2014

Peer-reviewed publications

Auer, I., U. Foelsche (Coordinating Lead Authors), R. Böhm, B. Chimani, L. Haimberger, H. Kerschner, K. A. Koinig, K. Nicolussi, and C. Spötl (Lead Authors)
Vergangene Klimaänderung in Österreich (Past Climate Change in Austria)
Austrian Assessment Report 2014 (AAR 2014), Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria, 227–299, doi:10.1553/aar14s227, 2014

Danzer, J., U. Foelsche, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, and M. Schwärz
Influence of changes in humidity on dry temperature in GPS RO climatologies
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 2883–2896, doi:10.5194/amt-7-2883-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/2883/2014/

Danzer, J., H. Gleisner, and S. B. Healy
CHAMP climate data based on the inversion of monthly average bending angles
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 4071–4079, doi:10.5194/amt-7-4071-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/4071/2014/

Foelsche, U., A. K. Steiner, R. Anthes, J.-Y. Liu, A. von Engeln, and S. Bühler (Eds.)
Observing atmosphere and climate with occultation techniques – results from the OPAC-IROWG 2013 Workshop
Atmos. Meas. Tech., Special Issue, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech.net/special_issue68.html

Foelsche, U., A. K. Steiner, R. Anthes, J.-Y. Liu, A. von Engeln, and S. Bühler (Eds.)
Observing atmosphere and climate with occultation techniques – results from the OPAC-IROWG 2013 Workshop
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., Special Issue, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/special_issue48.html

Gurvich, A. S., M. E. Gorbunov, O. V. Fedorova, M. I. Fortus, G. Kirchengast, V. Proschek, and K. A. Tereszchuk
Spatiotemporal structure of a laser beam at a path length of 144 km: comparative analysis of spatial and temporal spectra
Appl. Optics, 53, 12, 2625–2631, doi:10.1364/AO.53.002625, 2014
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-53-12-2625

Haimberger, L., P. Seibert (Coordinating Lead Authors), R. Hitzenberger, A. K. Steiner, and P. Weihs (Lead Authors)
Das globale Klimasystem und Ursachen des Klimawandels (The global climate system and causes of climate change)
Austrian Assessment Report 2014 (AAR 2014), Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria, 137–171, doi:10.1553/aar14s133, 2014

Kirchengast, G., T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, and H. Truhetz
WegenerNet: A pioneering high-resolution network for monitoring weather and climate
Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 95, 227–242, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00161.1, 2014

Kromp-Kolb, H., N. Nakicenovic, R. Seidl, K. Steininger, B. Ahrens, I. Auer, A. Baumgarten, B. Bednar-Friedl, J. Eitzinger, U. Foelsche, H. Formayer, C. Geitner, T. Glade, A. Gobiet, G. Grabherr, R. Haas, H. Haberl, L. Haimberger, R. Hitzenberger, M. König, A. Köppl, M. Lexer, W. Loibl, R. Molitor, H. Moshammer, H.-P. Nachtnebel, F. Prettenthaler, W. Rabitsch, K. Radunsky, L. Schneider, H. Schnitzer, W. Schöner, N. Schulz, P. Seibert, S. Stagl, R. Steiger, H. Stötter, W. Streicher, and W. Winiwarter
Austrian Assessment Report Climate Change 2014 (AAR14): Synthesis, Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Vienna, Austria, 2014

Kromp-Kolb, H., N. Nakicenovic, R. Seidl, K. Steininger, B. Ahrens, I. Auer, A. Baumgarten, B. Bednar-Friedl, J. Eitzinger, U. Foelsche, H. Formayer, C. Geitner, T. Glade, A. Gobiet, G. Grabherr, R. Haas, H. Haberl, L. Haimberger, R. Hitzenberger, M. König, A. Köppl, M. Lexer, W. Loibl, R. Molitor, H. Moshammer, H.-P. Nachtnebel, F. Prettenthaler, W. Rabitsch, K. Radunsky, L. Schneider, H. Schnitzer, W. Schöner, N. Schulz, P. Seibert, S. Stagl, R. Steiger, H. Stötter, W. Streicher, and W. Winiwarter
Synthese – Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 (AAR14), Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria, 65–131, doi:10.1553/aar14s65, 2014

Kromp-Kolb, H., N. Nakicenovic, K. Steininger, B. Ahrens, I. Auer, A. Baumgarten, B. Bednar-Friedl, J. Eitzinger, U. Foelsche, H. Formayer, C. Geitner, T. Glade, A. Gobiet, G. Grabherr, R. Haas, H. Haberl, L. Haimberger, R. Hitzenberger, M. König, A. Köppl, M. Lexer, W. Loibl, R. Molitor, H. Moshammer, H.-P. Nachtnebel, F. Prettenthaler, W. Rabitsch, K. Radunsky, L. Schneider, H. Schnitzer, W. Schöner, N. Schulz, P. Seibert, R. Seidl, S. Stagl, R. Steiger, H. Stötter, W. Streicher, and W. Winiwarter
APCC (2014): Zusammenfassung für Entscheidungstragende (ZfE), Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 (AAR14), Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria, 27–44, doi:10.1553/aar14s25, 2014

Kromp-Kolb, H., N. Nakicenovic, K. Steininger, B. Ahrens, I. Auer, A. Baumgarten, B. Bednar-Friedl, J. Eitzinger, U. Foelsche, H. Formayer, C. Geitner, T. Glade, A. Gobiet, G. Grabherr, R. Haas, H. Haberl, L. Haimberger, R. Hitzenberger, M. König, A. Köppl, M. Lexer, W. Loibl, R. Molitor, H. Moshammer, H.-P. Nachtnebel, F. Prettenthaler, W. Rabitsch, K. Radunsky, L. Schneider, H. Schnitzer, W. Schöner, N. Schulz, P. Seibert, R. Seidl, S. Stagl, R. Steiger, H. Stötter, W. Streicher, and W. Winiwarter
APCC (2014): Summary for Policymakers (SPM), Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 (AAR14), Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria, 45–63, doi:10.1553/aar14s45, 2014

Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, M. Schwärz, and G. Kirchengast
Climate intercomparison of GPS radio occultation, RS90/92 radiosondes and GRUAN over 2002 to 2013
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 11735–11769, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-11735-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/11735/2014/

Lammer, H., S.-C. Schiefer, I. Juvan, P. Odert, N. V. Erkaev, C. Weber, K. G. Kislyakova, M. Güdel, G. Kirchengast, and A. Hanslmeier
Origin and stability of exomoon atmospheres: implications for habitability
Orig. Life Evol. Biosph., 44, 239–260, doi:10.1007/s11084-014-9377-2, 2014
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11084-014-9377-2

Liu, C. L., G. Kirchengast, K. Zhang, Z. X. Tan, J. Fritzer, and Y. Q. Sun
The effects of residual ionospheric errors on GPS radio occultation temperature
Chinese J. Geophys., 57, 2404-2414, doi:10.6038/cjg20140802, 2014
http://manu16.magtech.com.cn/geophy/CN/10.6038/cjg20140802

Proschek, V., G. Kirchengast, C. Emde, and S. Schweitzer
Greenhouse gas profiling by infrared-laser and microwave occultation in cloudy air: Results from end-to-end simulations
J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 12372–12390, doi:10.1002/2014JD021938, 2014
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014JD021938/abstract

Rieckh, T., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, and U. Foelsche
Characteristics of tropopause parameters as observed with GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 3947–3958, doi:10.5194/amt-7-3947-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/3947/2014/

Šácha, P., U. Foelsche, and P. Pišoft
Analysis of internal gravity waves with GPS RO density profiles
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 4123–4132, doi:10.5194/amt-7-4123-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/4123/2014/

Scherllin-Pirscher, B., A. K. Steiner, and G. Kirchengast
Deriving dynamics from GPS radio occultation: Three-dimensional wind fields for monitoring the climate
Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 7367–7374, doi:10.1002/2014GL061524, 2014

Selected Further Publications and Reports

Biondi, R., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, and T. Rieckh
A characterization of thermal structure and conditions for overshooting of tropical and extratropical cyclones with GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 14, 29395–29428, doi:10.5194/acpd-14-29395-2014, 2014
www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/14/29395/2014/

Brunner, L.
Stratospheric ozone and temperature evolution over the past decades (MSc thesis)
Sci. Rep. 59-2014, 117 pp., Wegener Center Verlag, Graz, Austria, August 2014

Danzer, J., U. Foelsche, B. Scherllin-Pirscher, and M. Schwärz
Influence of changes in humidity on dry temperature in GPS RO climatologies
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 5457–5489, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-5457-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/5457/2014/

Danzer, J., H. Gleisner, and S. B. Healy
CHAMP climate data based on inversion of monthly average bending angles
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 7811–7835, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-7811-2014, 2014
http://www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/7811/2014/

Facheris, L., F. Cuccoli, E. Martini, A. Freni, A. Mazzinghi, U. Cortesi, S. Del Bianco, G. L. Liberti, F. Argenti, A. Lapini, S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast
Analysis of the Normalised Differential Spectral Attenuation (NSDA) technique for inter-satellite atmospheric profiling (ANISAP study): Summary Report
CNIT-WEGC Tech. Rep./ESA Contract 4000104831, 38 pp, National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT), Florence, Italy, 2014

Foelsche, U., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, J. Danzer, A. K. Steiner, F. Ladstädter, T. Rieckh, J. Schwarz, R. Klingler, and G. Kirchengast
Beobachtung von Prozessen und klimatischen Veränderungen in der Atmosphäre mittels Radio-Okkultationsdaten
Proc. 15. Österr. Klimatag, April 2014, Innsbruck, Austria, V33, 54–55, 2014

Kann, A., I. Meirold-Mautner, F. Schmid, G. Kirchengast, and J. Fuchsberger
On the skill of high frequency precipitation analyses
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 11, 11605–11636, doi:10.5194/hessd-11-11605-2014, 2014
www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/11/11605/2014/

Kirchengast, G., and the AEXPWIND Study Consortium
The AEXPWIND Study: Summary Report
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 2⁄2014, 20 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2014

Klingler, R.
Observing Sudden Stratospheric Warmings with Radio Occultation Data, with Focus on the Event 2009
MSc thesis, June 2014, 2014

Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, M. Schwärz, and G. Kirchengast
Climate intercomparison of GPS radio occultation, RS90/92 radiosondes and GRUAN over 2002 to 2013
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 11735–11769, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-11735-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/11735/2014/

Proschek, V., G. Kirchengast, S. Schweitzer, J. S. A. Brooke, P. F. Bernath, C. B. Thomas, J.-G. Wang, K. A. Tereszchuk, G. Gonzáles Abad, R. J. Hargreaves, C. A. Beale, J. J. Harrison, P. A. Martin, V. L. Kasyutich, C. Gerbig, O. Kolle, and A. Loescher
Retrieval and validation of carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor for the Canary Islands IR-laser occultation experiment
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 11593–11652, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-11593-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/11593/2014/

Proschek, V., A. Plach, and G. Kirchengast
Wind and greenhouse gas retrieval from LEO-LEO IR laser occultation in windy air: algorithm description and performance analysis
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 1⁄2014, 41 pp, Wegener Center, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2014

Proschek, V.
Greenhouse gas profiling by infrared-laser and microwave occultation: Atmospheric influences and retrieval algorithm in clear and cloudy air
PhD thesis, March 2014, 2014

Rieckh, T., B. Scherllin-Pirscher, F. Ladstädter, and U. Foelsche
Characteristics of tropopause parameters as observed with GPS radio occultation
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 4693–4727, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-4693-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/4693/2014/

Šácha, P., U. Foelsche, and P. Pišoft
Analysis of internal gravity waves with GPS RO density profiles
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 8311–8338, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-8311-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/8311/2014/

Scheidl, D.
Improved Quality Control for the WegenerNet and Demonstration for Selected Weather Events and Climate
MSc thesis, Mai 2014, 2014

Scherllin-Pirscher, B., S. Syndergaard, U. Foelsche, and K. B. Lauritsen
Generation of a Bending Angle Radio Occultation Climatology (BAROCLIM) and its use in radio occultation retrievals
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 7, 8193–8231, doi:10.5194/amtd-7-8193-2014, 2014
www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/8193/2014/

Steiner, A. K.
TRENDEVAL – Climate Trends and Model Evaluation by Radio Occultation
Final Report for the Austrian Science Fund - FWF, 18 pp., 2014

Szeberenyi, K.
Analysis of WegenerNet Precipitation Data and Quality Evaluation for Case Studies and Climatologies
MSc thesis, February 2014, 2014