Gottfried Kirchengast
Corresponding Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Austria since 2011
- Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel, Universität Graz
Contact:
gottfried.kirchengast(at)uni-graz.at
Research Areas:
- Geosciences
- Environmental research
- Climate change
- Climatology
- Meteorology
- Hydrology
Profile:
Selected Memberships:
- European Geosciences Union
- American Geophysical Union
- American Meteorological Society
- Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
- International Radio Occultation Working Group
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Meteorologie
- Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft
Selected Prizes:
- START-Preis des Wissenschaftsfonds FWF
- Josef Krainer-Würdigungspreis
- GRAWE Award für Wissenschaft
- Forschungspreis des Landes Steiermark
- Honorarprofessor der Chinese Academy of Sciences
Selected Publications:
- Kirchengast, G.; Kabas, T.; Leuprecht, A.; Bichler, C.; Truhetz, H. (2014) WegenerNet: A pioneering high-resolution network for monitoring weather and climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Bd. 95, S. 227-242.
- Kirchengast, G.; Schweitzer, S. (2011) Climate benchmark profiling of greenhouse gases and thermodynamic structure and wind from space. Geophysical Research Letters, Bd. 38 (L13701).
- Steiner, A. K.; Kirchengast, G.; Lackner, B. C.; Pirscher, B.; Borsche, M. et al. [..] (2009) Atmospheric temperature change detection with GPS radio occultation 1995 to 2008. Geophysical Research Letters, Bd. 36 (L18702).
- Kirchengast, G.; Foelsche, U.; Steiner, A. K. (Hrsg.) (2004) Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate. Berlin/Heidelberg/New York: Springer (408 Seiten).
- Kirchengast, Gottfried (1996) Elucidation of the physics of the gravity wave - TID relationship with the aid of theoretical simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research, Bd. 101, S. 13353-13368.