Publications up to 2021
2021
  • 1. Galanaki E., Emmanouil G., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., 2021: Climatology of surface solar radiation downwards over the Euro - Mediterranean region. Atmosphere,12, 1431. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12111431.
  • 2. Galanaki E., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Giannaros TM., and Giannaros C.: Implementation of WRF-Hydro at two drainage basins in the region of Attica, Greece, for operational flood forecasting, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 1983–2000, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-1983-2021, 2021.
  • 3. Giannaros C., Galanaki E., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Oikonomou C., Haralambous H., Giannaros TM., 2021: Pre-Operational Application of a WRF-Hydro-Based Fluvial Flood Forecasting System in the Southeast Mediterranean. Forecasting, 3, 437–446. https:// doi.org/10.3390/forecast3020026.
  • 4. Dianellou A., Christakopoulos Th., Caralis G., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Zervos A., 2021: Is the large scale development of Wind-PV with hydro pumped storage economically feasible in Greece? Applied Sciences, 11, 2368. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052368.\
  • 5. Dragozi E., Giannaros TM., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Koletsis I., 2021: Dead Fuel Moisture Content (DFMC) estimation using MODIS and meteorological data: the case of Greece. Remote sensing, 13(21), 4224.
  • 6. Fameli K.-M., Papagiannaki K. andKotroni V., 2021: RESIDENTIAL HEATING IN GREECE: A detailed inventory of Energy Consumption and Emissions based on an extensive survey. Atmosphere, 2021, 12, 1178. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12091178.
  • 7. Karagiannidis A., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Giannaros TM, 2021: Assessment of the v2016 NWCSAF CRR and CRR-Ph estimation skill over the Greek area using rain gauge data as ground truth. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-021-00783-4.
  • 8. Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Bezes A., Dafis S., Galanaki E., Giannaros C., Giannaros TM., Karagiannidis A., Koletsis I., Kopania T., Papagiannaki K., Papavasileiou G., Vafeiadis V., Vougioulas E., 2021: Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1537. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12111537.
  • 9. Lagouvardos K., Karagiannidis A., Dafis S., Kalimeris A., and Kotroni V., 2021: Ianos: - A hurricane in the Mediterranean, BAMS, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0274.1
  • 10. Papagiannaki K., Diakakis M., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K. and Papagiannakis G., 2021: The Role of Water Depth Perception in Shaping Car Drivers’ Intention to Enter Floodwaters: Experimental Evidence. Sustainability, 13, 4451. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084451.
  • 11. Pappa A., Bournas A., Lagouvardos K., Baltas E., 2021: Analysis of the Z-R relationship using X-Band weather radar measurements in the area of Athens. Acta Geophys. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-021-00622-5.
  • 12. Sapountzis M., Kastridis A., Kazamias A-P., Karagiannidis A., Nikopoulos P., Lagouvardos K., 2021: Utilization and uncertainties of satellite precipitation data in flash flood hydrological analysis in ungauged watersheds, Global Nest, https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.003905
  • 13. Vukovic V., A., Cvetkovic B., Giannaros TM., Shahbazi R., Sehat Kashani S., Prieto J., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Pejanovic G., Petkovic S., et al., 2021: Numerical Simulation of Tehran Dust Storm on 2 June 2014: A Case Study of Agricultural Abandoned Lands as Emission Sources. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1054. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12081054.
2020
  • 1. Caralis G., Kontzilas A., Peijin Y., Chasapogiannis P., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K. andZervos A. , 2020: A probabilistic approach to analyse wind energy curtailment in non-interconnected Greek islands based on typical wind year meteorological data. Fluids 5, 123; doi:10.3390/fluids5030123.
  • 2. Giannaros C., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Giannaros TM., Pikridas C, 2020: Assessing the impact of GNSS ZTD data assimilation into the WRF modeling system during high-impact rainfall events over Greece. Remote Sensing. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 383; doi:10.3390/rs12030383.
  • 3. Giannaros C., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Oikonomou C., H. Haralambous, K. Papagiannaki, 2020: Hydrometeorological and socio-economic impact assessment of stream flooding in a vulnerable region in Southeast Mediterranean, Water, 12,2426, doi:10.3390/w12092426.
  • 4. Giannaros TM., Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2020: Climatology and trend analysis (1987–2016) of fire weather in the Euro-Mediterranean. International Journal of Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.6701.
  • 5. Giannaros TM., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., 2020: Performance evaluation of an operational rapid response fire spread forecasting system in the southeast Mediterranean (Greece). Atmosphere, 11,1264, doi:10.3390/atmos11111264.
  • 6. Dafis, S., Claud Ch., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., and Rysman J.-F., 2020: Insights into the convective evolution of Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones. QJRMS, DOI: 10.1002/qj.3896
  • 7. Kotroni V., Cartalis C., Michaelides S., Stoyanova J., Tymvios F., Bezes A., Christoudias Th., Dafis St., Giannakopoulos C., Giannaros TM., Georgiev Chr., Karagiannidis A., Karali A., Koletsis I., Lagouvardos K., Lemesios I., Mavrakou T., Papagiannaki K., Polydoros A. and Proestos Y., 2020: DISARM Early Warning System for Wildfires in the Eastern Mediterranean, Sustainability, 12, 6670; doi:10.3390/su12166670.
  • 8. Makri K., Galanaki E., Koletsis I., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., 2020: Assessment of informal learning program on weather phenomena: its perception and necessity in Greece. International Journal of Educational Research Review, 5(3), 315-334.
  • 9. Papagiannaki K., Giannaros TM., Lykoudis S., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., 2020: Weather-related thresholds for wildfire danger in a Mediterranean region: the case of Greece. Agricltural and Forest Meteorology, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108076.
  • 10. Lagouvardos K., Dafis S., Giannaros Ch., Karagiannidis A., Kotroni V., 2020: Investigating the role of extreme synoptic patterns and complex topography during two heavy precipitation events in Crete in February 2019. Climate, 8, 87; doi:10.3390/cli8070087.
2019
  • 1. Chatoutsidou S.- E., Kopanakis I., Lagouvardos K., Mihalopoulos N., Tørseth K., Lazaridis M., 2019: PM10 levels at urban, suburban, and background locations in the eastern Mediterranean: local versus regional sources with emphasis on African dust. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 12:1359–1371.
  • 2. Giannaros TM., Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2019: IRIS – Rapid response fire spread forecasting system: Development, calibration and evaluation. Agricltural and Forest Meteorology, 279, 107745.
  • 3. Gkikas A., Giannaros TM., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., 2019: Assessing the radiative impacts of an extreme desert dust outbreak and the potential improvements on short-term weather forecasts: the case of February 2015. Atmospheric Research, 226, 152-170.
  • 4. Flaounas E., Fita L., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., 2019: Heavy rainfall in Mediterranean cyclones, Part II: Water budget, precipitation efficiency and remote water sources, Climate Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04639-x.
  • 5. Karagiannidis A., Lagouvardos K., Lykoudis S., Kotroni V., Giannaros TM., H. Betz, 2019: Modeling lightning density using cloud-top parameters. Atmospheric Research, 222, 163-171.
  • 6. Kolimenakis A., Latinopoulos D., Bithas K., Richardson C., Lagouvardos K., Stefopoulou A., Papachristos D., Michaelakis A., 2019: Exploring Public Preferences, Priorities and Policy Perspectives for controlling Invasive Mosquito Species in Greece. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 4, 83; doi:10.3390/tropicalmed4020083
  • 7. Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Giannaros ΤΜ., Dafis S., 2019:“Meteorological conditions conducive to the rapid spread of the deadly wildfire in eastern Attica, Greece”. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Nov 2019, 2137-2145, DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0231.1.
  • 8. Papagiannaki K., Diakakis M., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Andreadakis E., 2019: Hydrogeological and climatological risks perception in a multi-hazard environment: the case of Greece, Water, 11, 1770; doi:10.3390/w11091770.
  • 9. Papagiannaki K., Kotroni V.,. Lagouvardos K, Papagiannakis G., 2019: How awareness and confidence affect flood-risk precautionary behavior of Greek citizens: the role of perceptual and emotional mechanisms. NHESS, 19, 1329-1346.
  • 10. Petrucci O., Aceto L., Bianchi C., Bigot V., Brázdil R., Pereira S., Abdullah K., Kiliç Ö., Kotroni V. LLasat M.C., Llasat-Botija M., Papagiannaki K., Aurora Pasqua A., Řehoř J., Rossello Geli J., Salvati P., Vinet F., Zêzere J.L., 2019: Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980-2018: Variability, features and lessons to learn, Water, 11, 1682; doi:10.3390/w11081682.
  • 11. Vinet F., Bigot V., Petrucci O., Papagianniki K., Llasat M. C., Kotroni V., Tramblay Y.,. Aceto L, Rossello J., Llasat Botija M., Pasqua A., Grimalt M., Kahraman A., Kilic O., Boissier L., 2019: Mapping flood-related mortality in the Mediterranean basin. Results from the MEFF 2.0 DB, Water, 11, 2196; doi:10.3390/w11102196.
2018
  • 1. Dafis S., Fierro A., Giannaros TM, Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Mansell E, 2018: Exploring the skill of explicit lightning forecasting. JGR, https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JD027930.
  • 2. Dimitropoulou E., Assimakopoulos V.D., Fameli K.M., Flocas H.A., Kosmopoulos P., Kazadzis S., Lagouvardos K., Bossioli E., 2018: Estimating the Biogenic Non-Methane Hydrocarbon Emissions over Greece, Atmosphere, 9, 10.3390/atmos9010014.
  • 3. Galanaki E,. Lagouvardos K, Kotroni V., Flaounas E. and Argiriou A., 2018: Thunderstorm climatology in the Mediterranean using cloud-to-ground lightning observations. Atmospheric Research, 207, 136-144.
  • 4. Gatidis Ch., Lolis Ch., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Bartzokas A., 2018: On the seasonal variability and the spatial distribution of lightning activity over the broader Greek area and their connection to atmospheric circulation. Atmos. Research, 208, 180-190.
  • 5. Giannaros TM, Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., and Matzarakis A., 2018: Climatology and trends of the Mediterranean thermal bioclimate. International Journal of Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.5501.
  • 6. Giannaros TM., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K. and Matzarakis A., 2018: Operational forecasting of human-biometeorological conditions. International Journal of Biometeorology, 62, 1339–1343.
  • 7. Giannaros TM., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Liabotis I., Mavrelis G., Symeonidis P., T.Vakkas, 2018: Ultra-high-resolution wind forecasting for the Sailing Events at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Meteorological Applications, 25, 86–93.
  • 8. Feidas H., Porcu F., Puca Angelo Rinollo S., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., 2018: Validation of the H-SAF precipitation product H03 over Greece using rain gauge data. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 131, 377-398, doi:10.1007/s00704-016-1981-9.
  • 9. Flaounas E., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Gray S.; Rysman J.-F.; Claud C., 2018: Heavy rainfall in Mediterranean cyclones, Part I: Contribution of deep convection and warm conveyor belt. Climate Dynamics, 50: 2935. DOI 10.1007/s00382-017-3783-x.
  • 10. Michaelides S., Karacostas T., Sánchez J.-L., Retalis A., Pytharoulis I., Homar V., Romero R., Zanis P., Giannakopoulos C., Bühl J., Ansmann A., Merino A., Melcón P., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Bruggeman A.,. López-Moreno J.-I, Berthet C., Katragkou E., Tymvios F., Hadjimitsis D., Mamouri R.-E., Nisantzi A., 2018: Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean, Atmospheric Research, 208, 4-44.
  • 11. Petrucci O.,. Papagiannaki K, Aceto L., Boissier L., Kotroni V., Grimalt M., Llasat M. C., Llasat-Botija M., Rosselló J., Aurora Pasqua A., Vinet F., 2018: MEFF: the database of Mediterranean Flood fatalities (1980 to 2015), Journal of Flood Risk Management, DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12461.
  • 12. Soukissian T., Karathanasi F., Axaopoulos P., Voukouvalas E., Kotroni V., 2018: OFFSHORE WIND CLIMATE ANALYSIS AND VARIABILITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Int. Journal of Climatology, 38, 384-402.
  • 13. Taszarek M., Allen J., Púčik T., Groenemeijer P., Czernecki B., Kolendowicz L., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Schulz W., 2018: A climatology of thunderstorms across Europe from a synthesis of multiple data sources. Journal of Climate, 31, 4281- 4308.
2017
  • 1. Flaounas E., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, M. Klose, C. Flamant, and Giannaros TM., 2017: Sensitivity of the WRF-Chem model to different dust emission parameterization: Assessment in the broader Mediterranean region. Geoscientific Model Development, 10, 2925-2945.
  • 2. Dafis S., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Giannaros TM., Bartzokas A., 2017: Observational and modeling study of a mesoscale convective system during the hymex - sop1. Atmospheric Research, 187, 1–15.
  • 3. Giannaros TM., Lagouvardos K., and Kotroni V., 2017: Performance evaluation of an operational lightning forecasting system in Europe. Natural Hazards, 85, 1-18.
  • 4. Lagouvardos K., V. Kotroni, A. Bezes, I. Koletsis, T. Kopania, S. Lykoudis, N. Mazarakis, K. Papagiannaki, and S. Vougioukas, 2017: The Automatic Weather Stations Network of the National Observatory of Athens: Operation and Database. Geoscience Data Journal, 4, 4-16, doi: 10.1002/gdj3.44.
  • 5. Papagiannaki K., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, I. Ruin, A. Bezes, 2017: Urban areas response to flash flood-triggering rainfall, featuring human behavioural factors: The case of 22 October, 2015, in Attica, Greece. Weather, Climate and Society, 9,621-638.
  • 6. Saha U., D. Singh, A. Kamra, E. Galanaki, A. Maitra, R. Singh, A. Singh, S. Chakrabotry, and R. Singh, 2017: On the association of lightning activity and projected change in climate. Atmospheric Research, 183, 173-190.
2016
  • 1. Caralis, G., P. Chaviaropoulos, V. R. Albacete, D. Diakoulaki, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, Z. Gao, A. Zervos, K. Rados, 2016: Lessons learnt from the evaluation of the feed-in tariff scheme for offshore wind farms in Greece using a Monte Carlo approach. J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn., 157, 63–75.
  • 2. Drobinski Ph., Nicolas Da Silva , Geremy Panthou, Sophie Bastin, Caroline Muller, Bodo Ahrens, Marco Borga, Dario Conte, Giorgia Fosser, Filippo Giorgi, Ivan Guttler, Vassiliki Kotroni, Laurent Li, Efrat Morin, Baris Onol, Pere Quintana-Segui, Raquel Romera and Torma Csaba Zsolt, 2016: Scaling precipitationextremes with temperature in the Mediterranean: past climate assessment and projection in anthropogenic scenarios. Climate Dynamics, DOI 10.1007/s00382-016-3083-x.
  • 3. Galanaki E, E. Flaounas, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos and A. Argiriou, 2016: Lightning activity in the Mediterranean: Quantification of cyclones contribution and relation to their intensity. Atmospheric Science Letters, 17, 519-516.
  • 4. Giannaros TM., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., 2016: WRF-LTNGDA: A Lightning Data Assimilation Technique Implemented In The Wrf Model For Improving Precipitation Prediction. Environmental Modeling & Software, 76, 54-68.
  • 5. Flaounas E., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Claud C., Delanoe J., Flamant C., Madonna E., Wernli H., 2016: Processes leading to heavy precipitation associated with two Mediterranean cyclones observed during the HyMeX SOP1. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. DOI:10.1002/qj.2618.
  • 6. Karagiannidis A., K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, and N. Mazarakis, 2016: Investigation of isolated thunderstorms lightning activity over eastern Mediterranean using Meteosat rapid scan infrared imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37:20, 5001-5020.
  • 7. Karagiannidis A., K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, 2016: The use of lightning data and Meteosat Infrared imagery for the nowcasting of lightning activity. Atmospheric Research, 168 (2016) 57–69, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.08.011.
  • 8. Kochilakis G., D. Poursanidis, N. Chrysoulakis, V. Varella, V. Kotroni, G. Eftychidis, K. Lagouvardos, Chr. Papathanasiou, G. Karavokyros, M. Aivazoglou, Chr. Makropoulos, M. Mimikou, 2016: A web based DSS for the management of floods and wildfires (FLIRE) in urban and periurban areas, Environmental Modelling & Software, 86, 111-115.
  • 9. Kochilakis G., D. Poursanidis, N.s Chrysoulakis, V. Varella, V. Kotroni, G. Eftychidis, K. Lagouvardos, Chr.Papathanasiou, G. Karavokyros, M. Aivazoglou, Chr. Makropoulos, M. Mimikou, 2016: FLIRE DSS: A web tool for the management of floods and wildfires in urban and periurban areas, Open Geosci. 2016; 8:711–727.
  • 10. Koletsis I., Giannaros TM., Lagouvardos K., and Kotroni V., 2016: Observational and numerical study of the Vardaris wind regime in Northern Greece. Atmospheric Research, 171, 107–120.
  • 11. Koletsis I., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Soukissian T., 2016: Assessment of offshore wind speed and power potential over the Mediterranean and the Black Seas under future climate changes, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 60, 234–245.
  • 12. Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2016: Lightning in the Mediterranean and its relation with sea-surface temperature. Environmental Research Letters, 11, 034006.
  • 13. Proestakis, E., Stelios Kazadzis, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Vassiliki Kotroni, Andreas Kazantzidis, 2016: Lightning activity and aerosols in the Mediterranean region. Atmospheric Research, 170, 66-75.
  • 14. Proestakis, E., S. Kazadzis, K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, V. Amiridis, E. Marinou, C. Price and A. Kazantzidis, 2016: Aerosols and lightning activity: the effect of vertical profile and aerosol type. Atmospheric Research, 182, 243-255.
2015
  • 1. Defer, E., Pinty, J.-P., Coquillat, S., Martin, J.-M., Prieur, S., Soula, S., Richard, E., Rison, W., Krehbiel, P., Thomas, R., Rodeheffer, D., Vergeiner, C., Malaterre, F., Pedeboy, S., Schulz, W., Farges, T., Gallin, L.-J., Ortéga, P., Ribaud, J.-F., Anderson, G., Betz, H.-D., Meneux, B., Kotroni, V., Lagouvardos, K., Roos, S., Ducrocq, V., Roussot, O., Labatut, L., and Molinié, G., 2015: An overview of the lightning and atmospheric electricity observations collected in southern France during the HYdrological cycle in Mediterranean EXperiment (HyMeX), Special Observation Period 1, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 649-669, doi:10.5194/amt-8-649-2015.
  • 2. Galanaki V., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, and A. Argiriou, 2015: A ten-year analysis of lightning activity over the Eastern Mediterranean. Atmospheric Research, 166, 213-222.
  • 3. Giannaros TM., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., 2015: Predicting Lightning Activity in Greece with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model. Atmospheric Research, 156, 1-13.
  • 4. Flaounas E., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, S. Kazadzis, A. Gkikas, N. Hatzianastassiou, 2015: Cyclones contribution to dust transport over the Mediterranean region, Atmospheric Science Letters, 16, 473-478, DOI: 10.1002/asl.584.
  • 5. Kosmopoulos, P., S. Kazadzis, K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, A. Bais, 2015: Solar Energy prediction and verification using operational model forecasts and ground-based solar measurements, Energy, 93, 1918-1930.
  • 6. Papagiannaki K., K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, and A. Bezes, 2015: Flash flood occurrence and relation to the rainfall hazard in a highly urbanized area. NHESS, doi:10.5194/nhess-15-1859-2015.
  • 7. Sindosi O., A. Bartzokas, V. Kotroni and K. Lagouvardos, 2015: Influence of orography on precipitation amount and distribution in NW Greece; a case study. Atmospheric Research, 2015, 105-122.
2014
  • 1. Drobinski, P., V. Ducrocq, J.T. Allen, P. Alpert, E. Anagnostou, K. Béranger, M. Borga, I. Braud, A. Chanzy, S. Davolio, G. Delrieu, A. Dörnbrack, C. Estournel, N. Filali Boubrahmi, J. Font, M. Gacic, V. Grubisic, E. Grunfest, S. Gualdi, H. Hoff, B. Ivancan-Picek, C. Kottmeier, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, P. Lionello, M.C. Llasat, W. Ludwig, C. Lutoff, A. Mariotti, A. Montanari, E. Ozoy, C. Prigent, E. Richard, R. Romero, R. Rotunno, I. Ruin, V.H. Santaner, 9 D. Sauri, S. Somot, I. Taupier-Letage, R. Therrien, J. Tintore, R. Uijlenhoet, and H. Wernli, 2014: HyMeX, a 10-year multidisciplinary program on the Mediterranean water cycle. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 95, 1063–1082.
  • 2. Flaounas, E., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, and I. Flaounas, 2014: Identifying and tracking cyclones based on relative vorticity patterns and evolution: Application on Atlantic and Mediterranean cyclones. Geoscientific Model Development,7, 1841–1853.
  • 3. Jansa A., P. Alpert, P. Arbogast, A. Buzzi, B. Ivancan-Picek, V. Kotroni, M. C. Llasat, C. Ramis, E. Richard, R. Romero, and A. Speranza, 2014: MEDEX: a general overview. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 14, 1965–1984.
  • 4. Koletsis I., V. Kotroni and K. Lagouvardos, 2014: A model-based study of the wind regime over Corinthian Gulf in Greece. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 14, 459-472.
  • 5. Kotroni V., K. Lagouvardos, and S. Lykoudis, 2014: High-resolution model-based wind atlas for Greece, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 30, 2014, 479–489.
  • 6. Papagiannaki, K., K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, and G. Papagiannakis, 2014: Agricultural losses related to frost events: use of the 850 hPa level temperature as an explanatory variable of the damage cost. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 14, 2375-2386.
  • 7. Petrova S., R. Mitzeva and V. Kotroni, 2014: Summer-time lightning activity and its relation with precipitation: diurnal variation over Maritime, Coastal and Continental Areas, Atmospheric Research. Atmospheric Research, 135–136, 388–396.
2013
  • 1. Fameli K.M., Assimakopoulos V.D., Kotroni V., Retalis A., 2013: "Effect of the land use change characteristics on the air pollution patterns above the greater Athens area (GAA) after 2004", Global Nest Journal, vol. 15, 2, 169-177.
  • 2. Mirasgedis S., Georgopoulou E., Sarafidis Y., Papagiannaki K., Lalas D.P. (2013). The impact of climate change on the demand pattern of bottled water and non-alcoholic beverages. Business Strategy and the Environment. doi: 10.1002/bse.1782, 2013.
  • 3. Lagouvardos, K., V. Kotroni, E. Defer and O. Bousquet, 2013: Study of a heavy precipitation event over southern France, in the frame of HYMEX project: Observational analysis and model results using assimilation of lightning. Atmospheric Research, Volume 134, 1 December 2013, Pages 45-55.
  • 4. Papagiannaki K., Lagouvardos K., and Kotroni V., 2013: A database of high-impact weather events in Greece: a descriptive impact analysis for the period 2001–2011, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 13, 727–736.
  • 5. Pateraki St., Assimakopoulos V.D., Maggos T., Fameli K.M., Kotroni V., Vasilakos Ch., 2013: Particulate matter pollution over a Mediterranean urban area. Science of the Total Environment, 463–464, 508-524.
2012
  • 1. Amiridis V., C. Zerefos, S. Kazadzis, E. Gerasopoulos, K. Eleftheratos, M. Vrekoussis, A. Stohl, R.E. Mamouri, P. Kokkalis, A. Papayannis, K. Eleftheriadis, E. Diapouli, I. Keramitsoglou, C. Kontoes, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, E. Marinou, E. Giannakaki, E. Kostopoulou, C. Giannakopoulos, A. Richter, J.P. Burrows, N. Mihalopoulos, 2012: Impact of the 2009 Attica wild fires on the air quality in urban Athens, Atmospheric Environment, 46 , pp. 536-544.
  • 2. Koutroulis A. G., M. G. Grillakis, I. K. Tsanis, V. Kotroni and K. Lagouvardos, 2012: Lightning activity, rainfall and flash flooding. Occasional or interrelated events? A case study in the island of Crete, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 881-889.
  • 3. Lolis C. J., A. Bartzokas, K. Lagouvardos and D. A. Metaxas, 2012: Intra-annual variation of atmospheric static stability in the Mediterranean region: a 60-year climatology. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 110, 245-261.
  • 4. Mazarakis, N., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, L. Bertotti, 2012 : High resolution wave model validation over the Greek maritime areas, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 3433–3440.
  • 5. Sindosi O.A., A. Bartzokas, V. Kotroni and K. Lagouvardos, 2012: Verification of precipitation forecasts of MM5 model over Epirus, NW Greece, for various convective parameterization schemes, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 1393-1405.
2011
  • 1. Kotroni V., K. Lagouvardos, and A. Retalis, 2011: The heat wave of June 2007 in Athens, Greece - Part 2: Modelling study and sensitivity experiments. Atmospheric Research, 100, 1-11.
  • 2. Kohn M., E. Galanti, C. Price, K. Lagouvardos and V. Kotroni, 2011: Now-Casting Thunderstorms in the Mediterranean Region using Lightning Data. Atmospheric Research, 100, 489-502.
  • 3. Mazarakis, N., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, A.A. Argiriou, and C.J. Anderson, 2011: The sensitivity of warm period precipitation forecasts to various modifications of the Kain – Fritch Convective Parameterization Scheme. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science,s 11, 1327-1339.
  • 4. Price C., Y. Yair, A. Mugnai, K. Lagouvardos, M. C. Llasat, S. Michaelides, S. Dietrich, E. Galanti, L. Garrote, D. Katsanos, V. Kotroni, M. Llasat-Botija, L. Mediero, E. Morin, K. Nicolaides, K. Savvidou, B.Ziv, 2011: The FLASH Project: Using lightning data to better understand and predict flash floods. Environmental Science & Policy, 14, 898-911.
  • 5. Price C., Y. Yair, A. Mugnai, K. Lagouvardos, M. C. Llasat, S. Michaelides, U. Dayan, S. Dietrich, F. Di Paola, E. Galanti, L. Garrote, N. Harats, D. Katsanos, M. Kohn, V. Kotroni, M. Llasat-Botija, B. Lynn, L. Mediero, E. Morin , K. Nicolaides, S. Rozalis, K. Savvidou, and B. Ziv, 2011: Using lightning data to better understand and predict flash floods in the Mediterranean. Surveys in Geophysics 32 (6) , pp. 733-751.
2010
  • 1. Bartzokas A., J. Azzopardi, L. Bertotti, A. Buzzi, L. Cavaleri, D. Conte, S. Davolio, S. Dietrich, A. Drago, O. Drofa, A. Gkikas, V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, C.J. Lolis, S. Michaelides, M. Miglietta, A. Mugnai, S. Music, K. Nikolaides, F. Porcù, K. Savvidou, and M.I. Tsirogianni, 2010: The RISKMED project: Philosophy, methods and products. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 10, 1393-1401.
  • 2. Bartzokas A., V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos, C.J. Lolis, A. Gkikas, and M.I. Tsirogianni, 2010: Weather forecast in north-western Greece: RISKMED warnings and verification of MM5 model. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 10, 1–12.
  • 3. Delitala A., Gallino S. , Villa L., Lagouvardos K. and Drago. A. 2010: Weather-routing in long-distance Mediterranean routes. Theoretical and Aplied Climatology, DOI 10.1007/s00704-009-0238-2
  • 4. Harats, N., Ziv B., Kotroni V., Yair Y., Lynn B., Dayan U., 2010: Lightning and rain dynamic indices as predictors for flash floods events in the Mediterranean, Advances in Geosciences, 23, 57-64.
  • 5. Koletsis I., K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni and A. Bartzokas, 2010: The interaction of northern wind flow with the complex topography of Crete Island – Part II: Numerical study, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 10, 1115-1127.
  • 6. Kotroni V., Floros E., Lagouvardos K., Pejanovic G., Ilic L., and Zivkovic M., 2010: Multi-model multi-analysis ensemble weather forecasting on the Grid for the South Eastern Mediterranean Region, Earth Science Informatics, 3, 209-218.
  • 7. Lagouvardos K., E. Floros and V. Kotroni, 2010: A Grid-enabled Regional-scale Ensemble Forecasting System in the Mediterranean. Journal of Grid Computing, 8:181–197.
  • 8. Llasat, M.C., M. Llasat-Botija, M.A. Prat, F. Porcú, C Price, A. Mugnai, K. Lagouvardos, V.Kotroni, D. Katsanos, S. Michaelides, Y. Yair, K. Savvidou, K. Nicolaides, 2010: High-impact floods and flash floods in Mediterranean countries: the FLASH preliminary database. Advances in Geosciences, 23, 47-55
  • 9. Retalis A., D. Paronis, K. Lagouvardos and V. Kotroni, 2010: The heat wave of June 2007 in Athens, Greece - Part 1: Study of satellite derived land surface temperature. Atmospheric Research, 98, 458-46.
  • 10. Savvidou Κ., K. Lagouvardos, S. Michaelides, V. Kotroni, and P. Constantinides, 2010: Verification of the BOLAM weather prediction model over the area of Cyprus, Advances in Geosciences, 23, 93–100.
  • 11. Williams E., Lyons W., Hobara Y., Mushtak V., Asencio N., Boldi R., Bór J., Cummer S., Greenberg E., Hayakawa M., Holzworth R., Kotroni V., Li J., Morales C., Nelson T.,. Price C, Russell B., Sátori G., Shirahata K., Takahashi Y., Yamashita K., 2010: Ground-based detection of sprites and their parent lightning flashes over Africa during the 2006 AMMA campaign. Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 136, 257–271.
  • 12. Yoav Y., Lynn B., Price C., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Morin E., Mugnai A. and LlasatM.-C., 2010: Predicting the potential for lightning activity in Mediterranean storms based on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model dynamic and microphysical fields. JGR-Atmospheres, 115, D04205, doi:10.1029/2008JD010868.
2009
  • 1. Katsanos D.K., Lagouvardos K. and Kotroni V., 2009: Relationship between lightning and model simulated microphysical parameters over the central and eastern Mediterranean, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS), 9, 1719-1726.
  • 2. Koletsis I., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., and Bartzokas A., 2009: Numerical study of a downslope windstorm in Northwestern Greece. Atmospheric Research 94 (2), pp. 178-193.
  • 3. Koletsis I., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Bartzokas A., 2009: The interaction of northern wind flow with the complex topography of Crete Island – Part I: Observational study, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS), 9, 1845-1855.
  • 4. Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Betz H.-D. and Schmidt K., 2009: A comparison of lightning data provided by ZEUS and LINET networks over Western Europe. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9, 1713-1717.
  • 5. Mazarakis, N., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K. and Argiriou A.A., 2009: The sensitivity of numerical forecasts to convective parameterization during the warm period and the use of lighting data as an indicator for convective occurrence. Atmospheric Research 94 (4), pp. 704-714.
  • 6. Petrova S., Mitzeva R., Kotroni V., Latham J. and Peneva E., 2009: Analyses of summer lightning activity and precipitation in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean. Atmospheric Research, 91, 453-458
  • 7. Vincendon B., Ducrocq V., Dierer S., Kotroni V., Lelay M., Milelli M., Quesney A., Saulnier G-M., Rabuffetti D., Bouilloud L., Chancibault K., Anquetin S., Lagouvardos K., Steiner P., 2009: Flash Flood Forecasting Within The Preview Project : Value Of High- Resolution Hydrometeorological Coupled Forecast, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 103 (1-4), pp. 115-125
2008
  • 1. Bloom A, Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2008: Climate change impact of wind energy availability in the Eastern Mediterranean using the regional climate model PRECIS Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS), 8, 1249-1257.
  • 2. Kotroni V., Lykoudis S., Lagouvardos K., and Lalas D, 2008: A fine resolution regional climate change experiment for the Eastern Mediterranean: analysis of the present climate simulations. Global and Planetary Change, 64, 93-104.
  • 3. Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2008: Lightning occurrence in relation with elevation, terrain slope and vegetation cover over the Mediterranean. JGR-Atmospheres, 113, D21118, doi:10.1029/2008JD010605.
  • 4. Mazarakis N., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K. and Argiriou A.A., 2008: Storms and Lightning Activity in Greece during the Warm Periods of 2003-2006. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47, 3089–3098.
  • 5. Mugnai A., Smith E.A., Tripoli G.J., Dietrich S., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., and Medaglia C.M., 2008: Explaining discrepancies in passive microwave cloud-radiation databases in microphysical context from two different cloud-resolving models Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 101, 127-145.
2007
  • 1. Akylas E., Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2007: Sensitivity of high resolution operational weather forecasts to the choice of the planetary boundary layer scheme, Atmospheric Research, 84, 49-57.
  • 2. Feidas H., Kontos T., Soulakellis N., Lagouvardos K., 2007: A GIS tool for the evaluation of the precipitation forecasts of a numerical weather prediction model using satellite data. Computers and Geosciences, 33 (8), pp. 989-1007.
  • 3. Katsanos D., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Argiriou A., 2007: Combined analysis of rainfall and lightning data produced by mesoscale systems in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, Atmospheric Research, 83, 55-63
  • 4. Katsanos D., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Argiriou A., 2007: Relationship of lightning activity with microwave brightness temperatures and spaceborne radar reflectivity profiles in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 46, 1901-1912.
  • 5. Lagouvardos K., and Kotroni V., 2007: TRMM and lightning observations of a low-pressure system over the Eastern Mediterranean. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88, 1363–1367.
  • 6. Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Defer E., 2007: The 21-22 January 2004 explosive cyclogenesis over the Aegean Sea: observations and model analysis. Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 133, 1519-1531.
  • 7. Mirasgedis S., Sarafidis Y., Georgopoulou E., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., and Lalas D. P., 2007 : Modeling framework for estimating impacts of climate change on electricity demand at regional level: Case of Greece. Energy Conversion and Management, 48, 1737-1750.
2006
  • 1. Katsanos, D., Viltard N., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., 2006: Performance of a rain retrieval algorithm using TRMM data in the Eastern Mediterranean, Advances in Geosciences, 7, 321-325.
  • 2. Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Defer E., 2006: Synoptic environment related to rapid cyclogenesis in the Eastern Mediterranean, Advances in Geosciences, 7, 115-119.
  • 3. Mazarakis, N., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Music S., Nickovic S., 2006: Impact of the assimilation of conventional data on the quantitative precipitation forecasts in the Eastern Mediterranean, Advances in Geosciences, 7, 237-242.
2005
  • 1. Defer E., Lagouvardos K. and Kotroni V., 2005: Lightning Activity in Eastern Mediterranean Region”, JGR-Atmospheres, 110, D24210.
  • 2. Feidas, H., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Cartalis C., 2005: Application of two satellite infrared techniques in support of precipitation forecasts of a NWP model. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26,5393-5417.
  • 3. Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Defer E., Dietrich S., Porcù F., Medaglia C.M. and Demirtas M., 2005: The Antalya 5 December 2002 storm: Observations and model analysis. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 45, 576-590.
  • 4. Lagouvardos K. and Kotroni V. , 2005: Improvement of high resolution weather forecasts through humidity adjustment, based on satellite data. Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 131, 2695-2712.
  • 5. Medaglia C. M., Adamo C., Baordo F., Dietrich S., Di Michele S., Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K., Mugnai A., Pinori S., Smith E. A., Tripoli G. J., 2005: Comparing microphysical/dynamical outputs by different cloud resolving models: impact on passive microwave precipitation retrieval from satellite. Advances in Geosciences, 2, 195-199.
2004
  • 1. Anadranistakis M., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., H. Elefteriadis, 2004: Correcting temperature and humidity forecasts using kalman filtering: potential for agricultural protection in Northern Greece. Atmospheric Research, 71(3), 115-125.
  • 2. Katsanos D., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Huffmann G.J., 2004: Statistical evaluation of MPA-RT high-resolution precipitation estimates from satellite platforms over the Central and Eastern Mediterranean. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, art. no. L06116.
  • 3. Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2004: Evaluation of MM5 high-resolution real-time forecasts over the urban area of Athens, Greece. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 43, 1666-1678.
2003
  • 1. Koussis A., Lagouvardos K., Mazi K., Kotroni V., Sitzmann D., Lang J., Zaiss H., Buzzi Α. and Malguzzi P., 2003: Flood forecasts for an urban basin with an integrated hydro-meteorological model. Journal of Hydrological Engineering, 8, 1-11.
  • 2. Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V., Koussis A., Feidas C., Buzzi Α., Malguzzi P., 2003: The meteorological model BOLAM at the National Observatory of Athens: assessment of two-year operational use. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 42, 1667-1678.
2002
  • 1. Anadranistakis M., Lagouvardos K., Kotroni V. and Skouras K., 2002: Combination of Kalman filter and an empirical method for the correction of near-surface temperature forecasts: application over Greece. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, 16, 1776-1779.
  • 2. Feidas C., Cartalis C. , Lagouvardos K., 2002: Temporal simulation of diurnal temperature and relative humidity evolution at a forested mountainuous site in Attica, Greece. Int. J. of Wildland Fire, 11, 1-12.
2001
  • 1. Kotroni V. and Lagouvardos K., 2001: Precipitation forecast skill of different convective parameterization and microphysical schemes: application for the cold season over Greece. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 28, No 10, 1977-1980.
  • 2. Kotroni V., Lagouvardos K. and Lalas D., 2001: The effect of Crete island on the Etesian winds over the Aegean Sea. Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, 127, 1917-1938.