Written Scientific Publications

Year 2006

Papers in International Journals, International Proceedings Papers, Books

Borsche, M., A. Gobiet, A. K. Steiner, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, T. Schmidt, and J. Wickert
Pre-Operational Retrieval of Radio Occultation based Climatologies
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg, 315-323, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_26, 2006.
[pdf (~1.1 MB)] 

Foelsche, U., A. Gobiet, A. K. Steiner, M. Borsche, J. Wickert, T. Schmidt, and G. Kirchengast
Global Climatologies Based on Radio Occultation Data: The CHAMPCLIM Project
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 303-314, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_25, 2006.
[pdf (~3 MB)]

Foelsche, U., G. Kirchengast, and A. K. Steiner (Eds.)
Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8, 2006.

Gorbunov, M. E., and G. Kirchengast
Processing X/K Band Radio Occultation Data in Presence of Turbulence: An Overview
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 183-192, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_16, 2006.
[pdf (760 kB)]

Kirchengast, G., and GRASIVal Partners Team
GRASIVal - Contribution to EPS GRAS and IASI Cal/Val by Independent Retrieval Algorithms and Comparison to Short-term Reference Climatologies
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-618/CD (Proc. 1st EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2006, ESRIN), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2006.

Kirchengast, G., and EPSClim Partners Team
EPSClim - Climate Variability and Change Analysis and Climate Model Validation supported by EPS/MetOp GRAS and IASI Data
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-618/CD (Proc. 1st EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2006, ESRIN), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2006.

Lichtenegger, H. I. M., H. Lammer, Y. N. Kulikov, S. Kazeminejad, G. H. Molina-Cuberos, R. Rodrigo, B. Kazeminejad, and G. Kirchengast
Effects of low energetic neutral atoms on martian and venusian dayside exospheric temperature estimations
Space Sci. Rev., 126, 469-501, doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9082-1, 2006. 

Löscher, A., and G. Kirchengast
Assimilation of GNSS Radio Occultation Profiles into GCM Fields for Global Climate Analysis
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 325-334, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_27, 2006.
[pdf (~0.5 MB)]

Retscher, C., G. Kirchengast, and A. Gobiet
Ozone and Temperature Retrieval Results from GOMOS Validated with CHAMP and ECMWF
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 55-66, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_6, 2006.
[pdf (652 kB)]

Steiner, A. K., A. Löscher, and G. Kirchengast
Error Characteristics of Refractivity Profiles Retrieved from CHAMP Radio Occultation Data
in Atmosphere and Climate: Studies by Occultation Methods, U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast, A. K. Steiner (Eds.), Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York, 27-36, doi:10.1007/3-540-34121-8_3, 2006.
[pdf (~1.2 MB)]

Selected Reports from International Report Series of the Center

Borsche, M., U. Foelsche, A. K. Steiner, A. Gobiet, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, and G. Kirchengast
Processing System for Provision of CHAMP Radio Occultation based Climatologies
Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 1/2006, 41p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.
[pdf (~ 11 MB)]

Foelsche, U., M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, B. C. Lackner, A. Gobiet, and G. Kirchengast
Klima-Monitoring mit Radio-Okkultationsdaten des Satelliten CHAMP
Proc. 9. Österr. Klimatag, March 2006, Vienna, Austria, V08, 2006
[pdf (210 kB); req. print]

Foelsche, U., M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, B. C. Lackner, A. Gobiet, and G. Kirchengast
CHAMP Radio Occultation Based Climatologies for Global Monitoring of Climate Change
Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 3/2006, 52p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.
[pdf (~14 MB)]

Gorbunov, M.E., G. Kirchengast, and K.B. Lauritsen
Advanced wave-optics forward modeling and bending angle and transmission retrieval including turbulent random refractivity field modeling
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2006, 54 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.
[pdf (830 kB)] 

Kirchengast, G., and M. Schwaerz
Scientific Applications of Galileo K-band Radio Links
Tech. Note for EU/GJU Doc-ID: GAD-TN-002-UG/v1.5, 16 p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.
[pdf (312 kB)]

Kirchengast, G., and S. Schweitzer
ACCURATE LIO Initial Assessment Project: Breadboard Studies and Scientific Studies. Requirements, Concepts, Investigations, and Results
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR Doc-ID: WegC/ACCURATE/LIO-IAP/Aug06/1, 28 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.

Kirchengast, G., S. Schweitzer, M. Schwaerz, J. Fritzer, and M. Gorbunov
Advanced retrieval processing chain for derivation of atmospheric profiles from LEO-LEO radio occultation data
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 2/2006, 28 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.

Löscher, A., U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast
CHAMP Radio Occultation Data Assimilation into ECMWF Fields for Global Climate Analyses
Tech. Rep. for FFG-ALR No. 2/2006, 57p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.
[pdf (~3.8 MB)]

Schwaerz, M., J. Ramsauer, and G. Kirchengast
End-to-end Scientific Performance Analysis for Retrieval of Atmospheric Data from Galileo K-band Radio Links
Tech. Rep. for EU/GJU No. 1/2006, 50 p., Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2006.
[pdf (~5.8 MB)]