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2026

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Environmental Sciences

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67
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13606
World Ranking
2013
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10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Dimitris Balis is affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses largely on topics related to atmospheric phenomena and environmental impacts. Key research themes include:

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

Dimitris Balis has contributed to multiple publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Atmosphere
  • Preprints.org
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among recent publications are several papers, noted with their titles, year, and venues as follows:

  • "Sudden changes in nitrogen dioxide emissions over Greece due to lockdown after the outbreak of COVID-19" (2021), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "A First Case Study of CCN Concentrations from Spaceborne Lidar Observations" (2020), Remote Sensing
  • "An EARLINET early warning system for atmospheric aerosol aviation hazards" (2020), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Variability in cirrus cloud properties using a Polly XT Raman lidar over high and tropical latitudes" (2020), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Is the near-spherical shape the 'new black' for smoke?" (2020), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Collaboration has been a consistent element in Dimitris Balis's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Maria-Elissavet Koukouli
  • Kalliopi Artemis Voudouri
  • Νικόλαος Σιώμος
  • Arjo Segers
  • Alkiviadis Bais

Best Publications

  • Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

    M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

  • Introducing the CTA concept

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

  • 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. 1. Instruments.

    V. Matthais;V. Freudenthaler;A. Amodeo;I. Balin

  • 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

  • Validation of the Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument total column ozone product

    RD McPeters;M Kroon;G Labow;EJ Brinksma

  • Three-dimensional evolution of Saharan dust transport towards Europe based on a 9-year EARLINET-optimized CALIPSO dataset

    Eleni Marinou;Vassilis Amiridis;Ioannis Binietoglou;Athanasios Tsikerdekis

  • Validation of Ozone Monitoring Instrument total ozone column measurements using Brewer and Dobson spectrophotometer ground-based observations

    D. Balis;M. Kroon;M. E. Koukouli;E. J. Brinksma

  • 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

  • Comparison of Models Used for UV Index Calculations

    Peter Koepke;Alkiviadis Bais;Dimitrios Balis;Michael Buchwitz

  • 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 characteristics of biomass burning aerosols over Southeastern Europe determined from UV-Raman lidar measurements

    V. Amiridis;D.S. Balis;E. Giannakaki;Andreas Stohl

  • 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

  • Record low total ozone during northern winters of 1992 and 1993

    Rumen D. Bojkov;Christos S. Zerefos;Dimitrios S. Balis;Ioannis C. Ziomas

  • TROPOMI/S5P total ozone column data: global ground-based validation and consistency with other satellite missions

    Katerina Garane;Maria-Elissavet Koukouli;Tijl Verhoelst;Christophe Lerot

  • Climatological aspects of aerosol optical properties in Northern Greece

    E. Gerasopoulos;E. Gerasopoulos;M. O. Andreae;C. S. Zerefos;T. W. Andreae

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

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

  • Ten years of GOME/ERS-2 total ozone data—The new GOME data processor (GDP) version 4: 1. Algorithm description

    M. Van Roozendael;D. Loyola;R. Spurr;D. Balis

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos Zerefos
Christos Zerefos Academy of Athens
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Alexandros Papayannis
Alexandros Papayannis National Technical University of Athens
Vassilis Amiridis
Vassilis Amiridis National Observatory of Athens
Maria Elissavet Koukouli
Maria Elissavet Koukouli Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
Gelsomina Pappalardo
Gelsomina Pappalardo National Research Council (CNR)
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Jean-Christopher Lambert Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Ina Mattis
Ina Mattis German Meteorological Service
Stelios Kazadzis
Stelios Kazadzis Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center

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