Field of research
The Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Climate System (ARSCliSys) research group focuses on atmospheric remote sensing and climate change research, ranging from global satellite-based radio occultation to local outdoor WegenerNet laboratory observations, and from monitoring and analysis of climate, hydrology and carbon changes to the study of weather and climate extremes and carbon management solutions.
Methodology
Satellite-based Earth observation is a crucial resource for monitoring and studying climate and environmental change. Occultation technology using signals from global navigation satellites (GPS, Galileo) or Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites is a particularly suitable method for a global view of climate change and the Earth's atmosphere. Processing this satellite data, creating climate data sets, using them for climate research and developing new methods are the focus of the group, one of the leading international research groups in the field of radio occultation for atmospheric and climate research.
In the specific Alpine region, the WegenerNet is a pioneering experiment of the group: a new type of climate station network in the regions of Feldbach and Johnsbachtal (Styria/Austria) for observing weather and climate with spatial resolution on a 1-km scale.
Satellite data and ground data are used together with climate model simulations to investigate climate variability, climate trends, weather and climate extremes and their causes. The focus is on global climate change and building bridges to regional and local climate and environmental change in the Alpine region.
Cooperations
ARSCliSys cooperates closely with the Regional Climate working group in the joint research focus Hydrological Extremes in Climate Change. The group also works closely with the Department of Astrophysics & Geophysics at the Institute of Physics (partner institute of the Wegener Center at the Faculty of Natural Sciences) and is part of the Atmospheric and Climate Physics working group there. In addition, ARSCliSys collaborates with many renowned partners on site, nationally and internationally and actively contributes to setting the international research agenda in its field of research.
Research topics and objectives of ARSCliSys
Satellite-based earth observation and high-resolution ground observations are crucial resources for researching and monitoring climate and environmental change. The research activities of ARSCliSys are located in this area and focus on the following areas:
- Analysis, attribution and impacts of climate change on a global to regional scale
- Satellite occultation data for monitoring climate change on a global to regional scale
- Monitoring and analysis of hydrology and carbon change at regional to local level
Projects
Satellite data and ground data are used together with climate model simulations to study climate variability, climate trends and weather and climate extremes. The focus is on global climate change and building bridges to regional and local climate and environmental change in the Alpine region.
With over 150 climate stations in the Feldbach region and 19 stations in the Gesäuse region, Styria is the focus area for a pioneering experiment in Austrian and international climate research: the WegenerNet.
With the carbon management approach, effective emission reductions can be achieved in all areas of activity – welcome to the Paris climate target path!
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