New Horizons in Occultation Research

Studies in Atmosphere and Climate
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-642-00320-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 619 g

Building on its heritage in planetary science, remote sensing of the Earth’s at- sphere and ionosphere with occultation methods has undergone remarkable dev- opments since the rst GPS/Met ‘proof of concept’ mission in 1995. Signals of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) satellites are exploited by radio occ- tation while natural signal sources are used in solar, lunar, and stellar occultations. A range of atmospheric variables is provided reaching from fundamental atmospheric parameters such as density, pressure, and temperature to water vapor, ozone, and othertracegasspecies. Theutilityforatmosphereandclimatearisesfromtheunique properties of self-calibration, high accuracy and vertical resolution, global coverage, and (if using radio signals) all-weather capability. Occultations have become a va- able data source for atmospheric physics and chemistry, operational meteorology, climate research as well as for space weather and planetary science. The 3rd International Workshop on Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate (OPAC-3) was held September 17–21, 2007, in Graz, Austria. OPAC-3 aimed at providing a casual forum and stimulating atmosphere for scienti c disc- sion, co-operation initiatives, and mutual learning and support amongst members of alldifferentoccultationcommunities. Theworkshopwasattendedby40participants from 14 different countries who actively contributed to a scienti c programme of high quality and to an excellent workshop atmosphere. The programme included 6 invited keynote presentations and 16 invited pres- tations, complemented by about 20 contributed ones including 8 posters.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steiner, Andrea

Pirscher, Barbara

Foelsche, Ulrich

Kirchengast, Gottfried

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

GNSS Occultation: Methodology, Analysis, and Applications.- GPS Radio Occultation with CHAMP, GRACE-A, SAC-C, TerraSAR-X, and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC: Brief Review of Results from GFZ.- Error Estimate of Bending Angles in the Presence of Strong Horizontal Gradients.- Phase Transform Algorithm for Radio Occultation Data Processing.- Using Airborne GNSS Receivers to Detect Atmospheric Turbulence.- The GRAS SAF Radio Occultation Processing Intercomparison Project ROPIC.- Radio Occultation Soundings in Ionosphere and Space Weather Applications: Achievements and Prospects.- Solar, Lunar, and Stellar Occultation for Atmospheric Studies.- SCIAMACHY Solar Occultation: Ozone and NO2 Profiles 2002–2007.- Retrieval of Trace Gas Concentrations from Lunar Occultation Measurements with SCIAMACHY on ENVISAT.- Validation of GOMOS/Envisat High-Resolution Temperature Profiles (HRTP) Using Spectral Analysis.- GNSS Occultation for Atmospheric Studies.- Assimilation of Radio Occultation Data in the Global Meteorological Model GME of the German Weather Service.- Sampling of the Diurnal Tide of Temperature Using Formosat-3/COSMIC Data.- Recent Advances in the Study of Stratospheric Wave Activity Using COSMIC and CHAMP GPS-RO.- Recent Advances in Gravity Wave Analysis from Long Term Global GPS Radio Occultation Observations.- New Applications and Advances of the GPS Radio Occultation Technology as Recovered by Analysis of the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and CHAMP Data-Base.- GNSS Occultation for Climate Studies.- Climatologies Based on Radio Occultation Data from CHAMP and Formosat-3/COSMIC.- Testing Climate Models Using Infrared Spectra and GNSS Radio Occultation.- Construction of Consistent Temperature Records in the Lower Stratosphere Using Global Positioning System Radio Occultation Data and MicrowaveSounding Measurements.- Lower Stratospheric Temperatures from CHAMP RO Compared to MSU/AMSU Records: An Analysis of Error Sources.- SimVis: An Interactive Visual Field Exploration Tool Applied to Climate Research.- Trend Indicators of Atmospheric Climate Change Based on Global Climate Model Scenarios.- Future Occultation Missions.- ROSA – The Italian Radio Occultation Mission Onboard the Indian OCEANSAT-2 Satellite.- Radio Occultation Mission in Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite KOMPSAT-5.- The Contribution of PROBA2-LYRA Occultations to Earth Atmosphere Composition Analysis.- The Active Temperature, Ozone and Moisture Microwave Spectrometer (ATOMMS).