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Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate

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Editors:
  1. Gottfried Kirchengast

    1. Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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  2. Ulrich Foelsche

    1. Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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  3. Andrea K. Steiner

    1. Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate: Setting the Scene

    1. Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate: Setting the Scene

      • G. Kirchengast
      Pages 1-8

  3. Occultation Methodology in General

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Wave Optics Algorithms for Processing Radio Occultation Data in the Lower Troposphere: A Review and Synthesis

      • M. E. Gorbunov
      Pages 11-24

    3. The Radio-holographic Approach for GNSS Occultation Data Analysis: Review and Application to Resolving Fine Structures in the Atmosphere

      • A. G. Pavelyev, Y. A. Liou, J. Wickert, C. Y. Huang, K. Igarashi, K. Hocke
      Pages 25-38

    4. Open Loop Tracking and Inverting GPS Radio Occultation Signals: Simulation Study

      • S. Sokolovskiy
      Pages 39-51

    5. Fourier Analysis of GNSS-LEO Radio Occultation Signals, Resolution and Limitations

      • A. S. Jensen, M. S. Lohmann, H.-H. Benzon, A. S. Nielsen
      Pages 53-60

    6. Canonical Transform Methods for Radio Occultation Data

      • M. E. Gorbunov, K. B. Lauritsen
      Pages 61-68

    7. Unfolding of Radio Occultation Multipath Behavior Using Phase Models

      • K. B. Lauritsen, M. S. Lohmann
      Pages 69-76

    8. Abel Integral Inversion in Occultation Measurements

      • V. F. Sofieva, E. Kyrölä
      Pages 77-85

    9. Does a Priori Information Improve the Retrievals of Stellar Occultation Measurements?

      • J. Tamminen, E. Kyrölä, V. F. Sofieva
      Pages 87-98

    10. Retrieval of Atmospheric Refractivity Profiles from Ground-Based GPS Measurements

      • R. Notarpietro, M. Gabella, G. Perona
      Pages 99-107

  4. GNSS-LEO Occultation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. GRAS-SAF Radio Occultation Data from EPS/Metop

      • G. B. Larsen, K. B. Lauritsen, F. Rubek, M. B. Sørensen
      Pages 111-118

    3. Deviation from a Hydrostatic Atmosphere in Radio Occultation Data

      • A. von Engeln, G. Nedoluha, G. Kirchengast
      Pages 119-126

    4. Sensitivity of GNSS Occultation Profiles to Horizontal Variability in the Troposphere: A Simulation Study

      • U. Foelsche, G. Kirchengast
      Pages 127-136

    5. Advancement of GNSS Radio Occultation Retrieval in the Upper Stratosphere

      • A. Gobiet, G. Kirchengast
      Pages 137-148

    6. Ensemble-Based Analysis of Errors in Atmospheric Profiles Retrieved from GNSS Occultation Data

      • A. K. Steiner, G. Kirchengast
      Pages 149-160

    7. Refractivity Profiles Obtained by Abel Inversion from a Down Looking GPS Radio Occultation Experiment at Mt. Fuji: Preliminary Results and Future Plan

      • A. Mousa, Y. Shoji, Y. Aoyama, H. Nakamura, T. Tsuda
      Pages 161-169

  5. LEO-LEO Occultation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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Use of occultation methodology for observing the Earth's atmosphere and climate has become so broad as to comprise solar, lunar, stellar, navigation and satellite­ crosslink occultation methods. The atmospheric parameters obtained extend from the fundamental variables temperature, density, pressure, water vapor, and ozone via a multitude of trace gas species to particulate species such as aerosols and cloud liquid water. Ionospheric electron density is sensed as well. The methods all share the key properties of self-calibration, high accuracy and vertical resolution, global coverage, and (if using radio signals) all-weather capability. Occultation data are thus of high value in a wide range of fields including climate monitoring and research, atmospheric physics and chemistry, operational meteorology, and other fields such as space weather and planetary science. This wide area of variants and uses of the occultation method has led to a diversi­ fication of the occultation-related scientific community into a range of different sub-communities, however. The 1st International Workshop on Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Cli­ mate-OPAC-1- held September 16-20, 2002, in Graz, Austria, has set in ex­ actly at this point. OPAC-1 aimed at providing a casual forum and stimulating at­ mosphere fertilizing scientific discourse, co-operation initiatives, and mutual learning and support amongst members of all the different sub-communities. The workshop was attended by about 80 participants from 17 different countries who actively contributed to a scientific programme of high quality and to an excellent workshop atmosphere, which was judged by the participants to have fully met the aims expressed.

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  • Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Gottfried Kirchengast, Ulrich Foelsche, Andrea K. Steiner

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