First Results of Strategic Infrastructure Project CYGMEN: Cyprus GNSS Meteorology Enhancement
The CYGMEN (Cyprus GNSS Meteorology Enhancement) infrastructure project aims to establish a meteorological cluster (CyMETEO) in Cyprus of a lightning detection network, a dense GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) network for atmospheric water vapor estimation, a Radar Wind Profiler, and a microwave radiometer. Additionally, observational data generated by CyMETEO infrastructure will be assimilated into the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the aim of improving short-term weather forecasting. The preliminary results of precipitable water vapor (PWV) estimation by employing (a) a GNSS network, (b) a microwave radiometer, (c) radiosonde, and (d) ERA5 reanalysis datasets over the Athalassas super-site in Nicosia, during May 2025, are intercompared in this study.
Authors
- Vassiliki Kotroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1248-5490)
- Filippos Tymvios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-6509)
- Despina Giannadaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-6115)
- Haris Haralambous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-2214)
- Christina Oikonomou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-1869)
- D. Charalambous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7310-1417)
- Eleftherios Loizou
- Konstantinos Lagouvardos
Institutions
- University of Nicosia (CY)
- University of Cyprus (CY)
- Frederick University (CY)
- National Observatory of Athens (GR)
- National Institute of Meteorology (TN)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/eesp2025035035
- Primary Topic
- GNSS positioning and interference
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission