Torque model verication for the GOCE satellite

GOCE Aerodynamic Torque Modeling

In recent studies thermospheric densities and cross-winds have been derived from linear acceleration measurements of the gradiometer on board the GOCE satellite. Our current work is aimed at analyzing also the angular accelerations, in order to improve the thermosphere density and wind data by allowing for the estimation of more unknown...

Sustainability of consumption patterns: Historic and future trends for Europe

The EU FP7 research project “European Policies to Promote Sustainable Consumption Patterns” (EUPOPP) analyses the impacts of policy strategies and instruments on consumption patterns in order to identify which sustainable consumption policies and instruments are effective, can be improved, and be implemented successfully. A focus is on the need...

Policies to promote sustainable consumption: First results from an EU-wide impact evaluation project

The development of policies to promote sustainable consumption is a growing and demanding task of today. Many different actors have to cooperate, or even integrate their strategies and portfolios from the local to the international level, and across sectors. In order to achieve effective and coherent policies, many uncertainties have to be dealt...