Jimu 1 balloon breaks ground in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau expedition
The second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau successfully conducted the Jimu 1 tethered balloon atmospheric observation experiment in Lunang town, Nyingchi, Xizang autonomous region.
The tethered balloon, which carried 16 types of scientific payloads across three major categories weighing about 200 kilograms, ascended to 5,500 meters above sea level. Through coordinated multi-payload observations, the experiment marked a technological leap from single-point sampling to three-dimensional monitoring.
Zhang Taihua, a senior engineer at the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the experiment accurately obtained critical scientific data, including atmospheric components, pollutant distribution, and three-dimensional cloud microphysical parameters.
- Former China Merchants Group deputy GM Li Baian prosecuted for bribery
- Symposium explores copyright protection of traditional cultural heritage
- Inner Mongolia kicks off Farmers' Harvest Festival in Bayannuur
- 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum aims to tackle pressing international challenges, officials say
- Wuhan authorities close facility suspected of providing illegal reproductive services
- 12 dead, 1 missing in mudslide in Jiangxi province
