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Overview

Dimitrios Melas is affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, focusing on research within Environmental Science. The body of work encompasses various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research topics primarily cover:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Climate variability and models
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Melas frequently publishes in journals such as Atmosphere, Sustainability, Atmospheric Environment, Preprints.org, and Atmospheric Pollution Research. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research related to the atmosphere and environmental sustainability.

Key recent publications include:

  • "Climate change projections for Greece in the 21st century from high-resolution EURO-CORDEX RCM simulations" (2022, Atmospheric Research)
  • "Future Climate Change Impact on Urban Heat Island in Two Mediterranean Cities Based on High-Resolution Regional Climate Simulations" (2021, Atmosphere)
  • "Measures and Policies for Reducing PM Exceedances through the Use of Air Quality Modeling: The Case of Thessaloniki, Greece" (2023, Sustainability)
  • "The Role of Weather during the Greek-Persian 'Naval Battle of Salamis' in 480 B.C." (2020, Atmosphere)
  • "Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on the Carbon Footprint of Two Research Projects: A Comparative Analysis" (2023, Atmosphere)

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Serafim Kontos, Daphne Parliari, A. Poupkou, Natalia Liora, and Sofia Papadogiannaki, indicating an active engagement in collaborative research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Transport impacts on atmosphere and climate: Land transport

    Elmar Uherek;Thomas Halenka;Jens Borken-Kleefeld;Yves Balkanski

  • A regional air quality forecasting system over Europe : the MACC-II daily ensemble production

    V. Marecal;V. H Peuch;Camilla Andersson;S. Andersson

  • Forecasting peak pollutant levels from meteorological variables

    Ioannis C. Ziomas;Dimitrios Melas;Christos S. Zerefos;Alkiviadis F. Bais

  • Study of the urban heat island in a coastal Mediterranean City: The case study of Thessaloniki, Greece

    Theodore M. Giannaros;Dimitrios Melas

  • Comparison of OMI NO2 tropospheric columns with an ensemble of global and European regional air quality models

    V. Huijnen;H. J. Eskes;A. Poupkou;H. Elbern

  • Numerical study of the urban heat island over Athens (Greece) with the WRF model

    Theodore M. Giannaros;Dimitrios Melas;Ioannis A. Daglis;Iphigenia Keramitsoglou

  • The effect of the total solar eclipse of 29 March 2006 on meteorological variables in Greece

    D. Founda;D. Melas;S. Lykoudis;I. Lisaridis

  • Data assimilation of satellite-retrieved ozone, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide with ECMWF's Composition-IFS

    A. Inness;A. M. Blechschmidt;I. Bouarar;S. Chabrillat

  • Statistical assessment of changes in climate extremes over Greece (1955–2002)

    Ioannis Kioutsioukis;Dimitrios Melas;Christos Zerefos

  • Climatology and impact on air quality of sea breeze in an urban coastal environment

    D. K. Papanastasiou;D. Melas

  • Development and Assessment of Neural Network and Multiple Regression Models in Order to Predict PM10 Levels in a Medium-sized Mediterranean City

    D. K. Papanastasiou;D. Melas;I. Kioutsioukis

  • Study of wind field under sea breeze conditions; an application of WRF model

    D.K. Papanastasiou;D. Melas;I. Lissaridis

  • Sensitivity of WRF to boundary layer parameterizations in simulating a heavy rainfall event using different microphysical schemes. Effect on large-scale processes

    G.A. Efstathiou;N.M. Zoumakis;D. Melas;C.J. Lolis

  • The impact of temperature changes on summer time ozone and its precursors in the Eastern Mediterranean

    U. Im;K. Markakis;A. Poupkou;D. Melas

  • Atmospheric impact of ship traffic in four Adriatic-Ionian port-cities: comparison and harmonization of different approaches

    Eva Merico;Andrea Gambaro;Athanassios A. Argiriou;Ana Alebić-Juretić

  • A model for European Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound emissions: Software development and first validation

    Anastasia Poupkou;Theodoros Giannaros;Konstantinos Markakis;Ioannis Kioutsioukis

  • Future climate change impacts on summer surface ozone from regional climate‐air quality simulations over Europe

    E. Katragkou;P. Zanis;I. Kioutsioukis;I. Tegoulias

  • The depth of the internal boundary layer over an urban area under sea-breeze conditions

    D. Melas;H. D. Kambezidis

  • Climatology of Discomfort Index and Air Quality Index in a Large Urban Mediterranean Agglomeration

    Anastasia Poupkou;Panagiotis Nastos;Dimitrios Melas;Christos Zerefos

  • Air quality in the Athens basin during sea breeze and non-sea breeze days using laser-remote-sensing technique

    H.D Kambezidis;D Weidauer;D Melas;M Ulbricht

  • Anatomy of the sea-breeze circulation in Athens area under weak large-scale ambient winds

    D. Melas;I. Ziomas;O. Klemm;C.S. Zerefos

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos Zerefos
Christos Zerefos Academy of Athens
Eleni Katragkou
Eleni Katragkou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prodromos Zanis
Prodromos Zanis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Evangelos Gerasopoulos National Observatory of Athens
Ioannis A. Daglis
Ioannis A. Daglis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Harry D. Kambezidis
Harry D. Kambezidis National Observatory of Athens
Maria Elissavet Koukouli
Maria Elissavet Koukouli Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Alexandros Papayannis
Alexandros Papayannis National Technical University of Athens

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