Publications of the MIRA-Team

G. Kopp, J. Groß, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, J. Notholt, M. Sinnhuber, Inner-tropical ozone measurements at the Mérida Atmospheric Research Station (MARS) using groundbased microwave radiometry, Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2008, Tromsø, Norway, June 29th - July 5th, 2008
(poster, PDF (1.6 MB))

U. Raffalski , G. Hochschild , G. Kopp, Measurement of Mesospheric CO during Winter/Spring 2007/08 over Kiruna, Sweden, Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2008, Tromsø, Norway, June 29th - July 5th, 2008
(poster, PDF (597 kB))

A. Belova, S. Kirkwood, U. Raffalski, G. Kopp, G. Hochschild, and J. Urban, 5-day planetary waves as seen by Odin satellite and the ground-based Kiruna millimeter wave radiometer in January-March 2005, Can. J. Phys. 86(3): 459–466 (2008), doi:10.1139/P07-172, 2008

G. Hochschild, J. Groß, P. Hoffmann, G. Kopp, Observation of stratospherical trace gases by millimeter wave radiometry in tropical South America, MicroRad 2008, Florence, March 10th-14th, 2008
(poster, PDF (209 kB))

G. Kopp, A. Belova, E. Diez y Riega V., J. Groß, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, D. Murtagh, U. Raffalski, J. Urban, Intercomparison of Odin-SMR ozone profiles with ground-based millimetre wave observations in the Arctic, the mid-latitudes, and the tropics, Can. J. Phys. 85(11), 1097–1110 (2007), doi:10.1139/P07-088, 2007

T. Steck, T. von Clarmann, H. Fischer, B. Funke, N. Glatthor, U. Grabowski, M. Höpfner, S. Kellmann, M. Kiefer, A. Linden, M. Milz, G. P. Stiller, D. Y. Wang, M. Allaart, Th. Blumenstock, P. von der Gathen, G. Hansen, F. Hase, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, E. Kyrö, H. Oelhaf, U. Raffalski, A. Redondas Marrero, E. Remsberg, J. Russell III, K. Stebel, W. Steinbrecht, G. Wetzel, M. Yela, G. Zhang, Bias determination and precision validation of ozone profiles from MIPAS-Envisat retrieved with the IMK-IAA processor, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 3639-3662, 2007

M. Palm, G. Kopp, S. Golchert, M. Sinnhuber, H. Küllmann, J. Notholt, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, O. Schrems, Microwave Radiometry of the Mesosphere, EGU General Assembly, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, April 15-20, 2007
(poster, PDF (625 kb))

G. Kopp, E. Diez y Riega V., J. Groß, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, Measurements of Ozone in the Stratosphere and lower Mesosphere at the Tropical Mérida Atmospheric Research Station (MARS) by ground-based Microwave Radiometry, EGU General Assembly, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, April 02-07, 2006
(poster, PDF (1.8 MB))

G. Kopp, M. Palm, G. Hochschild, J. Notholt, U. Raffalski, Th. Reddmann, R. Ruhnke, M. Sinnhuber, M. Wiehle, Ground-based Microwave Observations and Model Calculations of Ozone Depletion in the Arctic Atmosphere due to the Solar Proton Events in October/November 2003, EGU General Assembly, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, April 02-07, 2006
(poster, PDF (1.0 MB))

U. Raffalski, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, J. Urban, P. Voelger, Ozone loss in the Arctic stratosphere over Kiruna, Sweden, during winter 2005/06, EGU General Assembly, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, April 02-07, 2006
(poster, PDF (4.4 MB))

T. Blumenstock, G. Kopp, F. Hase, G. Hochschild, S. Mikuteit, U. Raffalski, R. Ruhnke, Observation of unusual chlorine activation by ground-based infrared and microwave spectroscopy in the late Arctic winter 2000/01, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 897-905, 2006

E. J. Brinksma, A. J. M. Piters, A. J. Segers, D. E. Lolkema, A. Bracher, G. E. Bodeker, I. S. Boyd, H. Claude, S. Godin-Beekmann, G. Kopp, I. S. McDermid, Y. J. Meijer, H. Nakane, A. Parrish, C. von Savigny, D. P. J. Swart, and G. Taha, Geophysical validation of SCIAMACHY limb ozone profiles, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 197-209, 2006

U. Raffalski, G. Kopp, G. Hochschild, and J. Urban, Arctic stratospheric ozone loss as observed over Kiruna, Sweden, during winter/spring 2004/05, EGU General Assembly, European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, April 24-29, 2005
(poster, JPG (4.3 MB))

U. Raffalski, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, and J. Urban, Evolution of stratospheric ozone during winter 2002/2003 as observed by a ground based millimetre wave radiometer at Kiruna, Sweden, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5, 1399-1407, 2005

C. Melsheimer, C. Verdes, S. A. Buehler, C. Emde, P. Eriksson, , D. G. Feist, S. Ichizawa, V. O. John, Y. Kasai, G. Kopp, N. Koulev, T. Kuhn, O. Lemke, S. Ochiai, F. Schreier, T. R. Sreerekha, M. Suzuki, C. Takahashi, S. Tsujimaru, and J. Urban, Intercomparison of general purpose clear sky atmospheric radiative transfer models for the millimeter/submillimeter spectral range, Radio Science, 40, RS1007, doi:10.1029/2004RS003110, 2005

G. Kopp, E. Brinksma, H. Eskes, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, U. Raffalski, and R. Van der A, Validation of SCIAMACHI total ozone column measurements by ground-based microwave observations of ozone at Kiruna, Mount Zugspitze, and Mérida, 5th Meeting of the German SCIAMACHY Validation Team, Bremen, 6 - 8 Dec. 2004
(Talk, PDF (975 kB))

M. Palm, Chr. v. Savigny, M. Quack, G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, J. Notholt Comparison of profiles retrieved from SCIAMACHY-measurements and from ground based microwave radiometry, 5th Meeting of the German SCIAMACHY Validation Team, Bremen, 6 - 8 Dec. 2004
(Talk, PDF (153 kB))

Y. J. Meijer, D. P. J. Swart, M. Allaart, S. B. Andersen, G. Bodeker, I. Boyd, G. Braathen, Y. Calisesi, H. Claude, V. Dorokhov, P. von der Gathen, M. Gil, S. Godin-Beekmann, F. Goutail, G. Hansen, A. Karpetchko, P. Keckhut, H. M. Kelder, R. Koelemeijer, B. Kois, R. M. Koopman, J.-C. Lambert, T. Leblanc, I. S. McDermid, S. Pal, G. Kopp, H. Schets, R. Stubi, T. Suortti, G. Visconti, and M. Yela, Pole-to-pole validation of Envisat GOMOS ozone profiles using data from ground-based and balloon sonde measurements, J. Geophys. Res., VOL. 109, D23305, doi:10.1029/2004JD004834, 2004

U. Raffalski, G. Hochschild, and G. Kopp, Stratospheric ozone over Kiruna, Sweden, during Arctic winter/spring 2003/04, Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2004, Kos, Greece, 1 - 8 June, 2004
(extended abstract, PDF (437 kB))

G. Kopp, J. Groß, G. Hochschild, and R. Lehm, Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Observations of Stratospheric Ozone at the Alpine Station Zugspitze in 2003, Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2004, Kos, Greece, 1 - 8 June, 2004
(poster, JPG (396 kB))
(extended abstract, PDF (254 kB))

G. Kopp, Th. Blumenstock, E. Brinksma, H. Eskes, A. Griesfeller, F. Hase, G. Hochschild, I. Kramer, S. Mikuteit, U. Raffalski, and R. Van der A, Validation of SCIAMACHY ozone columns and profiles using ground-based FTIR and millimeter wave measurements, ACVE Workshop at ESTEC/ESA, May 2004
(poster, JPG (586 kB))
(extended abstract, PDF (178 kB))

G. Kopp, H. Berg, Th. Blumenstock, H. Fischer, F. Hase, G. Hochschild, M. Höpfner, W. Kouker, Th. Reddmann, R. Ruhnke, U. Raffalski, Y. Kondo, Evolution of ozone and ozone related species over Kiruna during the THESEO 2000 - SOLVE campaign retrieved from ground-based millimeter wave and infrared observations, J. Geophys. Res., VOL. 108, NO. D5, 8308, doi:10.1029/2001JD001064, 2003

G. Kopp, G. Hochschild, and U. Raffalski, Ground-Based Millimeter-Wave Measurements of Stratospheric Ozone in Winter 2002/2003 in Kiruna, EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, April 6-11, 2003
(Poster, JPG (405 kB))

G. Kopp, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, and U. Raffalski, Continuous Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Observations of Ozone and HNO3 in Winter/Spring 2000/2001 at Kiruna, Sixth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research, Göteborg, 2-6 September, 2002
Poster (PDF (453 kB))
Final Paper (PDF (379 kB))

G. Hochschild, J. Groß, P. Hoffmann, M. Hoock, G. Kopp, K. Künzi, M. Peñaloza, and M. Quack, Ground-based microwave observations of stratospheric trace gases at the tropical Mérida atmospheric research station (MARS) in Venezuela, Sixth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research, Göteborg, 2-6 September, 2002
Poster (PDF (139 kB))
Final Paper (PDF (1.12 MB))

U. Raffalski, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, Continuous ozone measurements over Kiruna during winter/spring 2002: A new millimeter wave radiometer operated at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden, Sixth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research, Göteborg, 2-6 September, 2002
Poster (PDF (655 kB))
Final Paper (PDF (138 MB))

U. Raffalski, H. Berg, T. Blumenstock, F. Hase, G. Hochschild, and G. Kopp, Moderate total ozone loss due to ozone destruction limited to a thin layer: Observation of ozone over Kiruna during the THESEO 2000/SOLVE campaign in winter 1999/2000, XXVII General Assembly, European Geophysical Society, Nice, April 21-26, 2002, poster
(JPG (307 kB))

U. Raffalski, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, Continuous ozone measurements over Kiruna during winter/spring 2002: A new millimeter wave radiometer operated at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden, XXVII General Assembly, European Geophysical Society, Nice, April 21-26, 2002, poster
(JPG (313 kB))

G. Hochschild, P. Hoffmann, K. Künzi, M. Peñaloza, A. Richter, Microwave Radiometry of Stratospheric Trace Gases in Tropical Latitudes at the Mérida Atmospheric Research Station (MARS), NDSC 2001 Symposium Arcachon, France, 2001, poster
Poster(PDF (2.252 MB)

M. Hoock, K. Lindner, I. Wohltmann, K. F. Künzi, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, The validation of SCIAMACHY products by ground-based millimetre wave observations, proceedings on the ACVE Workshop at ESTEC/ESA, 5p., 2001
Poster (JPG (694 kB))
Final Paper(PDF (192 kB))

T. Blumenstock, H. Berg, H. Fischer, F. Hase, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, M. Schneider, A. Zimmermann, E. Cuevas, J. Sancho, U. Raffalski, D. Yashcov, Improving the quality of O3 profiles as derived from ground-based infrared and microwave measurements for the validation of ENVISAT O3 data, proceedings on the ACVE Workshop at ESTEC/ESA, 5p., 2001
(Postscript File (389 kB))

G. Kopp, The Karlsruhe Millimeterwave Forward Model, Proceedings of the second International Workshop on Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Wave Radiative Transfer Modeling, held at Haus Bredbeck, Germany, June 19-22, 2000, Logos Verlag Berlin, 2001, ISBN 3-89722-585-9, ISSN 1615-6862

G. Kopp, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, U. Raffalski, Chlorine Activation and Ozone Loss over Kiruna in Winter 1999/2000 as Detected by Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Radiometry, XXVI General Assembly, European Geophysical Society, Nice, March 25-30, 2001, poster
(JPG (420 kB))

G. Kopp, Inversion arktischer stratosphärischer Spurengasprofile für die Ozonforschung aus Messungen eines bodengebundenen Millimeterwellenradiometers, Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe; FZKA 6563, Dezember 2000, Dissertation
(PDF (5.5 MB))

H. Berg, Weiterentwicklung der Millimeterwellenradiometrie stratosphärischer Spurengase in Emission und Absorption, Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe; FZKA 6515, October 2000, Dissertation
(PDF (14.5 MB))

H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, U. Raffalski, Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Observations of Stratospheric Chlorine Monoxide during Winter 1999/2000 at Kiruna, SOLVE/THESEO 2000 Science Meeting, Palermo, September 25-29 2000, poster
(JPG (836 kB))

G. Kopp, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, U. Raffalski, Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Observations of Stratospheric Ozone during Winter 1999/2000 at Kiruna, SOLVE/THESEO 2000 Science Meeting, Palermo, September 25-29 2000, poster
(JPG (858 kB))

G. Hochschild, H. Berg, G. Kopp, U. Raffalski, Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Observations of Stratospheric Nitric Acid (HNO3) during Winter 1999/2000 at Kiruna, SOLVE/THESEO 2000 Science Meeting, Palermo, September 25-29 2000, poster
(JPG (739 kB))

U. Raffalski, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, Ground-based mm-wave observation of stratospheric Ozone, ClO, HNO3, and N2O above Kiruna during SOLVE/Theseo2000, SOLVE/THESEO 2000 Science Meeting, Palermo, September 25-29 2000, poster

U. Raffalski, Å. Steen, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, M. Chipperfield, B.-M. Sinnhuber, Stratospheric O3, ClO, N2O, and HNO3 Measured in Kiruna During the Winter 1999/2000 - Long Term Observations and a Comparison with SLIMCAT 3D CTM Data, Proceedings of the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, Sapporo, July 2000

U. Raffalski, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, Å. Steen, Stratospheric O3, ClO, N2O and HNO3 above Kiruna in winter1999/2000, XXV General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Nice, April 2000, poster

G. Kopp, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, R. Ruhnke, Profiles of Stratospheric Trace Gases Retrieved from Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Radiometry at Ny-Ålesund 1997 and Kiruna 1998, 1999 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings; Vol. IV; pp. 2293-2295; Hamburg, July 1999
(Final Paper, PDF (593 kB))

U. Raffalski, Å. Steen, G. Hochschild, A versatile mm-wave radiometer in Kiruna, Sweden, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) 99, Birmingham, July 1999, poster

M. Kuntz, G. Kopp, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, R. Krupa, Joint retrieval of atmospheric constituent profiles from ground-based millimeterwave measurements: ClO, HNO₃, N₂O, and O₃, J. Geophys. Res., VOL. 104, NO. D11, PAGES 13,981–13,992, 1999

R. Ruhnke, W. Kouker, Th. Reddmann, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, Model calculations of the vertical ClO distribution at Ny-Ålesund during March 1997, Geophys. Res. Lett., VOL. 26, NO. 7, PAGES 839–842, 1999

G. Hochschild, H. Berg, G. Kopp, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, Advanced ground-based monitoring of stratospheric trace gas profiles: calibration, data analysis and results, Proceedings of SPIE: Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment; Vol. 3503; pp. 192-201; Beijing; September 1998; (Invited Paper)

G. Hochschild, H. Berg, G. Kopp, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, Profiles of Stratospheric ClO and O3 Simultaneously Retrieved from Millimeter Wave Radiometry at Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard) during March 1997, 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings; Vol. V; pp. 2618-2620; Seattle, July 1998
(Final Paper, Postscript File (6.1 MB))

R. Krupa, G. Hochschild, H. Fischer, W. Wiesbeck, Balanced Calibration Technique with an Internal Reference Load for Ground Based Millimeter Wave Radiometry, 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings; Vol. I; pp.387-389; Seattle, July 1998
(Final Paper, Postscript File (317 kB))

H. Berg, R. Krupa, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, M. Kuntz, Millimeter wave radiometer with adjustable internal calibration load for high resolution measurements of stratospheric constituents, Proceedings of 2nd ESA Workshop on Millimetre Wave Technology and Applications: Antennas, Circuits and Systems; pp. 372-377; Espoo, May 1998
(Final Paper, Postscript File (4.3MB))

R. Krupa, Millimeterwellen-Radiometrie stratosphärischer Spurengase unter Anwendung balancierter Kalibrierung, Wissenschaftliche Berichte; FZKA 6048, Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe, Jan. 1998
Kurzfassung: (PDF (36 KB))
komplettes Dokument: (PDF (4.7 MB))

G. Hochschild, H. Berg, G. Kopp, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, High Resolution Radiometer Measurements of Chlorine Monoxide and Ozone in the Polar Stratosphere, Fourth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research; Schliersee, Sept. 1997
(Postscript File (2.0 MB))

G. Kopp, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, Å. Steen, Millimeter Wave Observations of Stratospheric Trace Gases at Kiruna during Spring 1996, Fourth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research; Schliersee, Sept. 1997
(Postscript File (1.1 MB))

M. Kuntz, H. Berg, G. Hochschild, G. Kopp, R. Krupa, Simultaneous Retrieval of Chlorine Monoxide and Ozone Profiles from High Resolution Millimeterwave Spectra, Fourth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research; Schliersee, Sept. 1997
(Postscript File (884 kB))

M. Kuntz, G. Hochschild, R. Krupa, Retrieval of ozone mixing ratio profiles from ground-based millimeter wave measurements disturbed by standing waves, J. Geophys. Res., VOL. 102, NO. D18, PAGES 21,965–21,976, 1997

U. Klein, B. Franke, J. Langer, U. Raffalski, B.-M. Sinnhuber, K. F. Künzi, R. L. De Zafra, M. McDonald, V. Nagar, G. Hochschild, H. Berg, G. Kopp, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, H. Masuko, S. Ochiai, Chlorine Monoxide Radiometer Intercomparison in Ny-Ålesund, 1997, Fourth European Symposium on Stratospheric Ozone Research; Schliersee, Sept. 1997

R. Krupa, G. Hochschild, A Variable Reference Load for Advanced Millimeterwave Radiometry, Fourth International Workshop on Terahertz Electronics; Erlangen, Sept. 1996
(Postscript File (808 kB))

R. Krupa, G. Hochschild, A 278 GHz Radiometer with Advanced Calibration for Monitoring of Stratospheric Trace Gases , The 21st International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Berlin, July 14-19, 1996.

G. Hochschild, R. Krupa, A New 278 GHz Ground-Based Radiometer for Vertical Profile Sounding of ClO and O3 in the Upper Atmosphere, IEEE / IGARSS96, Lincoln, Nebraska, Mai 1996.

M. Kuntz, New Procedures for the Retrieval of Stratospheric Trace Gases from Spectra of a Ground-Based Millimeter Wave Radiometer, IEEE / IGARSS96, Lincoln, Nebraska, Mai 1996.

M. Kuntz, Bestimmung der Höhenverteilung stratosphärischer Spurengase aus Emissionsspektren eines bodengebundenen Millimeterwellen-Radiometers, Dissertation an der Universität (T.H.) Karlsruhe, Dez. 1995.
(PDF (2.6 MB))

M. Kuntz, Inversion schlecht gestellter Probleme am Beispiel der bodengebundenen, passiven Millimeterwellenradiometrie, KfK-Bericht Nr. 5421, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Okt. 1994.
(PDF (8.3 MB))

G. Hochschild, R. Krupa, M. Kuntz, Millimeterwellen-Radiometrie von Spurengasen in der Stratosphäre, KfK-Nachrichten, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 4, pp. 182-192, Dez. 1993.

R. Krupa, Untersuchung der Meßmethoden für die Mikrowellenabsorption der unteren Atmosphäre im Bereich um 142 GHz, Diplomarbeit, angefertigt am Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik und Elektronik der Universität Karlsruhe, KfK-Bericht Nr. 4952, Nov. 1991.