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- Editors:
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Gottfried Kirchengast
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Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Ulrich Foelsche
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Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Andrea K. Steiner
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Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology (IGAM), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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LEO-LEO Occultation
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- E. R. Kursinski, D. Feng, D. Flittner, G. Hajj, B. Herman, F. Romberg et al.
Pages 173-187
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- B. M. Herman, D. Feng, D. Flittner, E. R. Kursinski, S. Syndergaard, D. Ward
Pages 189-200
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- S. Syndergaard, D. E. Flittner, E. R. Kursinski, D. D. Feng, B. M. Herman, D. M. Ward
Pages 221-232
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Stellar and Solar Occultation
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Front Matter
Pages 259-259
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- J.-H. Yee, R. J. Vervack Jr., R. Demajistre
Pages 261-273
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- E. Kyrölä, J. Tamminen, G. W. Leppelmeier, V. F. Sofieva, S. Hassinen, J. L. Bertaux et al.
Pages 275-287
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- V. F. Sofieva, E. Kyrölä, J. Tamminen, M. Ferraguto
Pages 289-298
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- C. Retscher, G. Kirchengast, A. Gobiet, A. Hauchecorne
Pages 299-308
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- V. F. Sofieva, E. Kyrölä
Pages 309-318
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Use of Occultation Data
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Front Matter
Pages 343-343
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- T. Tsuda, K. Hocke, H. Takahashi
Pages 345-352
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- A. de la Torre, T. Tsuda, K. Hocke, A. Giraldez
Pages 353-364
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- L. B. Cornman, R. Frehlich, E. Praskovskaya
Pages 365-373
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- P. Poli, C. O. Ao, J. Joiner, M. de la Torre Juárez, R. Hoff
Pages 375-382
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- N. Jakowski, S. Heise, A. Wehrenpfennig, K. Tsybulya
Pages 383-392
About this book
Use of occultation methodology for observing the Earth's atmosphere and climate has become so broad as to comprise solar, lunar, stellar, navigation and satellite crosslink occultation methods. The atmospheric parameters obtained extend from the fundamental variables temperature, density, pressure, water vapor, and ozone via a multitude of trace gas species to particulate species such as aerosols and cloud liquid water. Ionospheric electron density is sensed as well. The methods all share the key properties of self-calibration, high accuracy and vertical resolution, global coverage, and (if using radio signals) all-weather capability. Occultation data are thus of high value in a wide range of fields including climate monitoring and research, atmospheric physics and chemistry, operational meteorology, and other fields such as space weather and planetary science. This wide area of variants and uses of the occultation method has led to a diversi fication of the occultation-related scientific community into a range of different sub-communities, however. The 1st International Workshop on Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Cli mate-OPAC-1- held September 16-20, 2002, in Graz, Austria, has set in ex actly at this point. OPAC-1 aimed at providing a casual forum and stimulating at mosphere fertilizing scientific discourse, co-operation initiatives, and mutual learning and support amongst members of all the different sub-communities. The workshop was attended by about 80 participants from 17 different countries who actively contributed to a scientific programme of high quality and to an excellent workshop atmosphere, which was judged by the participants to have fully met the aims expressed.