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)]

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)]

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)]

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)]

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)]

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)]

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

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

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

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