Function and Responsibilities:

Research scientist at GFZ, responsible for ground-based GNSS atmospheric sounding

Group leader "GNSS Meteorology"

Research Interests:

Ground-based GNSS atmosphere sounding
Development of ground-based GNSS atmosphere sounding techniques
Operational processing of GNSS data and using derived tropospheric products for weather forecast
Applications of GNSS-derived tropospheric products in atmospheric and climate sciences
 

Career:

1992-1994 research scientist at GFZ, member of IGS Analysis Centre at GFZ

1995-1998 research scientist at GFZ within project 'MOMS-Priroda'

1999-2003 research scientist at GFZ within the BMBF strategy found 'GPS Atmospheric Sounding Project' (GASP)

Since 2003  research scientist at GFZ, responsible for ground-based GNSS atmosphere sounding and GNSS data processing

Since July 2017 group leader "GNSS Meteorology" at GFZ

Education:

Diploma in Mathematics, University of Kharkov, Ukraine
Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Technical University of Tallinn, Estonia

Projects:

• European Project E-GVAP: 'The EUMETNET GPS Water Vapour Programme', Head of GNSS Analysis Centre at GFZ for E-GVAP
• GRUAN: The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Reference Upper Air Network of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Head of Central GRUAN GNSS Data Processing Centre
• EU COST Action ES1206  “Advanced Global Navigation Satellite Systems tropospheric products for monitoring severe weather events and climate (GNSS4SWEC)”  (http://gnss4swec.knmi.nl/)

Research Boards and Committees:

• Member of IGS Troposphere Working Group
• Member of GRUAN GNSS Precipitable Water Task Team
• Member of the GNSS Expert Team within E-GVAP
• Co-chair of Working Group  4.3.5 "Real-time Troposphere Monitoring" of IAG Sub-Comission 4.3 'Atmospheric Remote Sensing'