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)]

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)]

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)]

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

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)]

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

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)]

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)]

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)]

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