2015

Presentations at International Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

Rieckh, R., S.-P. Ho, W. Randel, U. Foelsche, and Y.-H. Kuo (poster)
Dry layers in the tropical West Pacific as observed with GPS RO and CONTRAST aircraft measurements
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 2015

Rieckh, R., S.-P. Ho, W. Randel, U. Foelsche, and Y.-H. Kuo (oral)
Dry layers in the tropical West Pacific as observed with GPS Radio Occultation and CONTRAST aircraft measurements
SPARC Regional Workshop on Chemical and Physical Processes in the Climate System, Boulder, CO, USA, November 2015

Brenot, H., J. Jones, R. Biondi, L. Clarisse, L. Delobbe, and N. Clerbaux
Propagation delays induced in GNSS signals during extreme conditions of the neutral atmosphere
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 2015

Steiner, A. K., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, M. Schwaerz, R. Biondi, L. Brunner, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (oral)
GPS radio occultation: applications of an emerging reference climate record
SPARC Regional Workshop on Chemical and Physical Processes in the Climate System, Boulder, CO, USA, November 2015

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, T. Kabas, and C. Bichler (poster)
WegenerNet Klimastationsnetze Feldbachregion und Johnsbachtal: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Forschungsresultate
6. Österr. MeteorologInnentag, Wien, Austria, November 2015

Foelsche, U., A.K. Steiner, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, J. Danzer, F. Ladstädter, M. Schwärz, T. Rieckh, J. Schwarz, R. Klingler, R. Biondi, L. Brunner, J. Fritzer and G.Kirchengast (oral)
Beobachtung von atmosphärischen Prozessen und klimatischen Veränderungen mittels GPS Radio-Okkultation
6. Österr. MeteorologInnentag, Wien, Austria, November 2015

Hohmann, C., G. Kirchengast, S. Birk (poster)
First steps of exploring hydrological uncertainties and thresholds in a drought vulnerable catchment in Austria
4. Trierer Workshop zur Niederschlag-Abfluss-Modelllierung , Oct. 2015

Brunner, L., A. K. Steiner, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, M. W. Jury, and F. Ladstädter (poster)
Blocking detection with observations from radio occultation: A case study
SPARC workshop on storm tracks, Grindelwald, Switzerland, August 2015

Schröer, K., Kirchengast, G. (poster)
Exploring the causes of extreme precipitation in the south-eastern Alpine forelands,ICAM 2015  - International Conference on Alpine Meteorology, Innsbruck, Austria, August 2015

Schröer, K., Kirchengast, G. (poster)
Exploring the causes of extreme precipitation in the south-eastern Alpine forelands,2015 Swiss Climate Summer School: Extreme events and climate, Ascona, Switzerland, August 2015

Scherllin-Pirscher, B., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, and S. S. Leroy (poster)
Atmospheric wind fields from GPS radio occultation
SPARC workshop on storm tracks, Grindelwald, Switzerland, August 2015

Steiner, A. K., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, L. Brunner, M. Schwaerz, R. Biondi, J. Fritzer, J. Schwarz, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (oral)
Observing climate variability and change with GPS radio occultation
Our Common Future Under Climate Change – CFCC15, Paris, France, June 2015

Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher; J. Danzer, F. Ladstädter, A.K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast (oral invited)
Monitoring the Climate of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere with Radio Occultation Data, Our Common Future Under Climate Change – CFCC15, Paris, France, July 2015

Steiner, A. K., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, L. Brunner, M. Schwaerz, R. Biondi, J. Fritzer, J. Schwarz, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (invited))
Observing climate variability and change with GPS radio occultation
Our Common Future Under Climate Change – CFCC15, Paris, France, July 2015

Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher; J. Danzer, F. Ladstädter, A.K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast (poster)
Monitoring the Climate of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere with Radio Occultation Data, Our Common Future Under Climate Change – CFCC15, Paris, France, July 2015

Biondi, R., and H. Brenot (oral)
GNSS atmospheric water vapour detection for extreme events
COST-ES1206 GNSS4SWEC Workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2015

Biondi, R., and S. Bonafoni (oral)
The synergy of the ground based GPS measurements and the GPS radio occultations for analysing precipitation eventsCOST-ES1206 GNSS4SWEC Workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2015

Kirchengast, G., M. Schwärz, J. Schwarz, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, C. Pock, J. Innerkofler, J. Fritzer, A. K. Steiner, A. Plach, J. Danzer, U. Foelsche, and F. Ladstädter (invited)
Reference Occultation Processing System (rOPS) for cal/val and climate: a new GNSS RO retrieval chain with integrated uncertainty propagation
IROWG-4 International Workshop, Melbourne, Australia, April 2015

M. Leidner, T. Nehrkorn, J. Henderson, M. Mountain, T. Yunck; presenter G. Kirchengast (oral)
A GNSS radio occultation simulation study examining impacts on severe convective weather analysis and prediction
IROWG-4 International Workshop, Melbourne, Australia, April 2015

Biondi, R., P. Pagnotta, G. trentini, T. Cirotti, and C. Parrettini (poster)
The wow effect
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Biondi, R., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, Hugues Brenot, and Therese Rieckh (oral)
Did the Nabro volcanic eruption directly overshoot the tropopause?
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Biondi, R., A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast (poster)
Towards evaluating the intensity of convective systems by using GPS radio occultation profiles
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Biondi, R., (oral)
Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) – networking, professional development and future cooperation
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Brunner, L., A. K. Steiner, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, M. W. Jury (poster)
Feasibility of blocking detection in observations from radio occultation
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Hohmann, C., G. Kirchengast, S. Birk (poster)
Exploring hydrological uncertainties and thresholds of a drought vulnerable region in Austria
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, M. Schwärz, and G. Kirchengast (poster)
Climate comparison of reference upper-air measurements: GPS radio occultation and GRUAN radiosondes
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Scherllin-Pirscher, B., F. Ladstädter, A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast (oral)
Characteristics of atmospheric Kelvin waves during warm and cold ENSO phases observed with GPS RO
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Scherllin-Pirscher, B., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, and S. S. Leroy (poster)
Montgomery potential and wind fields on isentropic surfaces from GPS radio occultation
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Schröer, K., G. Kirchengast (poster)
Exploring the causes of rare extreme precipitation events
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Vogt K., H. H. Rutz, V. Goudarzi, R. Höldrich, A. K. Steiner, M. Jury, R. Walter, and R. Parncutt (poster)
SysSon - A framework for Systematic Sonification design
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Steiner, A. K., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, R. Biondi, L. Brunner, G. Kirchengast, and the ARSCliSys group
Atmospheric variability modes and trends in the UTLS from the RO record
SPARC Stratospheric Temperature Trends Workshop, Victoria, BC, Canada, April 2015

Biondi, R., T. Rieckh, A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast (oral)
GPS radio occultation for detecting and monitoring volcanic clouds
Volcanoes, climate and society, Bicentenary of the great Tambora eruption conference, Bern, Switzerland, April 2015

Fuchsberger, Jürgen; Kirchengast, Gottfried; O, Sungmin (presenter); Foelsche, Ulrich
WegenerNet Feldbach region and Johnsbachtal GV Networks, Austria: Alpine Forelands and Mountainous Terrain.
The 7th International Workshop for GPM Ground Validation, Seoul, Korea, May 2015

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, T. Kabas, C. Bichler, and R. Galovic (poster)
Aktuelle Entwicklungen im WegenerNet Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach
16. Österr. Klimatag, Wien, Austria, April 2015

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, T. Kabas, C. Bichler, and R. Galovic (poster)
Recent developments in the WegenerNet high-resolution climate station network
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

O, Sungmin, and U. Foelsche (poster)
Systematic errors in precipitation measurements with different rain gauge sensors
EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, April 2015

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, T. Kabas, and C. Bichler (poster)
WegenerNet climate station network — Feldbach region
LTER-Austria/LTER-Europe Conference, Vienna, Austria, February 2015

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, T. Kabas, and C. Bichler (poster)
WegenerNet climate station network — Johnsbachtal
LTER-Austria/LTER-Europe Conference, Vienna, Austria, February 2015

Selected Further Presentations
(at Meetings of Int'l Bodies, Universities, Public Symposia, etc.)

Foelsche, U. (invited keynote)
Klimawandel: Lektionen aus der Vergangenheit und Perspektiven für die Zukunft
Fortbildungstag "Klimawandel und Auswirkungen", Pädagogische Hochschule, Graz, Austria, November 2015

Steiner, A. K., A. C. Maycock, and W. Randel (invited)
Atmospheric temperature changes: new avenues of the stratospheric temperature trends activity
SPARC 23rd Scientific Steering Group meeting, Boulder, CO, USA, November 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited)
Klimawandel – Es ist viel leichter, die Dinge zu leugnen als sie zu erklären! Ist es das?
3. Steirisches Klimaforum, Land Steiermark & CCCA Servicezentrum, Graz, Austria, Oktober 2015

Steiner, A. K. (invited)
Das Klimasystem und seine Modellierung
Pro Scientia Sommerakademie 2015, Celje, Slovenia, September 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited)
Wegener Center activities on RO and climate: recent results and ongoing work
ESA/EUMETSAT RO Science Advisory Group 2nd Meeting, EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany, July 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited keynote)
Weltklimabericht 2014: Neuestes Wissen zum Klimawandel
Fakultätstag der Umwelt-, Regional- und Bildungswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria, June 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited)
Nutzen von Erdbeobachtungsdaten in der Klimaforschung: den Klimawandel verstehen
SPACE Symposium–Unendliche Chancen für Wirtschaft und Industrie, Messe Graz, Graz, Austria, April 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited)
Monitoring climate variability, extreme events, and climate change with GPS radio occultation
Space Forum–School Math&Geo Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, April 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited)
Von der Physik bis zur Ökonomik und Ethik des Klimawandels: Klimaforschung am Wegener Center und Research Focus Presentation: A guided tour on the utility of GPS radio occultation for climate
Märzsitzung Kommission Klima und Luftqualität der ÖAW, Vienna, Austria, March 2015

Kirchengast, G. (invited)
Weltklimabericht 2014: Neuestes Wissen zum Klimawandel und Bedeutung für die südoststeirische Landwirtschaft
Jahreshauptversammlung Ferkelring Feldbach, Hatzendorf, Austria, March 2015