2021
2021
Peer-reviewed Publications
Danzer, J., S. J. Haas, M. Schwaerz, and G. Kirchengast
Performance of the ionospheric kappa-correction of radio occultation profiles under diverse ionization and solar activity conditions
Earth Space Sci., 8, 2021
10.1029/2020EA001581
Danzer, J., S. Hölbling, G. Kirchengast, M. Tschuchnik, and R. Zettl
Neuer Weg: Institutional Carbon Management an der Universität Graz
GAIA, 30, 123–125, 2021
10.14512/gaia.30.2.10
Dorigo, W., I. Himmelbauer, D. Aberer, L. Schremmer, I. Petrakovic, L. Zappa, W. Preimesberger, A. Xaver, and and 54 Co-Authors including G. Kirchengast
The International Soil Moisture Network: serving Earth system science for over a decade
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 5749–5804, 2021
10.5194/hess-25-5749-2021
Engdaw, M. M., A. P. Ballinger, G. C. Hegerl, and A. K. Steiner
Changes in temperature and heat waves over Africa using observational and reanalysis data sets
Int. J. Climatol., 1–16, 2021
10.1002/joc.7295
Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, and T. Kabas
WegenerNet high-resolution weather and climate data from 2007 to 2020
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 1307–1334, 2021
10.5194/essd-13-1307-2021
Ghaemi, E., U. Foelsche, A. Kann, and J. Fuchsberger
Evaluation of Integrated Nowcasting through Comprehensive Analysis (INCA) precipitation analysis using a dense rain-gauge network in southeastern Austria
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 4335–4356, 2021
10.5194/hess-25-4335-2021
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., 14, 853–867, 2021
10.5194/amt-14-853-2021
Harrer, M., J. Danzer, R. Aschemann, and S. Hölbling
Low Carbon Diet: Integrating Gastronomy Service Emissions into the Carbon Management of the University of Graz
Sustainability, 13, 13680, 2021
10.3390/su132413680
Hohmann, C., G. Kirchengast, S. O, W. Rieger, and U. Foelsche
Small catchment runoff sensitivity to station density and spatial interpolation: Hydrological modeling of heavy rainfall using a dense rain gauge network
Water, 13, 1381, 2021
10.3390/w13101381
Liu, C., G. Kirchengast, Y. Sun, V. Proschek, X. Wang, L. Tian, Q. Du, W. Bai, C. Wu, P. Hu, and G. Tan
Impacts of orbital and constellation parameters on the number and spatiotemporal coverage of LEO-LEO occultation events
Remote Sens., 13, 4849, 2021
10.3390/rs13234849
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., 14, 2327–2343, 2021
10.5194/amt-14-2327-2021
Meng, L., J. Liu, D. W. Tarasick, W. J. Randel, A. K. Steiner, H. Wilhelmsen, L. Wang, and L. Haimberger
Continuous rise of the tropopause in the Northern Hemisphere over 1980–2020
Sci. Adv., 7, eabi8065, 2021
10.1126/sciadv.abi8065
Peßenteiner, S., C. Hohmann, G. Kirchengast, and W. Schöner
High-resolution climate datasets in hydrological impact studies: Assessing their value in alpine and pre-alpine catchments in southeastern Austria
J. Hydrol.: Reg. Stud., 38, 100962, 2021
10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100962
Pisoft, P., P. Sacha, L. M. Polvani, J. A. Añel, L. de la Torre, R. Eichinger, U. Foelsche, P. Huszar, C. Jacobi, J. Karlicky, A. Kuchar, J. Miksovsky, M. Zak, and H. E. Rieder
Stratospheric contraction caused by increasing greenhouse gases
Environ. Res. Lett., 16, 064038, 2021
10.1088/1748-9326/abfe2b
Santer, B. D., S. Po-Chedley, C. Mears, J. C. Fyfe, N. Gillett, Q. Fu, J. F. Painter, S. Solomon, A. K. Steiner, F. J. Wentz, M. D. Zelinka, and C.-Z. Zou
Using climate model simulations to constrain observations
J. Climate, 34(15), 6281–6301, 2021
10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0768.1
Scherllin-Pirscher, B., A. K. Steiner, R. A. Anthes, M. J. Alexander, S. P. Alexander, R. Biondi, T. Birner, J. Kim, W. J. Randel, S.-W. Son, T. Tsuda, and Z. Zeng
Tropical temperature variability in the UTLS: New insights from GPS radio occultation observations
J. Climate, 34, 2813–2838, 2021
10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0385.1
Stangl, M., and U. Foelsche
Aurora Observations from the Principality of Transylvania from the 16th to the 18th Century CE
Sol. Phys., 296, 78, 2021
10.1007/s11207-021-01811-7
Stangl, M., and U. Foelsche
Climate history of the principality of Transylvania during the Maunder Minimum (MM) years (1645–1715 CE)
Climate of the Past Discuss., preprint, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2021-117
Stocker, M., F. Ladstädter, and A. K. Steiner
Observing the climate impact of large wildfires on stratospheric temperature
Sci. Rep., 11, 22994, 2021
10.1038/s41598-021-02335-7
Yessimbet, K., A. Ossó, R. Kaltenberger, L. Magnusson, and A. K. Steiner
Heavy Alpine snowfall in January 2019 connected to atmospheric blocking
Weather, wea.4020, 2021
10.1002/wea.4020
Selected Further Publications and Reports
Bakić, M.
Impact of heat waves on surface ozone in Austria
Wegener Center Verlag, Graz, Austria, Sci. Rep. No.89–2021, 2021
Danzer, J., S. Hölbling, and G. Kirchengast
The ICM UniGraz Carbon Management Reference Budget 2020 Version 1.0 (CMRB2020-RefBudgetv1.0)
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Wegener Center Report ICM2021#1, 2021
available upon request
Foelsche, U., S. Healy, A. J. Mannucci, and IROWG members
Outcome and Recommendations from the IROWG-8 Workshop
Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (Hrsg.), Darmstadt: EUMETSAT, Working Papers for CGMS-49, 2021
https://www.cgms-info.org/Agendas/WP/CGMS-49-IROWG-WP-01
Fuchsberger, J., G. Kirchengast, C. Bichler, A. Leuprecht, and T. Kabas
WegenerNet climate station network Level 2 data version 7.1 (2007–2020). Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, 2021
10.25364/WEGC/WPS7.1:2021.1
Kirchengast, G., and T. Wolkinger
Good Practice: Carbon Management
in Playbook - Klimakultur: Strategien für einen nachhaltigen Kulturwandel, ISBN 978-3-9504711-9-9, Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten – Sektion für internationale Kulturangelegenheiten, Wien, Austria, 51–56, 2021
Kirchengast, G., J. Danzer, and S. Hölbling
Carbon Management: a new approach to achieve Paris-compliant climate goals
Wegener Center Research Brief 1-2021, Wegener Center Verlag, University of Graz, Graz, Austria, April 2021
10.25364/23.2021.1
Ladstädter, F.
Analysis of decadal trends from RO as contributed to IPCC AR6
ROM SAF, ROM SAF CDOP-3 Visiting Scientist Report 40, 2021
https://www.romsaf.org/Publications/reports/romsaf_vs40_rep_v10.pdf
Lippl, F.
Climate monitoring of troposphere and stratosphere thicknesses based on GNSS radio occultation
Wegener Center Verlag, Graz, Austria, Sci. Rep. No. 90–2021, 2021
Steiner, A. K.
Current state of atmospheric temperature trends from observations
SPARC Newsletter No. 56, DLR-IPA, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, 2021
sparc-climate.org
Steiner, A. K.
Klimaschutz aus naturwissenschaflicher Sicht - Die Fakten zum Klimawandel
Österreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband (ÖWAV) (Hg.), Linz, Austria, Proc. Österreichische Umweltrechtstage - Klimaschutz im Recht, 2021
Stocker, M., and A. K. Steiner
Case Study: Effects of Wildfires on the Vertical Atmospheric Temperature Structure – New Insights with Satellite Data?
Report to the Commission Climate and Air Quality of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria, 2021