Written Scientific Publications

Year 2020

Papers in International Journals, International Proceedings Papers, Books

Danzer, J., M. Schwaerz, G. Kirchengast, and S. B. Healy
Sensitivity analysis and impact of the Kappa‐correction of residual ionospheric biases on radio occultation climatologies
Earth Space Sci., 7, e2019EA000942, 2020
10.1029/2019EA000942

Gorbunov, M., G. Kirchengast, and K. B. Lauritsen
Generalized Canonical Transform method for radio occultation sounding with improved retrieval in the presence of horizontal gradients
Atmos. Meas. Tech., accepted/in press, 2020
10.5194/amt-2020-147

Innerkofler, J., G. Kirchengast, M. Schwärz, C. Pock, A. Jäggi, Y. Andres, and C. Marquardt
Precise orbit determination for climate applications of GNSS radio occultation including uncertainty estimation
Remote Sens., 12, 1180, 2020
10.3390/rs12071180

Lasota, E., A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, and R. Biondi
Tropical cyclones vertical structure from GNSS radio occultation: an archive covering the period 2001–2018
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, 2679–2693, 2020
10.5194/essd-12-2679-2020

Liu, C.-L., G. Kirchengast, S. Syndergaard, M. Schwärz, J. Danzer, and Y.-Q. Sun
New higher-order correction of GNSS RO bending angles accounting for ionospheric asymmetry: Evaluation of performance and added value
Remote Sens., 12, 3637, 2020
10.3390/rs12213637

Liu, C.-L., G. Kirchengast, Y.-Q. Sun, X. Wang, D. Lu, W.-H. Bai, Q.-F. Du, A. Löscher, S. Syndergaard, L.-F. Tian, and Z.-H. Zhang
Exploring greenhouse gases water and climate changes: Scientific opportunities for the climate and atmospheric composition exploring satellites mission
Chinese J. Space Sci., 40, 151-168, 2020
10.11728/cjss2020.02.151

Kirchengast, G., G. Schnedl, E. Schulev-Steindl, and K. Steininger (Eds.)
CO₂- und Umweltsteuern: Wege zu einer umwelt-, sozial- und wirtschaftsgerechten Steuerreform (Carbon and environmental taxes: Paths towards an environmentally, socially, and economically just tax reform; in Geman)
eISBN 978-3-205-21101-3, ISBN 978-3-205-21099-3, 241 pp., Böhlau Verlag, Wien, 2020
10.7767/9783205211013

Steiner, A. K., F. Ladstädter, C. O. Ao, H. Gleisner, S.-P. Ho, D. Hunt, T. Schmidt, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, Y.-H. Kuo, K. B. Lauritsen, A. J. Mannucci, J. K. Nielsen, W. Schreiner, M. Schwärz, S. Sokolovskiy, S. Syndergaard, and J. Wickert
Consistency and structural uncertainty of multi-mission GPS radio occultation records
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 13, 2547–2575, 2020
10.5194/amt-13-2547-2020

Steininger, K., L. Meyer, S. Nabernegg, and G. Kirchengast
Sectoral carbon budgets as an evaluation framework for the built environment
Buildings and Cities, 1, 337–360, 2020
10.5334/bc.32

Tournigand, P.-Y., V. Cigala, A. J. Prata, A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, H. Brenot, L. Clarisse, and R. Biondi
The 2015 Calbuco volcanic cloud detection using GNSS radio occultation and satellite Lidar
IEEE International Geosci. and Remote Sensing Symp., accepted/in press, 2020
10.1109/IGARSS.2020.<no.>

Tournigand, P.-Y., V. Cigala, E. Lasota, M. Hammouti, L. Clarisse, H. Brenot, F. Prata, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner, and R. Biondi
A multi-sensor satellite-based archive of the largest SO2 volcanic eruptions since 2006
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, 3139–3159, 2020
10.5194/essd-12-3139-2020

von Schuckmann, K., L. Cheng, M. D. Palmer, C. Tassone, V. Aich, S. Adusumilli, H. Beltrami, T. Boyer, F. J. Cuesta-Valero, D. Desbruyères, C. Domingues, A. García-García, P. Gentine, J. Gilson, M. Gorfer, L. Haimberger, M. Ishii, G. C. Johnson, R. Killik, B. A. King, G. Kirchengast, N. Kolodziejczyk, J. Lyman, B. Marzeion, M. Mayer, M. Monier, D. P. Monselesan, S. Purkey, D. Roemmich, A. Schweiger, S. I. Seneviratne, A. Shepherd, D. A. Slater, A. K. Steiner, F. Straneo, M.-L. Timmermans, and S. E. Wijffels
Heat stored in the Earth system: Where does the energy go?
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, 2013–2041, 2020
10.5194/essd-12-2013-2020

Selected Further Publications and Reports of the Center

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, and T. Kabas
WegenerNet high-resolution weather and climate data 2007 to 2019
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., preprint/in review, 2020
10.5194/essd-2020-302

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, C. Bichler, A. Leuprecht, and T. Kabas
WegenerNet climate station network Level 2 data version 7.1 (2007–2019)
Open Access Data Publication, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2020
10.25364/WEGC/WPS7.1:2020.1

Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, R. Galovic, and C. Bichler
The WegenerNet 3D weather and climate research facility: A unique open-air laboratory for high-resolution precipitation studies
EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-1417/Online, Vienna, Austria, 2020
10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-1417

Hohmann, C., S. O, G. Kirchengast, W. Rieger, and U. Foelsche
Runoff sensitivity to spatial rainfall variability: A hydrological modeling study with dense rain gauge observations
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., Preprint Paper, 28 pp., 2020
10.5194/hess-2020-453

Innerkofler, J., G. Kirchengast, M. Schwärz, E. Wappis, C.-L. Liu, W.-H. Bai, Y.-Q. Sun, V. Irisov, V. Nguyen, and D. Masters
Evaluation of the climate quality of FY-3 and Spire radio occultation excess phase data
Tech. Report for FFG No. 2/2020, 40 pp., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2020

Kirchengast, G., V. Madner, E. Schulev-Steindl, K. Steininger, M. Hofer, and B. Hollaus
VwGH zur „Dritten Piste“: „Cruise Emissionen“ im UVP-Verfahren trotz Relevanz des Klimaschutzes nicht zurechenbar—Besprechung zu VwGH 6.3.2019, Ro 2018/03/0031 (Austrian Administrative Court on the “Third Runway“ Wien-Schwechat: “Cruise emissions“ not attributable in environmental impact assessment procedure despite relevance of climate protection—Discussion of the Court’s decision; in German)
Recht der Umwelt, 02/2020, 72-78, 2020

Kirchengast, G., E. Schulev-Steindl, and K. Steininger
Klimaschutzrecht: Anpassungsbedarf in Österreich – Eckpunkte (Climate protection law: Adjustment needs in Austria – Key aspects; in German)
In Steirisches Jahrbuch für Politik 2019 (ISBN 978-3-205-21173-0, eISBN 978-3-205-21174-7), 221-229, Böhlau Verlag, Wien, 2020

Li, Y., G. Kirchengast, M. Schwärz, F. Ladstädter, and Y. Yuan
Monitoring Sudden Stratospheric Warmings using radio occultation: a new approach demonstrated based on the 2009 event
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., preprint/in review, 2020
10.5194/amt-2020-184

Schwärz, M., G. Kirchengast, J. Innerkofler, V. Proschek, F. Ladstädter, E. Wappis, and A. Leuprecht
Demonstration of climate change tracking by the rOPS excess phase long-term data record
Tech. Report for FFG No. 1/2020, 51 pp., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2020

Schwärz, M., V. Proschek, F. Ladstädter, E. Wappis, and G. Kirchengast
Structural uncertainty and error characterization of ROM SAF profile and gridded products (ATROMSAF1 Final Report)
Tech. Report for FFG & ROM SAF 01/2020 (ROM SAF Doc-ID: SAF/ROM/DMI/REP/FA05/001), 166 pp. (ext.version incl. appendices 528 pp.), Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2020

Schwärz, M., V. Proschek, J. Innerkofler, F. Ladstädter, E. Wappis, A. Leuprecht, and G. Kirchengast (EOPAC Team 2020)
Wegener Center Data Record – GNSS Radio Occultation Record (OPSv5.6 2001–2019)
Open Access Data Publication, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2020 10.25364/WEGC/OPS5.6:2020.1

Steininger, K., B. Bednar-Friedl, N. Knittel, G. Kirchengast, S. Nabernegg, K. Williges, R. Mestel, H. Hutter, and L. Kenner
Klimapolitik in Österreich: Innovationschance Coronakrise und die Kosten des Nicht-Handelns (Climate Policy in Austria: Innovation Opportunity Corona Crisis and the Cost of Inaction; in German)
Wegener Center Research Briefs 1-2020, 57 pp., Wegener Center Verlag, Univ. Graz, Austria, 2020
10.25364/23.2020.1