2010
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)]
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)]
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)]
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 and xEGOPS) 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)]
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)]
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
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
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
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
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