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Technologies for crisis management in the event of a disaster

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:31:59 +0200

Earthquakes occur every day in Europe. In July 2019, no fewer than 27 earthquakes with a magnitude of between four and five on the Richter scale were detected, most of them in south-eastern Europe. The EU’s DRIVER+ project (Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience) conducted a comprehensive disaster management exercise to address this. It was held from 12 to 14 September 2019 in the Eisenerz region of Austria, with a view to strengthening crisis management capabilities. The deployment of innovative developments and technologies was tested within the context of an earthquake scenario and evaluated by experts. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) generated real-time aerial images to provide essential support for position detection and rescue logistics.

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SOFIA in Stuttgart – first scientific research flight over Europe

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 11:50:00 +0200

On 16 September 2019 at 04:14 CEST, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is expected to land at Stuttgart Airport. The airborne observatory is a joint project by the US space agency NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

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Tidal glaciers in Greenland – TanDEM-X elevation models show strongest decline in 80 years

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:23:46 +0200

The Kangerlussuaq Glacier is the largest glacier on the southeast coast of Greenland and flows into the fjord of the same name. The glacier front, which in the past was protected by an ice mélange – a mixture of sea ice and calved icebergs – is retreating at an increasing rate. The glacier calves approximately 24 cubic kilometres of ice into the ocean every year. This corresponds to about five percent of the amount of ice lost annually by the entire Greenland ice sheet. Using a time series of 150 TanDEM-X elevation models of the Kangerlugssuaq Glacier, scientists from Swansea University in the United Kingdom have measured the decrease in the glacier’s surface height.

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Investigating the ozone hole, Amazon fires and gravity waves with the German HALO research aircraft

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:14:59 +0200

The German High Altitude and Long Range (HALO) research aircraft will be exploring the atmosphere in the southern hemisphere and its impact on climate change during September and November 2019 as part of the SOUTHTRAC (Transport and Composition of the Southern Hemisphere UTLS) mission. The main objective of the first phase of the campaign is to investigate gravity waves at the southern tip of South America and over Antarctica.

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Optimisation of approach procedures to lessen noise and reduce fuel consumption at Zurich Airport

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:25:38 +0200

Approach and landing are among the most labour-intensive flight phases. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has developed the Low Noise Augmentation System (LNAS) in order to support pilots as they perform the complex procedures required for a low-noise approach.

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All-rounder in urban traffic – unveiling of the Urban Modular Vehicle (UMV)

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:21:57 +0200

From 10 to 15 September 2019 at the IAA New Mobility World in Frankfurt, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will be exhibiting the prototype of its Urban Modular Vehicle (UMV) for the first time. This intelligent, modular electric city car brings together DLR research in the fields of automated and networked driving, propulsion technology, vehicle design and structure, energy management and chassis mechatronics. Further exhibits at the DLR stand (Hall 5, D04) will explain how automated driving can be tested using a high-tech test infrastructure and how mobility behaviour can be recorded quickly and efficiently using smartphones.

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