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Year 2013
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Steiner, A. K., D. Hunt, S.-P. Ho, G. Kirchengast, A. J. Mannucci, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, H. Gleisner, A. von Engeln, T. Schmidt, C. Ao, S. S. Leroy, E. R. Kursinski, U. Foelsche, M. Gorbunov, Y.-H. Kuo, K. B. Lauritsen, C. Marquardt, C. Rocken, W. Schreiner, S. Sokolovskiy, S. Syndergaard, S. Heise, and J. Wickert
Quantification of structural uncertainty in climate data records from GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 1469-1484, doi:10.5194/acp-13-1469-2013, 2013
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/1469/2013
Jahr 2012
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Brooke, J. S. A., P. F. Bernath, G. Kirchengast, C. B. Thomas, J.-G. Wang, K. A. Tereszchuk, G. González Abad, R. J. Hargreaves, C. A. Beale, J. J. Harrison, S. Schweitzer, V. Proschek, P. A. Martin, V. L. Kasyutich, C. Gerbig, O. Kolle, and A. Loescher
Greenhouse gas measurements over a 144 km open path in the Canary Islands
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 2309-2319, doi:10.5194/amt-5-2309-2012, 2012
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/5/2309/2012/
[pdf (~7.7 MB); req. print]
Danzer, J., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, and U. Foelsche
Systematic residual ionospheric errors in radio occultation data and a potential way to minimize them
Atmos. Meas. Tech., submitted, 2012
Foelsche U., A.K. Steiner, and K.B. Lauritsen
Preface “Observing atmosphere and climate with occultation techniques – results from the OPAC 2010 Workshop”, Atmos. Meas. Tech., in press
Gurvich, A. S., M. E. Gorbunov, O. V. Fedorova, G. Kirchengast, V. Proschek, G. Gonzalez Abad, and K. A. Tereszchuk
Spatiotemporal structure of a laser beam over 144 km in a Canary Islands experiment
Appl. Optics, 51, 7374-7383, doi:10.1364/AO.51.007374, 2012
[pdf (~1.0 MB); req. print]
Ho, S.-P., D. Hunt, A. K. Steiner, A. Mannucci, G. Kirchengast, H. Gleisner, S. Heise, A. von Engeln, C. Marquardt, S. Sokolovskiy, W. Schreiner, B.Scherllin-Pirscher, C. Ao, J. Wickert, S. Syndergaard, K. Lauritsen, S. Leroy, E.R. Kursinski, Y.-H. Kuo, U. Foelsche, T. Schmidt and M. Gorbunov
Reproducibility of GPS radio occultation data for climate monitoring: profile-to-profile inter-comparison of CHAMP climate records 2002 to 2008 from six data centers
J. Geophys. Res., 117, D18111, doi:10.1029/2012JD017665, 2012
[pdf (~6.2 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, and H. Truhetz
WegenerNet: A pioneering high-resolution network for monitoring weather and climate
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., submitted, 2012
Scherllin-Pirscher, B., C. Deser, S.-P. Ho, C. Chou, W. Randel, and Y.-H. Kuo
The vertical and spatial structure of ENSO in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from GPS radio occultation measurements
Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L20801, doi:10.1029/2012GL053071, 2012
[pdf (~1.7 MB); req. print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Bernath, P., B. Thomas, G. Kirchengast, and the IRDAS-EXP Study Consortium
SWIR long range differential absorption experiment for trace gas measurements study IRDAS-EXP: Summary report
UoY Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC July 2012, 50 pp, Dept of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK, 2012
Bernath, P., B. Thomas, J.-G. Wang, K. Tereszchuk,, G. Gonzalez Abad, J. Brooke, S. Schweitzer, R. Hargreaves, P. Martin, and V. Kasyutich
SWIR long range differential absorption experiment for trace gas measurements: Detailed planning of the experiment
UoY Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC May 2012 (TN1), 37 pp, Dept of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK, 2012
Bernath, P., B. Thomas, J.-G. Wang, K. Tereszchuk,, G. Gonzalez Abad, J. Brooke, C. Beale, R. Hargreaves, G. Kirchengast, V. Proschek, S. Schweitzer, P. Martin, C. Gerbig, O. Kolle, and A. Löscher
Narrow band differential absorption experiment in the Canary Islands
UoY Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC May 2012 (TN2), 28 pp, Dept of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK, 2012
Brooke, J. S. A., P. F. Bernath, G. Kirchengast, C. B. Thomas, J.-G. Wang, K. A. Tereszchuk, G. González Abad, R. J. Hargreaves, C. A. Beale, J. J. Harrison, S. Schweitzer, V. Proschek, P. A. Martin, V. L. Kasyutich, C. Gerbig, O. Kolle, and A. Loescher
Greenhouse gas measurements over a 144 km open path in the Canary Islands
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 5, 3303-3331, doi:10.5194/amtd-5-3303-2012, 2012
Foelsche, U., and B. Scherllin-Pirscher
Development of bending angle climatology from RO data
CDOP Visiting Scientist Report 14, DMI, Copenhagen, Denmark, 51 pp., 2012
http://www.romsaf.org/Publications/reports/grassaf_vs14_rep_v10.pdf
Gurvich, A. S., M. E. Gorbunov, O. V. Fedorova, G. Kirchengast, V. Proschek, G. Gonzalez Abad, and K. A. Tereszchuk
SCINT-EXP: Analysis of scintillations due to atmospheric turbulence based on a 144 km laser-link experiment at the Canary Islands
IAP&WEGC Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 1/2012, 24 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2012
Proschek, V., S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast (with input also by the IRDAS-EXP teams of U. York, U. Manchester and MPI Jena)
Greenhouse gas retrieval and validation for the Canary Islands IR-laser occultation experiment
WEGC Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 1/2012, 52 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2012
Steiner, A. K., D. Hunt, S.-P. Ho, G. Kirchengast, A. J. Mannucci, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, H. Gleisner, A. von Engeln, T. Schmidt, C. Ao, S. S. Leroy, E. R. Kursinski, U. Foelsche, M. Gorbunov, S. Heise, Y.-H. Kuo, K. B. Lauritsen, C. Marquardt, C. Rocken, W. Schreiner, S. Sokolovskiy, S. Syndergaard, and J. Wickert
Quantification of structural uncertainty in climate data records from GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 26963-26994, doi:10.5194/acpd-12-26963-2012, 2012
http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/12/26963/2012/
Jahr 2011
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Foelsche, U., S. Syndergaard, J. Fritzer, and G. Kirchengast
Errors in GNSS radio occultation data: relevance of the measurement geometry and obliquity of profiles
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 189-199, doi:10.5194/amt-4-189-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/189/2011/
Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast
Refractivity and temperature climate records from multiple radio occultation satellites consistent within 0.05%
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 2007-2018, doi:10.5194/amt-4-2007-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/2007/2011/
Foelsche, U., A.K. Steiner, and K.B. Lauritsen (Eds.)
Observing atmosphere and climate with occultation techniques - results from the OPAC 2010 Workshop
Atmos. Meas. Tech., Special Issue, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/special_issue20.html
Harrison, J. J., P. F. Bernath, and G. Kirchengast
Spectroscopic requirements for ACCURATE, a microwave and infrared-laser occultation satellite mission
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Trans., 112, 2347-2354, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.06.003, 2011
[pdf (351 kB); req. print]
Kabas, T., U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast
Seasonal and annual trends of temperature and precipitation within 1951/1971-2007 in South-Eastern Styria/Austria
Meteorol. Z., 20, 277-289, doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0233, 2011
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/schweiz/mz/2011/00000020/00000003/art00003
Kabas, T., A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, and G. Kirchengast
WegenerNet climate station network region Feldbach, Austria: network structure, processing system, and example results
Adv. Sci. Res., 6, 49-54, doi:10.5194/asr-6-49-2011, 2011
[pdf (662 kB); req. print]
Kann, A., T. Haiden, K. von der Emde, C. Gruber, T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, and G. Kirchengast
Verification of operational analyses using an extremely high density surface station network
Wea. Forecasting, 26, 572-578, doi:10.1175/WAF-D-11-00031.1, 2011
[pdf (~1.1 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and S. Schweitzer
Climate benchmark profiling of greenhouse gases and thermodynamic structure and wind from space
Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L13701, doi:10.1029/2011GL047617, 2011
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2011/2011GL047617.shtml
Lackner, B. C., A. K. Steiner, G. C. Hegerl, and G. Kirchengast
Atmospheric climate change detection by radio occultation data using a fingerprinting method
J. Climate, 24, 5275-5291, doi:10.1175/2011JCLI3966.1, 2011
[pdf (~2.7 MB); req. print]
Lackner, B. C., A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast
Where to see climate change best in radio occultation variables – Study using GCMs and ECMWF reanalyses, Ann. Geophys., 29, 2147-2167, doi:10.5194/anngeo-29-2147-2011, 2011
http://www.ann-geophys.net/29/2147/2011/
Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, U. Foelsche, L. Haimberger, C. Tavolato, and G. Kirchengast
An assessment of differences in lower stratospheric temperature records from (A)MSU, radiosondes, and GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 1965-1977, doi:10.5194/amt-4-1965-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/1965/2011/
Proschek, V., G. Kirchengast, and S. Schweitzer
Greenhouse gas profiling by infrared-laser and microwave occultation: retrieval algorithm and demonstration results from end-to-end simulations
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 2035-2058, doi:10.5194/amt-4-2035-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/2035/2011/
Scherllin-Pirscher, B., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, Y.-H. Kuo, and U. Foelsche
Empirical analysis and modeling of errors of atmospheric profiles from GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 1875-1890, doi:10.5194/amt-4-1875-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/1875/2011/
Scherllin-Pirscher, B., G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner, Y.-H. Kuo, and U. Foelsche
Quantifying uncertainty in climatological fields from GPS radio occultation: an empirical-analytical error model
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 2019-2034, doi:10.5194/amt-4-2019-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/2019/2011/
Schweitzer, S., G. Kirchengast, and V. Proschek
Atmospheric influences on infrared-laser signals used for occultation measurements between Low Earth Orbit satellites
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 2273-2292, doi:10.5194/amt-4-2273-2011, 2011
http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/2273/2011
Schweitzer, S., G. Kirchengast, M. Schwärz, J. M. Fritzer, and M. E. Gorbunov
Thermodynamic state retrieval from microwave occultation data and performance analysis based on end-to-end simulations
J. Geophys. Res., 116, D10301, doi:10.1029/2010JD014850, 2011
[pdf (~3.6 MB); req. print]
Steiner, A. K., B. C. Lackner, F. Ladstädter, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast
GPS radio occultation for climate monitoring and change detection
Radio Sci., 46, RS0D24, doi:10.1029/2010RS004614, 2011
[pdf (7.5 MB); req. print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Foelsche, U.
Klimaveränderungen und Umweltkatastrophen: Lektionen aus der Vergangenheit und Perspektiven für die Zukunft
in Der Klimawandel als Gefahr für Frieden und Sicherheit (G. Marchl, Ed.)
Institut für Religion und Frieden, Vienna, Austria, 21-31
Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast
Konsistente Klimatologien der Atmosphäre mittels Radio-Okkultation
Proc. 12. Österr. Klimatag 21-22 Sep 2011, Vienna, Austria, V16, 2011
Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, A. K. Steiner, F. Ladstädter, and G. Kirchengast
Observing Earth’s atmosphere and climate with GNSS radio occultation
Proc. IEEE International Geosci. and Rem. Sensing Symp. 24-29 Jul 2011, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast
Refractivity and temperature climate records from multiple radio occultation satellites consistent within 0.05%
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 1593-1615, doi:10.5194/amtd-4-1593-2011, 2011
Goger, M.
Der Vergleich von Atmosphärenprofilen mit einem Inter-Validierungssystem und dessen Anwendung auf Radiookkultations- und Radiosondendaten (M.Sc. thesis)
Sci. Rep. 43-2011, 111 pp, Wegener Center Verlag, Graz, Juni, 2011
Kabas, T., and M. Themeßl
2010 AGU Fall Meeting – Tagungsbericht
ÖGM bulletin 2011/1, 26-28, Österr. Ges. für Meteorologie, Wien, 2011
Kabas, T., U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast
Trends saisonaler und jährlicher Temperaturen und Niederschläge von 1951/1971 bis 2007 in der südöstlichen Steiermark
Proc. 12. Österr. Klimatag 21-22 Sep 2011, Vienna, Austria, P07, 2011
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, and V. Proschek
Benchmark der Klimazukunft: Mikrowellen- und Infrarotlaser-Okkultation zum Monitoring von Treibhausgasen und Klimawandel in der freien Atmosphäre
Proc. 12. Österr. Klimatag 21-22 Sep 2011, Vienna, Austria, V14, 2011
Kirchengast, G., K. Steininger, A. Gobiet, and A. K. Steiner
Klimawandel messbar machen und unsere Antworten gestalten
Soziale Tech. 3/2011, 11-14, IFZ für Technik, Arbeit und Kultur, Alpen-Adria-Univ., Klagenfurt-Wien-Graz, 2011
Lackner, B. C., A. K. Steiner, G. C. Hegerl, G. Kirchengast
Klimawandeldetektion in der freien Atmosphäre mittels GPS Radio-Okkultation
Proc. 12. Österr. Klimatag 21-22 Sep 2011, Vienna, Austria, V15, 2011
Ladstädter, F.
On Upper-Air Climate Data:Interactive Visual Exploration and GPS Radio Occultation as Reference Climate Record (Ph.D. thesis)
Sci. Rep. 46-2011, 144 pp, Wegener Center Verlag, Graz, December, 2011
Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, U. Foelsche, L. Haimberger, C. Tavolato, and G. Kirchengast
An assessment of differences in lower stratospheric temperature records from (A)MSU, radiosondes,
and GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 2127-2159, doi: 10.5194/amtd-4-2127-201, 2011
Proschek, V., S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast
Greenhouse gas profiles retrieval from IR-laser occultation data in cloudy air
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 1/2011, 39 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2011
Proschek, V., G. Kirchengast, and S. Schweitzer
Greenhouse gas profiling by infrared-laser and microwave occultation: Retrieval algorithm and demonstration results from end-to-end simulations
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 2273-2328, doi:10.5194/amtd-4-2273-2011, 2011
Scherllin-Pirscher, B., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, Y.-H. Kuo, and U. Foelsche
Empirical analysis and modeling of errors of atmospheric profiles from GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 2599-2633, doi:10.5194/amtd-4-2599-2011, 2011
Scherllin-Pirscher, B., G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner, Y.-H. Kuo, and U. Foelsche
Quantifying uncertainty in climatological fields from GPS radio occultation: An empirical-analytical error model
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 2749-2788, doi:10.5194/amtd-4-2749-2011, 2011
Schwärz, M., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, G. Kirchengast, J. Fritzer, and A. Leuprecht
MMValRO–Multi-mission validation by satellite radio occultation (Final Report)
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESRIN No. 1/2011, 95 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2011
Schweitzer, S., G. Kirchengast, and V. Proschek
Atmospheric influences on infrared-laser signals used for occultation measurements between Low Earth Orbit satellites
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 4, 2689-2747, doi:10.5194/amtd-4-2689-2011, 2011
Jahr 2010
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Foelsche, U., S. Syndergaard, J. Fritzer, and G. Kirchengast
Errors in GNSS radio occultation data: relevance of the measurement geometry
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 3, 4261-4283, doi:10.5194/amtd-3-4261-2010, 2010
[pdf (~0.9 MB); req. print]
Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, G. Kirchengast, J. Kehrer, H. Hauser, P. Muigg, and H. Doleisch
Exploration of climate data using interactive visualization
J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 27, 667-679, doi:10.1175/2009JTECHA1374.1, 2010
[pdf (~3.8 MB); req. print]
Pirscher, B., U. Foelsche, M. Borsche, G. Kirchengast, and Y.-H. Kuo
Analysis of migrating diurnal tides detected in FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC temperature data
J. Geophys. Res., 115, D14108, doi:10.1029/2009JD013008, 2010
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2009JD013008.shtml
Steiner, A. K., G. Kirchengast, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, and U. Foelsche
Correction to “Atmospheric temperature change detection with GPS radio occultation 1995 to 2008”
Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L03704, doi:10.1029/2010GL042427, 2010
[pdf (~0.4 MB); req. print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Bonino, L., A. Löscher, M. Aguirre, I. Bakalski, G. Kirchengast, M. Renard, and F. Pirondini
Laser occultation demonstration mission: The next step towards efficient monitoring of atmospheric chemical species
Proc. 16th Ka and Broadband Communications Conf. 20-22 Oct 2010, Milano, Italy, 2010
Emde, C., and V. Proschek
Atmospheric impacts on IR-laser occultation signals: Impact of cloud scattering
DLR Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC–Tech. Note 2 of TR-IRPERF Rep., 24 pp, Inst. of Atmos. Physics, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, 2010
Facheris, L., F. Cuccoli, E. Martini, S. Schweitzer, G. Kirchengast, V. Proschek, M. Gorbunov, H.-H. Benzon, and C. Emde
Performance of active MW occultation under realistic atmospheric conditions
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC Doc-ID CNIT/ESA-ACTLIMB/TR-MWPERF/Sep2010, 83 pp, Cons. Nazionale Interuniv. per le Telecom./Florence unit, Univ. of Florence, Italy, 2010
Foelsche, U.
Probing Earth’s atmosphere and climate with signals from GPS satellites
Habilitation thesis, July 2010
Foelsche, U.
CLIMROCC – Climate Monitoring with Radio Occultation Data
Final Report for the Austrian Science Fund – FWF, 18 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Fritzer, J., G. Kirchengast, M. Pock, and V. Proschek
End-to-End Generic Occultation Performance Simulator Version 5.5 (EGOPS 5.5) software user manual
WEGC-IGAM Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 1/2010, 490 pp., Wegener Center and Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys., and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Kabas, T., A. Leuprecht, C. Stieb, C. Bichler, and G. Kirchengast
WegenerNet Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach: ein neuer Datensatz für Klima- und Umweltforschung
Proc. 11. Österr Klimatag, March 2010, Vienna, Austria, V1, 2010
Kirchengast, G., and Science Team Partners and Industry Support Team
ACCURATE – climate benchmark profiling of greenhouse gases and thermodynamic variables and wind from space (ESA Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission EE-8 Proposal)
Sci. Rep. 36-2010, 93 pp, Wegener Center Verlag, Graz, Austria, 2010
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Kirchengast, G., L. Facheris, F. Cuccoli, S. Schweitzer, E. Martini, G. B. Larsen, and H.-H. Benzon
Concept for demonstration of active MW and SWIR occultation in non-ideal geometry
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 8/2010, 22 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, and the ACTLIMB Study Consortium
The active limb sounding performance study ACTLIMB: Summary report
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 11/2010, 44 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, V. Proschek, G. González Abad, G. Li, N. Allen, J. Harrison, B. Thomas, and P. Bernath
ALPS (ACCURATE LIO Performance Simulator) user guide and documentation
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 3/2010, 79 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
[pdf (~1.2 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., C. Zwanziger, and G. B. Larsen
Scientific impact of an ACCURATE mission and synergies and complementarities with other missions and GHG observations
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 1/2010, 51 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria 2010
[pdf (~2.7 MB); req. print]
Koerner, S., G. Kirchengast, J. Fritzer, C. Retscher, and T. Fehr
Multi-mission validation by radio occultation: System setup and example results from MIPAS and GOMOS validation
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-686/CD (Proc. ESA Living Planet Symp. June/July 2010, Bergen, Norway), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2010
Lackner, B. C.
Exploring trend indicators of climate change from radio occultation and optimal trend detection (Ph.D. thesis)
Sci. Rep. 38-2010, ISBN 978-3-9502940-5-7, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2010
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Mottini, S., A. Löscher, M. Aguirre, I. Bakalski, and G. Kirchengast
A new approach to climatology from space: Laser occultation
Proc. ICSO2010–International Conf. on Space Optics 4-8 Oct 2010, Rhodes, Greece, 2010
Pirscher, B.
Multi-catellite climatologies of fundamental atmospheric variables from radio occultation and their validation (Ph.D. thesis)
Sci. Rep. 33-2010, ISBN 978-3-9502940-3-3, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2010
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Pirscher, B., G. Kirchengast, S. Schweitzer, and J. Fritzer
EGOPS occultation data analysis and simulations for the GRAS radio occultation performance study
Tech. Note for ESA-ESTEC GRDS-1-2010, 23 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2010
Pock M., V. Proschek, and G. Kirchengast
Error analysis of SWIR laser occultation: Initial results based on ensemble simulation and tangent-linear modelling
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 5/2010, 52 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Proschek V., S. Schweitzer, F. Ladstädter, F. Fritzer, and G. Kirchengast
Algorithm description and performance assessment of the LIO single-line trace species retrieval
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 4/2010, 18 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Proschek V., S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast
Algorithm description and performance assessment of the LIO multi-line trace species retrieval
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 6/2010, 35 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Proschek V., S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast
Performance analysis of SWIR laser occultation under quasi-realistic atmospheric conditions
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 7/2010, 46 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2010
Schwaerz, M., B. Pirscher, G. Kirchengast, J. Fritzer, and A. Leuprecht
Multi-mission validation by satellite radio occultation (Annual Report 2010)
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESRIN No. 2/2010, 81 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2010
Schweitzer, S.
The ACCURATE concept and the infrared laser occultation technique: Mission design and assessment of retrieval performance (Ph.D. thesis)
Sci. Rep. 34-2010, ISBN 978-3-9502940-1-9, 194 pp, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2010
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Schweitzer, S., and G. Kirchengast
Atmospheric impacts on IR-laser occultation signals: Sensitivities to trace species and aerosols
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 2/2010, 36 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2010
Schweitzer, S., G. Kirchengast, V. Proschek, C. Emde, V. Sofieva, N. Perlot, J. Horwath, F. Ladstädter, and J. Fritzer
Atmospheric impacts on IR-laser occultation signals and performance of joint IR+MW occultation for trace species retrieval (Summary Report)
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 9/2010, 10 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2010
Schweitzer, S., V. Proschek, and G. Kirchengast
Algorithms for cloud layering and greenhouse gas profiles retrieval from LIO data in cloudy air
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 1/2010, 37 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2010
Schweitzer, S., V. Proschek, F. Ladstädter, G. Kirchengast, H. H. Benzon, S. Syndergaard, G. B. Larsen, F. Cuccoli, E. Martini, L. Facheris, C. Emde, V. Sofieva, E. Kallio, and J. Tamminen
ACTBox (Active Limb Sounding Software Toolbox) user guide and documentation
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 10/2010, 47 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2010
Steiner, A. K., B. C. Lackner, F. Ladstädter, G. Kirchengast, B. Pirscher, G. C. Hegerl, and U. Foelsche,
GPS radio occultation for climate applications,
extended abstract, International Beacon Satellite Symposium 2010, P. Doherty, M. Hernández-Pajares, J. M. Juan, J. Sanz, and A. Aragon-Angel (Eds.), June 2010, Techn. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, pp. 5, 2010
http://gge.unb.ca/Resources/BSS2010/abstracts/a96_revGO.pdf
Thaler, I., U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, B. Lackner, and B. Pirscher
Temperature and lapse rate changes over the IPCC regions and over large-scale zonal bands
Proc. 11. Österr Klimatag, March 2010, Vienna, Austria, V19, 2010
Jahr 2009
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, G. Kirchengast, and J. Wickert
Assessing the climate monitoring utility of radio occultation data: From CHAMP to FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
Terr. Atmos. Oceanic Sci., 20,155-170, doi:10.3319/TAO.2008.01.14.01(F3C), 2009
[pdf (~5.4 MB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, and C. Rocken
Climatologies based on radio occultation data from CHAMP and Formosat-3/COSMIC
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 181-194, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_15, 2009
Ho, S.-P., G. Kirchengast, S. Leroy, J. Wickert, T. Mannucci, A.K. Steiner, D. Hunt, W. Schreiner, S.V. Sokolovskiy, C.O. Ao, M. Borsche, A. von Engeln, U. Foelsche, S. Heise, B. Iijima, Y.-H. Kuo, E.R. Kursinski, B. Pirscher, M. Ringer, C. Rocken, and T. Schmidt
Estimating the uncertainty of using GPS radio occultation data for climate monitoring: Inter-comparison of CHAMP refractivity climate records 2002-2006 from different data centers
J. Geophys. Res., 114, D23107, doi:10.1029/2009JD011969, 2009
[pdf (~1 MB); req. print]
Lackner, B. C., A. K. Steiner, F. Ladstädter, and G. Kirchengast
Trend indicators of atmospheric climate change based on global climate model scenarios
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 247-259, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_20, 2009
Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, B. C. Lackner, G. Kirchengast, P. Muigg, J. Kehrer, and H. Doleisch
SimVis: An interactive visual field exploration tool applied to climate research
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A.K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin-Heidelberg, 235-245, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_19, 2009
Pirscher, B., U. Foelsche, M. Borsche, and G. Kirchengast
Sampling of the diurnal cycle of temperature using Formosat-3/COSMIC data
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 131-140, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_11, 2009
Steiner, A. K., B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.)
New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9, 2009
www.springer.com/978-3-642-00320-2
Steiner, A. K., G. Kirchengast, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, and U. Foelsche
Atmospheric temperature change detection with GPS radio occultation 1995 to 2008
Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L18702, doi:10.1029/2009GL039777, 2009
[pdf (~3.6 MB); req. print]
Steiner, A. K., G. Kirchengast, M. Borsche, and U. Foelsche
Lower stratospheric temperatures from CHAMP RO compared to MSU/AMSU records: An analysis of error sources
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A.K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin-Heidelberg, 219-234, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_18, 2009
Warnant, R., U. Foelsche, M. Aquino, B. Bidaine, V. Gherm, M. Mainul Hoque, I. Kutiev, S. Lejeune, J.-P. Luntama, J. Spits, H. J. Strangeways, G. Wautelet., N. Zernov, and N. Jakowski
Mitigation of ionospheric effects on GNSS
Annals of Geophysics, 52(3/4), 373-390, 2009
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Emde, C., V. Proschek, and G. Kirchengast
Atmospheric impacts on MW occultation signals: Impact of cloud scattering at 175–200 GHz
DLR Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC–Tech. Note Clouds of TR-MWPERF Rep., 33 pp, Inst. of Atmos. Physics, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, 2009
Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, J. Fritzer, M. Pock, and G. Kirchengast
The potential of GRAS to contribute to climate monitoring
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-675/CD (Proc. 2nd EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2009, Barcelona), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2009
[pdf (~1.5 MB); req. print]
Fritzer, J., G. Kirchengast, and M. Pock
End-to-End Generic Occultation Performance Simulator Version 5.5 (EGOPS 5.5) Software User Manual
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2009, 504 pp., Wegener Center and Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2009
Fritzer, J. M., G. Kirchengast, and S. Schweitzer
End-to-End Generic Occultation Performance Simulation and Processing System Version 5.5 – User Requirements Document
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 3/2009, Wegener Center and Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2009
Kabas, T., and G. Kirchengast
WegenerNet - Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach: Ein Pionierexperiment
ÖGM bulletin 2009/1, 14-18, Österr. Ges. für Meteorologie, Wien, 2009
[pdf (~1.9 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., J. Fritzer, M. Pock, M. Gorbunov, F. Ladstädter, S. Schweitzer, V. Proschek, B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, and C. Retscher
ProdexCN2 Project Summary Report – Radio and Optical Occultation: EGOPS System Development
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 5/2009, 8 pp (Summary Report), Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2009
[pdf (335 kB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, C. Stieb, S. Binder, A. Bakirci, R. Gsöls, A. Neuwirth, A. Pilz, and B. Tropper
Demonstrationsprojekt WegenerNet Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach: Nutzung für Monitoring und Modellierung von Wetter und Klima in der Oststeiermark
Endbericht für Land Stmk inkl. WegenerNet OperationsGuide–WEGDEMO Projekt–Dez.2009, 34 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2009
Kwiatkowska, E., T. Fehr, A. v. Gijsel, J.-C. Lambert, M. Weber, G. Pappalardo, H. Oelhaf, G. Kirchengast, M. v. Roozendael, P. Lecomte, and G. Ottavianelli
ESA’s operational atmospheric validation strategy and results
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-676/CD (Proc. Atmos. Sci. Conference Sept.2009, Barcelona, Spain), ESA/ESTEC Publ., Noordwijk, NL, 2009
Larsen, G. B., G. Kirchengast, and P. Bernath
Science Objectives and Observational Requirements of the ACCURATE Mission Concept
Tech. Rep. DMI/ESA-IRDAS/ObsReq/Oct2009, 39 pp, Danish Meteorol. Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
[pdf (774 kB); req. print]
Syndergaard, S., F. Rubek, S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast
Review of active occultation techniques from L-band to the SW-infrared
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC Doc-ID DMI/ESA-ACTLIMB/TR-REVOCC/Feb2009, 56 pp, Danish Meteorol. Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
Warnant, R., U. Foelsche, M. Aquino, B. Bidaine, V. Gherm, M. Mainul Hoque, I. Kutiev, S. Lejeune, J.-P. Luntama, J. Spits, H. J. Strangeways, G. Wautelet., N. Zernov, and N. Jakowski
Mitigation of ionospheric effects on GNSS
in Final report of the COST296 action MIERS (Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems), A. Bourdillon, L. R. Cander, B. Zolesi (Eds), Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Rome, Italy, 185-207, 2009
Jahr 2008
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Foelsche, U., G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner, L. Kornblueh, E. Manzini, and L. Bengtsson
An observing system simulation experiment for climate monitoring with GNSS radio occultation data: setup and testbed study
J. Geophys. Res.,113, D11108, doi:10.1029/2007JD009231, 2008
[pdf (~1.0 MB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, A. Gobiet, B. Pirscher, G. Kirchengast, J. Wickert, and T. Schmidt
Observing upper troposphere-lower stratosphere climate with radio occultation data from the CHAMP satellite
Climate Dyn., 31, 49-65, doi:10.1007/s00382-007-0337-7, 2008
[pdf (~ 2.65 MB); req. print]
Kehrer, J., F. Ladstädter, P. Muigg, H. Doleisch, A. Steiner, and H. Hauser
Hypothesis Generation in Climate Research with Interactive Visual Data Exploration
IEEE Trans. Visual. Comp. Graphics, 14, 1579-1586, doi:10.1109/TVCG.2008.139, 2008
Löscher, A., and G. Kirchengast
Variational data assimilation for deriving global climate analyses from GNSS radio occultation data
GPS Solut., doi:10.1007/s10291-008-0087-y, 2008
[pdf (~500 KB); req. print]
Löscher, A., C. Retscher, L. Fusco, P. Goncalves, F. Brito, and G. Kirchengast
Variational optimization for global climate analysis on ESA’s high performance computing grid
Rem. Sen. Environ., 112, 1450-1463, 2008
[pdf (~1.3 MB); req. print]
Luntama, J.-P., G. Kirchengast, M. Borsche, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner, S. Healy, A. von Engeln,
E. O`Clerigh, and C. Marquardt
Prospects of the EPS Gras mission for operational atmospheric applications
Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 89, 1863-1875, doi:10.1175/2008BAMS2399.1, 2008
[pdf (~3.4 MB); req. print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Binder, S., T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, and G. Kirchengast
WegenerNet Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach: ein Pionierexperiment
Proc. 10. Österr Klimatag, March 2008, Vienna, Austria, V08, 2008
[pdf (179 kB); req. print]
Borsche, M.
Global atmospheric climatologies from radio occultation data and derivation of diagnostic parameters for climate monitoring (Ph.D. thesis)
Scient. Rep. No. 22-2008, ISBN 978-3-9502308-6-5, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2008
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Borsche, M., U. Foelsche, B. Pirscher, A. K. Steiner, C. Lackner, J. Fritzer, M. Pock, and G. Kirchengast
Radiookkultation für globale und regionale Klimabeobachtung der Atmosphäre: Ergebnisse des Wegener Zentrums Graz
Proc. 10. Österr Klimatag, March 2008, Vienna, Austria, V08, 2008
Foelsche, U., G. Kirchengast, M. Borsche, B. Pirscher, and A.K. Steiner
Creating a Consistent Radio Occultation Data Base for Climate Studies in the Upper Troposphere and Lower
Stratosphere, Proc. of the ECMWF GRAS-SAF Workshop on Applications of Radio Occultation Measurements, June 2008, ECMWF, Reading, UK, 151-165, 2008
[pdf (~ 1.5 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, B. Pirscher, M. Pock, F. Ladstädter, B.C. Lackner, I. Thaler, M. Borsche, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner, and J. Fritzer
EOPSCLIM – End-to-end Occultation Processing System and Climate Monitoring Service: MetOp GRAS and ACCURATE Integration (Final Report)
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 2/2008, 4 pp (Exec.Summary) + FFG-ALR Rep. No.5/2007 and No.1/2008, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2008
[pdf (327 kB); req.print]
Kirchengast, G., T. Kabas, S. Binder, A. Leuprecht und C. Bichler
Pionierexperiment WegenerNet Klimastationsnetz: Ein neuartiges Messnetz in der Region Feldbach (Steiermark/Österreich) zur Beobachtung von Wetter und Klima mit sehr hoher Auflösung
Wiss. Ber. Nr. 23-2008, ISBN 978-3-9502615-0-9, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2008
[pdf (~4.9 MB); req.print]
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Pirscher, B., U. Foelsche, M. Borsche, and G. Kirchengast
Globale Analyse des Temperatur-Tagesgangs in der oberen Troposphäre und unteren Stratosphäre mittels Radio-Okkultations-Daten
Proc. 10. Österr Klimatag, March 2008, Vienna, Austria, V09, 2008
Schöngassner, T.
Validation of MSU tropospheric and stratospheric temperature records with GPS radio occultation climatologies (M.Sc. thesis)
Scient. Rep. No. 27-2008, ISBN 978-3-9502615-5-4, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2008
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Schweitzer, S., B. Pirscher, M. Pock, F. Ladstädter, M. Borsche, U. Foelsche, J. Fritzer, and G. Kirchengast
End-to-end Generic Occultation Performance Simulation and Processing System EGOPS: Enhancement of GPS RO Data Processing and IR Laser Occultation Capabilities
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 1/2008, 47 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2008
(pdf (~ 4.01 MB); req.print]
Wallner, A.
Räumliche hochaufgelöste Klimatologien von Starkregenereignissen in der Oststeiermark einschließlich der Fokusregion WegenerNet (M.Sc. thesis)
Wiss. Ber. Nr. 24-2008, ISBN 978-3-9502615-1-6, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2008
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Jahr 2007
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Borsche, M., G. Kirchengast, and U. Foelsche
Tropical tropopause climatology as observed with radio occultation measurements from CHAMP compared to ECMWF and NCEP analyses
Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L03702, doi:10.1029/2006GL027918, 2007
[pdf (~1.9 MB); req. print]
Gobiet, A., G. Kirchengast, G. L. Manney, M. Borsche, C.Retscher, and G. Stiller
Retrieval of temperature profiles from CHAMP for climate monitoring: intercomparison with Envisat MIPAS and GOMOS and different atmospheric analyses
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 3519-3536, 2007
[pdf (~4.0 MB); req.print]
Gorbunov, M. E., and G. Kirchengast
Fluctuations of radio occultation signals in X/K band in the presence of anisotropic turbulence and differential transmission retrieval performance
Radio Sci., 42, RS4025, doi:10.1029/2006RS003544, 2007
[pdf (~1.0 MB), req.print]
Pirscher, B., U. Foelsche, B. C. Lackner, and G. Kirchengast
Local time influence in single-satellite radio occultation climatologies from sun-synchronous and non sun-synchronous satellites
J. Geophys. Res., 112, D11119, doi:10.1029/2006JD007934, 2007
[pdf (~6.2 MB); req.print]
Pock, T., M. Pock, and H. Bischof
Algorithmic differentiation: Application to variational problems in computer vision
IEEE Trans. PAMI, 29, 1180-1193, 2007
[pdf (~0.6 MB); req.print]
Steiner, A. K., G. Kirchengast, M. Borsche, U. Foelsche, and T. Schoengassner
A multi-year comparison of lower stratospheric temperatures from CHAMP radio occultation data with MSU/AMSU records
J. Geophys. Res., 112, D22110, doi:10.1029/2006JD008283, 2007
[pdf (~1.9 MB), req-print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Gorbunov, M.E., and G. Kirchengast
Influence of anisotropic turbulence on X/K band radio occultation signals and related transmission retrieval quality
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2007, 21 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (~1.4 MB); req.print]
Gorbunov, M.E., S.S. Leroy, and G. Kirchengast
Retrieval of complex refractivity, temperature, and humidity from radio occultation data in X/K band
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 5/2007, 41 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (574 kB); req.print]
Kirchengast, G., and S. Schweitzer
ACCURATE LEO-LEO infrared laser occultation initial assessment: Requirements, payload characteristics, scientific performance analysis, and breadboarding specifications
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 3/2007, 56 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (~ 3,54 MB); req.print]
Kirchengast, G., M. Schwärz, M. Pock, and B. Pirscher
MULTICLIM – From CHAMP towards multi-satellite climate monitoring based on MetOp and COSMIC missions, focus MetOp IASI (Final Report)
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 6/2007, 5 pp (Exec.Summary) + FFG-ALR Rep. No.2 and No.4/2007, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (311 kB); req.print]
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, J. Ramsauer, and J. Fritzer
End-to-end Generic Occultation Performance Simulator version 5.2 (EGOPSv5.2) Software User Manual (Overview/ov, Reference/ref, and File Format/ff Manual)
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 4/2007, 62 pp (ov), 172 pp (ref), 97 pp (ff), Wegener Center&IGAM, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf-ov (625 kB), pdf-ref (440 kB), pdf-ff (307 kB); req. print]
Pirscher, B., B.C. Lackner, I. Thaler, M. Pock, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast
Initial Validation of GRAS Occultation Data from MetOp and Setup of Regional Climate Monitoring including the IPCC Land and Ocean Regions
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 5/2007, 48 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (~10.5 MB); req.print]
Schwärz, M., M. Pock, and G. Kirchengast
Advanced retrieval of atmospheric profiles and SST from IASI data
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 2/2007, 32 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (~1.2 MB); req.print]
Schwärz, M., M. Pock, B. Pirscher, and G. Kirchengast
Initial validation of atmospheric profiles and SST retrieved from MetOp IASI data and preparation of climatology processing
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 4/2007, 29 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (~3.7 MB); req.print]
Schweitzer, S., G. Kirchengast, and F. Ladstaedter
Enhancement of the end-to-end simulation tool EGOPS for enabling quasi-realistic simulations of LEO-LEO IR laser occultation measurements
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 1/2007, 26 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2007
[pdf (~ 2,59 MB); req.print]
Jahr 2006
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Borsche, M., A. Gobiet, A. K. Steiner, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, T. Schmidt, and J. Wickert
Pre-Operational Retrieval of Radio Occultation based Climatologies
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg, 315-323, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_26, 2006
[pdf (~1.1 MB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., A. Gobiet, A. K. Steiner, M. Borsche, J. Wickert, T. Schmidt, and G. Kirchengast
Global Climatologies Based on Radio Occultation Data: The CHAMPCLIM Project
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 303-314, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_25, 2006
[pdf (~3MB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., G. Kirchengast, and A. K. Steiner (Eds.)
Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8, 2006
[req. print]
Gorbunov, M. E., and G. Kirchengast
Processing X/K Band Radio Occultation Data in Presence of Turbulence: An Overview
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 183-192, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_16, 2006
[pdf (760 kB); req.print]
Löscher, A., and G. Kirchengast
Assimilation of GNSS Radio Occultation Profiles into GCM Fields for Global Climate Analysis
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 325-334, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_27, 2006
[pdf (~0.5 MB); req.print]
Retscher, C., G. Kirchengast, and A. Gobiet
Ozone and Temperature Retrieval Results from GOMOS Validated with CHAMP and ECMWF
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 55-66, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_6, 2006
[pdf (652 kB); req.print]
Steiner, A. K., A. Löscher, and G. Kirchengast
Error Characteristics of Refractivity Profiles Retrieved from CHAMP Radio Occultation Data
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 27-36, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_3, 2006
[[pdf (~1,2 MB); req.print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Borsche, M., U. Foelsche, A. K. Steiner, A. Gobiet, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, and G. Kirchengast
Processing System for Provision of CHAMP Radio Occultation based Climatologies
Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 1/2006, 41p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (~ 11 MB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, B. C. Lackner, A. Gobiet, and G. Kirchengast
Klima-Monitoring mit Radio-Okkultationsdaten des Satelliten CHAMP
Proc. 9. Österr. Klimatag, March 2006, Vienna, Austria, V08, 2006
[pdf (210 kB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, B. C. Lackner, A. Gobiet, and G. Kirchengast
CHAMP Radio Occultation Based Climatologies for Global Monitoring of Climate Change
Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 3/2006, 52p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (~14MB); req. print]
Gorbunov, M.E., G. Kirchengast, and K.B. Lauritsen
Advanced wave-optics forward modeling and bending angle and transmission retrieval including turbulent random refractivity field modeling
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2006, 54 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (830 kB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and M. Schwaerz
Scientific Applications of Galileo K-band Radio Links
Tech. Note for EU/GJU Doc-ID: GAD-TN-002-UG/v1.5, 16 p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (312 kB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and S. Schweitzer
ACCURATE LIO Initial Assessment Project: Breadboard Studies and Scientific Studies. Requirements, Concepts, Investigations, and Results
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR Doc-ID: WegC/ACCURATE/LIO-IAP/Aug06/1, 28 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, M. Schwaerz, J. Fritzer, and M. Gorbunov
Advanced retrieval processing chain for derivation of atmospheric profiles from LEO-LEO radio occultation data
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 2/2006, 28 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (403 kB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and EPSClim Partners Team
EPSClim - Climate Variability and Change Analysis and Climate Model Validation supported by EPS/MetOp GRAS and IASI Data
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-618/CD (Proc. 1st EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2006, ESRIN), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2006
[req.print]
Kirchengast, G., and GRASIVal Partners Team
GRASIVal - Contribution to EPS GRAS and IASI Cal/Val by Independent Retrieval Algorithms and Comparison to Short-term Reference Climatologies
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-618/CD (Proc. 1st EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2006, ESRIN), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2006
[req.print]
Löscher, A., U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast
CHAMP Radio Occultation Data Assimilation into ECMWF Fields for Global Climate Analyses
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 2/2006, 57p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (~3.8 MB); req. print]
Rehrl, C.
Retrieval Processing System and Performance Analysis for Mesospheric Temperature and Ozone Profiling based on Solar Occultation Data (Ph.D. thesis)
Scient. Rep. No. 12-2006, ISBN-10: 3-9502126-9-8, ISBN-13: 978-3-9502126-9-3, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (~11.2 MB), req.print]
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Schwaerz, M., J. Ramsauer, and G. Kirchengast
End-to-end Scientific Performance Analysis for Retrieval of Atmospheric Data from Galileo K-band Radio Links
Tech. Rep. for EU/GJU No. 1/2006, 50 p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006
[pdf (~5.8 MB); req. print]
Jahr 2005
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Foelsche, U., A. Gobiet, A. Löscher, G. Kirchengast, A.K. Steiner, J. Wickert, and T. Schmidt
The CHAMPCLIM project: An overview
in Earth observation with CHAMP - Results from three years in orbit, C. Reigber, H. Lühr, P. Schwintzer and J. Wickert (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 615-620, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_3, 2005
[pdf (526 kB); req. print]
Gobiet, A., U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner, M. Borsche, G. Kirchengast and J. Wickert
Climatological validation of stratospheric temperatures in ECMWF operational analyses with CHAMP radio occultation data
Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12806, doi:10.1029/2005GL022617, 2005
[pdf (428 kB); req. print]
Gobiet, A., G. Kirchengast, J. Wickert, C. Retscher, D.-Y. Wang, A. Hauchecorne
Evaluation of Stratospheric Radio Occultation Retrieval Using Data from CHAMP, MIPAS, GOMOS and ECMWF Analysis Field
in Earth observation with CHAMP - Results from three years in orbit, C. Reigber, H. Lühr, P.Schwintzer and J. Wickert (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 531-536, doi:10.1007/3-540-26800-6_84, 2005
[pdf (352 kB); req. print]
Gorbunov, M.E., and G. Kirchengast
Processing X/K band radio occultation data in the presence of turbulence
Radio Sci., 40, RS6001, doi:10.1029/2005RS003263, 2005
[pdf (399 kB), req. print]
Steiner, A.K., and G. Kirchengast
Error analysis for GNSS radio occultation data based on ensembles of profiles from end-to-end simulations
J. Geophys. Res., 110, D15307, doi:10.1029/2004JD005251, 2005
[pdf (~ 4.5 MB); req. print]
Wickert, J., A. Gobiet, G. Beyerle, A.K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche and T. Schmidt
GPS radio occultation with CHAMP: Comparison of atmospheric profiles from GFZ Potsdam and IGAM Graz
in Earth observation with CHAMP - Results from three years in orbit, C. Reigber, H. Lühr, P. Schwintzer and J. Wickert (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 525-530, doi:10.1007/3-540-26800-6_83, 2005
[pdf (326 kB); req. print]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Foelsche, U., A. Gobiet, A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, M. Borsche, T. Schmidt, and J. Wickert
Observing Earth's climate with Radio Occultation data from the CHAMP Satellite
in Festschrift on the Occasion of the 75th Birthday of em.Univ.Prof. Dr. S.J. Bauer, edited by H.O. Rucker and R. Leitinger, Publ. by Inst. for Space Research/Austrian Acad. of Sciences and Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys., and Meteorol./Univ. of Graz, Austria, 143-154, 2005
Gobiet, A.
Radio Occultation Data Analysis for Climate Change Monitoring and First Climatologies from CHAMP
Sci. Rep. No. 6-2005, ISBN 3-9502126-3-9, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2005
[pdf (~14.2 MB); req. print]
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Gorbunov, M.E., and G. Kirchengast
Advanced Wave-Optics Processing of LEO-LEO Radio Occultation Data in Presence of Turbulence
Tech. Report for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2005, 52p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2005
[pdf (~2.1 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and the ACEPASS Study Consortium
The ACE+ Phase A Scientific Support Study ACEPASS: Summary Report
Tech. Report for ESA/ESTEC No. 2/2005 16p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2005
[pdf (~1.3 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and the ACCURATE Team
ACCURATE - Atmospheric Climate and Chemistry in the UTLS Region And climate Trends Explorer
Earth Explorer Core Mission Proposal to ESA Ref.No. CCM2-13, 19p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2005
[req. print]
Kirchengast, G.
Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate: An Introduction
in "Festschrift on the Occasion of the 75th Birthday of em.Univ.Prof. Dr. S.J. Bauer", edited by H.O. Rucker and R. Leitinger, Publ. by Inst. for Space Research/Austrian Acad. of Sciences and Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys., and Meteorol./Univ. of Graz, Austria, 133-142, 2005
Lackner, B. C., and B. Pirscher
Climate Diagnostics in Radio Occultation Temperature Climatologies of CHAMP and ECMWF
Sci. Rep. No. 7-2005, ISBN 3-9502126-4-7, Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Austria, 2005
[pdf (27.9 MB); req. print]
http://www.wegcenter.at/wcv
Schwaerz, M., and G. Kirchengast
A joint temperature, humidity, ozone, and SST retrieval processing system for IASI sensor data: Properties and retrieval performance analysis
in Proceedings of the 14th International TOVS Study Conference, pp. 372-381, 2005
Jahr 2004
Peer-reviewed Publications, Book Chapters, Books
Foelsche, U.
Entwicklung extremer Wettereignisse und regionale Auswirkungen auf Österreich
in Extreme Wetterereignisse - Auswirkungen und Auswege für betroffene österreichische Wirtschaftssektoren
K. Steininger, C. Steinreiber and C. Ritz (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg, 25-39, doi:10.1007/3-540-26864-2_3, 2004
[pdf (~0:2 MB); req.print]
Foelsche, U., and G. Kirchengast
Sensitivity of GNSS occultation profiles to horizontal variability in the troposphere: A simulation study
in Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate
G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 127-136, 2004
[pdf (~0.8 MB); req. print]
Foelsche, U., and G. Kirchengast
Sensitivity of GNSS radio occultation data to horizontal variability in the troposphere
Phys. Chem. Earth, 29, 225-240, doi:10.1016/j.pce.2004.01.007, 2004
[pdf (~1.9 MB); req. print]
Gobiet, A., and G. Kirchengast
Advancements of GNSS radio occultation retrieval in the upper stratosphere for optimal climate monitoring utility
J. Geophys. Res., 109, D24110, doi:10.1029/2004JD005117, 2004
[pdf (464 kB); req. print]
Hanssen, R., A. Walpersdorf, K.-P. Johnsen, H. van der Marel and U. Foelsche (Eds.)
Probing the Atmosphere with Geodetic Techniques
Phys. Chem. Earth, special issue 29 (2-3), 2004
[req. print]
Kirchengast, G.
Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate: Setting the Scene
in Occultation for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 1-8, 2004
[pdf (460 kB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., and P. Hoeg
The ACE+ Mission: An Atmosphere and Climate Explorer based on GPS, GALILEO and LEO-LEO Radio Occultation
in Occultation for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 201-220, 2004
[pdf (~2,8 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.)
Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 2004
[req. print]
Rehrl, C., and G. Kirchengast
Mesospheric temperature and ozone sounding by the SMAS solar occulation sensor
in Occultation for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 333-342, 2004
[pdf (~0.3 MB)]
Retscher, C., G. Kirchengast, A. Gobiet and A. Hauchecorne
Stratospheric temperature and ozone sounding with ENVISAT/GOMOS stellar occultation
in Occultation for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 299-308, 2004
[pdf (~0.8 MB)]
Steiner, A.K., and G. Kirchengast
Ensemble-based analysis of errors in atmospheric profiles retrieved from GNSS occultation data
in Occultation for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 149-160, 2004
[pdf (~1.6 MB); req. print]
Von Engeln, A., G. Nedoluha, and G. Kirchengast
Deviation from a Hydrostatic Atmosphere in Radio Occultation Data
in Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate, G. Kirchengast, U. Foelsche, A.K. Steiner, (Eds.), 119-126, Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 2004
[pdf (~0.5 MB)]
Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center
Gobiet, A., A.K. Steiner, C. Retscher, U. Foelsche and G. Kirchengast
Radio Occultation Data and Algorithmus Validation Based on CHAMP/GPS Data
Tech. Report for ASA No 1/2004, 50p., Inst. of Geophys., Astrophys., and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~4.2 MB), req. print]
Kirchengast, G., J. Fritzer, M. Schwaerz, S. Schweitzer and L. Kornblueh
The Atmosphere and Climate Explorer Mission ACE+: Scientific Algorithms and Performance Overview
Tech. Report for ESA/ESTEC No. 2/2004, 32p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~3.6 MB); req. print]
Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, J. Ramsauer, J. Fritzer, and M. Schwaerz
Atmospheric Profiles Retrieved from ACE+ LEO-LEO Occultation Data: Statistical Performance Analysis using Geometric Optics Processing
Tech. Report for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2004, 135p., Inst. of Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~7.7 MB); req. print]
Löscher, A.
Assimilation of GNSS Radio Occultation Data into GCM Fields for Global Climate Analysis
Ph.D. Thesis, Wissenschaftl. Ber. No. 22, 211p. , Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria 2004
[pdf (~40 MB) ;req.print]
Pock, M.
Langwellenstrahlungstransfer in der Atmosphäre und seine Sensitivität zu Änderungen der Wasserdampfkonzentration
M. Sc. Thesis, Wissenschaftl. Ber. No. 18, 116p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~4.4 MB); req. print]
Retscher, C., C. Rehrl, A. Gobiet and G. Kirchengast
Stellar Occultation Algorithm and Validation for GOMOS on Evnisat and a Performance Analysis for the Complementary Solar Occultation Concept SMAS
Tech. Report for ESA/ESTEC No. 2/2004, 110p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~5 MB); req. print]
Retscher, C.
Stratospheric Ozone and Temperature Sounding by the Envisat/GOMOS Stellar Occultation Sensor
Ph.D. Thesis, Wissenschaftl. Ber. No. 23, 181p, Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~8 MB); req. print]
Schwaerz, M.
Joint Temperature, Humidity, Ozone and Sea Surface Temperature Retrieval from Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer Data
Ph.D. Thesis, Wissenschaftl. Ber. No 21, 188p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~9 MB); req. print]
Schweitzer, S.
Atmosphere and Climate Explorer Mission ACE+: Humidity and Temperature Retrieval Performance Analysis
M.Sc. Thesis, Wissenschaftl. Ber. No. 20, 153p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~8.4 MB); req. print]
Steiner, A.K., A. Gobiet, U. Foelsche and G. Kirchengast
Radio occultation data processing advancements for optimizing climate utility
Tech. Report for ASA No. 3/2004, 87p., Inst. for Geophys., Astrophys. and Meteorol., Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2004
[pdf (~13.6 MB); req. print]
Steiner, A.K.
Error analysis of refractivity profiles retrieved from CHAMP radio occultation data
DMI Scientific Report 04-02, DMI, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004
[pdf (~1.1 MB); req. print]
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