Written Scientific Publications

Year 2009

Papers in International Journals, International Proceedings Papers, Books

Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, G. Kirchengast, and J. Wickert
Assessing the climate monitoring utility of radio occultation data: From CHAMP to FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC
Terr. Atmos. Oceanic Sci., 20, 155-170, doi:10.3319/TAO.2008.01.14.01(F3C), 2009.
[pdf (~5.4 MB)] 

Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast, and C. Rocken
Climatologies based on radio occultation data from CHAMP and Formosat-3/COSMIC
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 181-194, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_15, 2009.

Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, J. Fritzer, M. Pock, and G. Kirchengast
The potential of GRAS to contribute to climate monitoring
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-675/CD (Proc. 2nd EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2009, Barcelona), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2009.
[pdf (~1.5 MB)] 

Ho, S.-P., G. Kirchengast, S. Leroy, J. Wickert, T. Mannucci, A.K. Steiner, D. Hunt, W. Schreiner, S.V. Sokolovskiy, C.O. Ao, M. Borsche, A. von Engeln, U. Foelsche, S. Heise, B. Iijima, Y.-H. Kuo, E.R. Kursinski, B. Pirscher, M. Ringer, C. Rocken, and T. Schmidt
Estimating the uncertainty of using GPS radio occultation data for climate monitoring: Inter-comparison of CHAMP refractivity climate records 2002-2006 from different data centers
J. Geophys. Res.,114, D23107, doi:10.1029/2009JD011969, 2009.
[pdf (~1.0 MB)]

Kabas, T., and G. Kirchengast
WegenerNet – Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach: Ein Pionierexperiment
ÖGM bulletin 2009/1, 14-18, Österr. Ges. für Meteorologie, Wien, 2009.
[pdf (~1.9 MB)]

Kwiatkowska, E., T. Fehr, A. v. Gijsel, J.-C. Lambert, M. Weber, G. Pappalardo, H. Oelhaf, G. Kirchengast, M. v. Roozendael, P. Lecomte, and G. Ottavianelli
ESA’s operational atmospheric validation strategy and results
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-676/CD (Proc. Atmos. Sci. Conference Sept.2009, Barcelona, Spain), ESA/ESTEC Publ., Noordwijk, NL, 2009.

Lackner, B. C., A. K. Steiner, F. Ladstädter, and G. Kirchengast
Trend indicators of atmospheric climate change based on global climate model scenarios
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 247-259, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_20, 2009.

Ladstädter, F., A. K. Steiner, B. C. Lackner, G. Kirchengast, P. Muigg, J. Kehrer, and H. Doleisch
SimVis: An interactive visual field exploration tool applied to climate research
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 235-245, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_19, 2009.

Pirscher, B., U. Foelsche, M. Borsche, and G. Kirchengast
Sampling of the Diurnal Cycle of Temperature Using Formosat-3/COSMIC Data
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 131-140, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_11, 2009.

Steiner, A. K., B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.)
New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9, 2009.
www.springer.com/978-3-642-00320-2

Steiner, A. K., G. Kirchengast, B. C. Lackner, B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, and U. Foelsche
Atmospheric temperature change detection with GPS radio occultation 1995 to 2008
Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L18702, doi:10.1029/2009GL039777, 2009.

Steiner, A. K., G. Kirchengast, M. Borsche, and U. Foelsche
Lower stratospheric temperatures from CHAMP RO compared to MSU/AMSU records: An analysis of error sources
in New Horizons in Occultation Research: Studies in Atmosphere and Climate, A. K. Steiner, B. Pirscher, U. Foelsche, and G. Kirchengast (Eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 219-234, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00321-9_18, 2009.

Selected Reports from International Report Series of the Center

Emde, C., V. Proschek, and G. Kirchengast
Atmospheric impacts on MW occultation signals: Impact of cloud scattering at 175–200 GHz
DLR Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC–Tech. Note Clouds of TR-MWPERF Rep., 33 pp, Inst. of Atmos. Physics, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, 2009. 

Foelsche, U., B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, J. Fritzer, M. Pock, and G. Kirchengast
The potential of GRAS to contribute to climate monitoring
ESA Spec. Publ. SP-675/CD (Proc. 2nd EPS/MetOp RAO Workshop, May 2009, Barcelona), ESA/ESTEC Publ. Division, Noordwijk, NL, 2009.
[pdf (~1.5 MB); req. print] 

Fritzer, J., G. Kirchengast, and M. Pock
End-to-End Generic Occultation Performance Simulator Version 5.5 (EGOPS 5.5) Software User Manual, 
Tech. Rep. for ESA/ESTEC No. 1/2009,  504 pp., WEGC-IGAM, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2009.

Kirchengast, G., J. Fritzer, M. Pock, M. Gorbunov, F. Ladstädter, S. Schweitzer, V. Proschek, B. Pirscher, M. Borsche, and C. Retscher
ProdexCN2 Project Summary Report – Radio and Optical Occultation: EGOPS System Development
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC No. 5/2009, 8 pp (Summary Report), Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2009.
[pdf (335 kB)]  

Kirchengast, G., T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, C. Stieb, S. Binder, A. Bakirci, R. Gsöls, A. Neuwirth, A. Pilz, and B. Tropper
Demonstrationsprojekt WegenerNet Klimastationsnetz Region Feldbach: Nutzung für Monitoring und Modellierung von Wetter und Klima in der Oststeiermark
Endbericht für Land Stmk inkl. WegenerNet OperationsGuide–WEGDEMO Projekt–Dez.2009, 34 pp, Wegener Center, Univ. of Graz, Austria, 2009.

Larsen, G. B., G. Kirchengast, and P. Bernath
Science Objectives and Observational Requirements of the ACCURATE Mission Concept
Tech. Rep. DMI/ESA-IRDAS/ObsReq/Oct2009, 39 pp, Danish Meteorol. Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009.
[pdf (774 kB)]

Syndergaard, S., F. Rubek, S. Schweitzer, and G. Kirchengast
Review of active occultation techniques from L-band to the SW-infrared
Tech. Rep. for ESA-ESTEC Doc-ID DMI/ESA-ACTLIMB/TR-REVOCC/Feb2009, 56 pp, Danish Meteorol. Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009.