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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4593-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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13 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 13 Apr 2016
Exploring atmospheric blocking with GPS radio occultation observations
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC),
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
FWF-DK Climate Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Andrea K. Steiner
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC),
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
FWF-DK Climate Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and
Meteorology, Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Barbara Scherllin-Pirscher
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC),
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and
Meteorology, Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Martin W. Jury
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC),
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Tropical convection regimes in climate models: evaluation with satellite observations A. Steiner et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4657-2018
- The 3D Structure of Northern Hemisphere Blocking Events: Climatology, Role of Moisture, and Response to Climate Change E. Nabizadeh et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0141.1
- Monitoring sudden stratospheric warmings under climate change since 1980 based on reanalysis data verified by radio occultation Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1259-2023
- Investigation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height Using Radio Occultation: A Case Study during Twelve Super Typhoons over the Northwest Pacific J. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12111457
- Observational perspective on sudden stratospheric warmings and blocking from Eliassen–Palm fluxes K. Yessimbet et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10893-2024
- A global perspective on atmospheric blocking using GPS radio occultation – one decade of observations L. Brunner & A. Steiner https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4727-2017
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- Global characterisation of the vertical temperature anomaly structure of heat extremes over land in ERA5 B. Hotz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1875-2026
- Monitoring sudden stratospheric warmings using radio occultation: a new approach demonstrated based on the 2009 event Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2327-2021
- OccVis: a visual analytics system for occultation data S. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-018-00545-2
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- A Nonlinear Multiscale Theory of Atmospheric Blocking: Structure and Evolution of Blocking Linked to Meridional and Vertical Structures of Storm Tracks D. Luo & W. Zhang https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-20-0349.1
- Tropical convection regimes in climate models: evaluation with satellite observations A. Steiner et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4657-2018
- The 3D Structure of Northern Hemisphere Blocking Events: Climatology, Role of Moisture, and Response to Climate Change E. Nabizadeh et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0141.1
- Monitoring sudden stratospheric warmings under climate change since 1980 based on reanalysis data verified by radio occultation Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1259-2023
- Investigation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height Using Radio Occultation: A Case Study during Twelve Super Typhoons over the Northwest Pacific J. Shi et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12111457
- Observational perspective on sudden stratospheric warmings and blocking from Eliassen–Palm fluxes K. Yessimbet et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10893-2024
- A global perspective on atmospheric blocking using GPS radio occultation – one decade of observations L. Brunner & A. Steiner https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4727-2017
- Atmospheric blocking and weather extremes over the Euro-Atlantic sector – a review L. Kautz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-305-2022
- Global characterisation of the vertical temperature anomaly structure of heat extremes over land in ERA5 B. Hotz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-7-1875-2026
- Monitoring sudden stratospheric warmings using radio occultation: a new approach demonstrated based on the 2009 event Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2327-2021
- OccVis: a visual analytics system for occultation data S. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12650-018-00545-2
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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.
Atmospheric blocking refers to persistent high-pressure systems which block the climatological...
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