们是自私的。

John Marshall, Galway, Ireland, 13 hours ago

I can imagine them monitoring 'the weather' alright.

我可以想象他们是怎么观测“气象”的

Rarkar, Winchester, United Kingdom, 13 hours ago

You know they won't be used for the weather.

肯定不是用于观测气象的