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Overview

Alexandros Papayannis is affiliated with the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Their research focuses extensively on atmospheric sciences, with a significant number of publications relating to environmental sciences and earth and planetary sciences.

The scientist's work covers various subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Environmental Engineering

Key research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Frequent publication venues for Alexandros Papayannis are as follows:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • EPJ Web of Conferences
  • Atmosphere
  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric Environment

Several co-authors have collaborated repeatedly with Papayannis, including:

  • Maria Mylonaki
  • Romanos Foskinis
  • Ουρανία Σουπιωνά
  • Maria I. Gini
  • Konstantinos Eleftheriadis

Examples of recent publications from 2020 to 2021 illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • EARLINET observations of Saharan dust intrusions over the northern Mediterranean region (2014-2017): properties and impact on radiative forcing, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • An EARLINET early warning system for atmospheric aerosol aviation hazards, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Aerosol type classification analysis using EARLINET multiwavelength and depolarization lidar observations, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Biomass burning events measured by lidars in EARLINET - Part 1: Data analysis methodology, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Application and Testing of the Extended-Kalman-Filtering Technique for Determining the Planetary Boundary-Layer Height over Athens, Greece, 2020, Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Best Publications

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • Stratosphere-troposphere exchange: A review, and what we have learned from STACCATO

    A. Stohl;P. Bonasoni;P. Cristofanelli;W. Collins

  • Systematic lidar observations of Saharan dust over Europe in the frame of EARLINET (2000-2002)

    A. Papayannis;V. Amiridis;L. Mona;G. Tsaknakis

  • Aerosol lidar intercomparison in the framework of the EARLINET project. 3. Raman lidar algorithm for aerosol extinction, backscatter, and lidar ratio

    G. Pappalardo;A. Amodeo;M. Pandolfi;U. Wandinger

  • Aerosol lidar intercomparison in the framework of the EARLINET project. 2.Aerosol backscatter algorithms

    Ch. Böckmann;U. Wandinger;A. Ansmann;J. Bösenberg

  • EARLINET correlative measurements for CALIPSO: First intercomparison results

    Gelsomina Pappalardo;Ulla Wandinger;Lucia Mona;Anja Hiebsch

  • Characterization of the vertical structure of Saharan dust export to the Mediterranean basin

    E. Hamonou;P. Chazette;D. Balis;F. Dulac

  • Sensitivity of boundary-layer variables to PBL schemes in the WRF model based on surface meteorological observations, lidar, and radiosondes during the HygrA-CD campaign

    Robert F. Banks;Robert F. Banks;Jordi Tiana-Alsina;José María Baldasano;José María Baldasano;Francesc Rocadenbosch

  • Four‐year aerosol observations with a Raman lidar at Thessaloniki, Greece, in the framework of European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET)

    V. Amiridis;D. S. Balis;S. Kazadzis;A. Bais

  • Vertical aerosol distribution over Europe: Statistical analysis of Raman lidar data from 10 European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) stations

    Volker Matthias;D. Balis;J. Bösenberg;R. Eixmann

  • Raman lidar and sunphotometric measurements of aerosol optical properties over Thessaloniki, Greece during a biomass burning episode

    D. S. Balis;V. Amiridis;C. Zerefos;C. Zerefos;E. Gerasopoulos

  • Multiwavelength lidar for ozone measurements in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere

    A. Papayannis;G. Ancellet;J. Pelon;G. Mégie

  • Measurements of Saharan dust aerosols over the Eastern Mediterranean using elastic backscatter-Raman lidar, spectrophotometric and satellite observations in the frame of the EARLINET project

    A. Papayannis;D. Balis;V. Amiridis;G. Chourdakis;G. Chourdakis

  • Optical properties of tropospheric aerosols determined by lidar and spectrophotometric measurements (Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation campaign).

    Franco Marenco;Vincenzo Santacesaria;Alkiviadis F. Bais;Dimitris Balis

  • Impact of a cutoff low development on downward transport of ozone in the troposphere

    Gerard Ancellet;Matthias Beekmann;Alexandros Papayannis

  • Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) for the retrieval of vertical aerosol properties from combined lidar/radiometer data: development and distribution in EARLINET

    Anatoli Chaikovsky;Oleg Dubovik;Brent Holben;Andrey Bril

  • Lidar Measurements for Desert Dust Characterization: An Overview

    L. Mona;Z. Liu;D. Müller;A. Omar

  • Optical properties of Saharan dust layers as detected by a Raman lidar at Thessaloniki, Greece

    D. S. Balis;V. Amiridis;S. Nickovic;A. Papayannis

  • LIVAS: a 3-D multi-wavelength aerosol/cloud database based on CALIPSO and EARLINET

    V. Amiridis;E. Marinou;A. Tsekeri;U. Wandinger

  • The unprecedented 2017–2018 stratospheric smoke event: decay phase and aerosol properties observed with the EARLINET

    Holger Baars;Albert Ansmann;Kevin Ohneiser;Moritz Haarig

  • Validation of CALIPSO space-borne-derived attenuated backscatter coefficient profiles using a ground-based lidar in Athens, Greece

    R. E. Mamouri;V. Amiridis;A. Papayannis;E. Giannakaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Vassilis Amiridis
Vassilis Amiridis National Observatory of Athens
Gelsomina Pappalardo
Gelsomina Pappalardo National Research Council (CNR)
Christos Zerefos
Christos Zerefos Academy of Athens
Aikaterini Bougiatioti
Aikaterini Bougiatioti National Observatory of Athens
Ina Mattis
Ina Mattis German Meteorological Service
Albert Ansmann
Albert Ansmann Leibniz Association
Matthias Wiegner
Matthias Wiegner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Lucas Alados-Arboledas University of Granada
Volker Freudenthaler
Volker Freudenthaler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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