Exploring atmospheric blocking with GPS radio occultation  observations

Brunner, Lukas; Steiner, Andrea K.; Scherllin-Pirscher, Barbara; Jury, Martin W.

doi:10.5194/acp-16-4593-2016

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© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 7

Research article

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13 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 13 Apr 2016

Exploring atmospheric blocking with GPS radio occultation observations

Lukas Brunner, Andrea K. Steiner, Barbara Scherllin-Pirscher, and Martin W. Jury

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Short summary

Atmospheric blocking refers to persistent high-pressure systems which block the climatological flow at midlatitudes. We explore blocking with observations from GPS radio occultation (RO), a satellite-based remote-sensing system. Using two example cases, we find that RO data robustly capture blocking, highlighting the potential of RO observations to complement models and reanalysis as a basis for blocking research.