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Manolis G. Grillakis

Manolis G. Grillakis

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
35
Citations
6541
World Ranking
9253
National Ranking
60

Overview

Manolis G. Grillakis is affiliated with the Technical University of Crete in Greece. Their primary research focus is in Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, as well as Atmospheric Science, Soil Science, and Plant Science. This multidisciplinary approach reflects the complexity of the environmental issues addressed.

The scientist's recent publications cover a variety of topics related to hydrology, climate variability, and risk management. Notable papers include "Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change" (2021, Nature Climate Change), "Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios" (2020, Earth-Science Reviews), "Globally observed trends in mean and extreme river flow attributed to climate change" (2021, Science), "The challenge of unprecedented floods and droughts in risk management" (2022, Nature), and "Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes" (2021, Science).

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Aristeidis Koutroulis
  • Simon N. Gosling
  • Naota Hanasaki
  • Hannes Müller Schmied
  • Wim Thiery

Their research is regularly published in several journals and platforms, including:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • Remote Sensing

Main topics covered in their work involve:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Fire Effects on Ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport

Overall, the scope of Manolis G. Grillakis's research reflects a comprehensive investigation into hydrological processes, climate impacts on water resources, and ecosystem responses under changing environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change

    Yadu Pokhrel;Farshid Felfelani;Yusuke Satoh;Yusuke Satoh;Julien Boulange

  • Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios

    Yves Tramblay;Aristeidis Koutroulis;Luis Samaniego;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano

  • The challenge of unprecedented floods and droughts in risk management

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  • Globally observed trends in mean and extreme river flow attributed to climate change

    Lukas Gudmundsson;Julien Boulange;Hong X. Do;Hong X. Do;Hong X. Do;Simon N. Gosling

  • Increase in severe and extreme soil moisture droughts for Europe under climate change

    Manolis G. Grillakis

  • Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes

    Wim Thiery;Stefan Lange;Joeri Rogelj;Carl Friedrich Schleussner

  • Projecting Exposure to Extreme Climate Impact Events Across Six Event Categories and Three Spatial Scales

    Stefan Lange;Jan Volkholz;Tobias Geiger;Tobias Geiger;Fang Zhao

  • Climate Impacts in Europe Under +1.5°C Global Warming

    Daniela Jacob;Lola Kotova;Claas Teichmann;Stefan P. Sobolowski

  • Initial soil moisture effects on flash flood generation – A comparison between basins of contrasting hydro-climatic conditions

    M.G. Grillakis;A.G. Koutroulis;J. Komma;I.K. Tsanis;I.K. Tsanis

  • Uncertainty of simulated groundwater recharge at different global warming levels: a global-scale multi-model ensemble study

    Robert Reinecke;Hannes Müller Schmied;Tim Trautmann;Lauren Seaby Andersen

  • Understanding each other's models: an introduction and a standard representation of 16 global water models to support intercomparison, improvement, and communication

    Camelia-Eliza Telteu;Hannes Müller Schmied;Wim Thiery;Guoyong Leng

  • Evaluation of precipitation and temperature simulation performance of the CMIP3 and CMIP5 historical experiments

    A. G. Koutroulis;M. G. Grillakis;I. K. Tsanis;I. K. Tsanis;L. Papadimitriou

  • GIS and remote sensing techniques for the assessment of land use change impact on flood hydrology: the case study of Yialias basin in Cyprus

    D. D. Alexakis;M. G. Grillakis;A. G. Koutroulis;A. Agapiou

  • Climate drivers of global wildfire burned area

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  • Climate change impact on the hydrology of Spencer Creek watershed in Southern Ontario, Canada

    M.G. Grillakis;A.G. Koutroulis;I.K. Tsanis;I.K. Tsanis

  • The impact of climate change on hydrometeorological droughts at a basin scale

    A.-E.K. Vrochidou;I.K. Tsanis;I.K. Tsanis;M.G. Grillakis;A.G. Koutroulis

  • Multisegment statistical bias correction of daily GCM precipitation output

    Manolis G. Grillakis;Aristeidis G. Koutroulis;Ioannis K. Tsanis

  • Global water availability under high-end climate change: A vulnerability based assessment

    A. G. Koutroulis;L. V. Papadimitriou;M. G. Grillakis;I. K. Tsanis

  • Freshwater vulnerability under high end climate change. A pan-European assessment.

    A. G. Koutroulis;L. V. Papadimitriou;M. G. Grillakis;I. K. Tsanis

  • Climate Change Impact on Photovoltaic Energy Output: The Case of Greece

    Ioanna S. Panagea;Ioannis K. Tsanis;Aristeidis G. Koutroulis;Manolis G. Grillakis

  • Implications of 2 °C global warming in European summer tourism

    Manolis G. Grillakis;Aristeidis G. Koutroulis;Konstantinos D. Seiradakis;Ioannis K. Tsanis;Ioannis K. Tsanis

  • Application of the HBV hydrological model in a flash flood case in Slovenia.

    M. G. Grillakis;I. K. Tsanis;A. G. Koutroulis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ioannis K. Tsanis
Ioannis K. Tsanis Technical University of Crete
Wim Thiery
Wim Thiery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Simon N. Gosling
Simon N. Gosling University of Nottingham
Yadu Pokhrel
Yadu Pokhrel Michigan State University
Hannes Müller Schmied
Hannes Müller Schmied Goethe University Frankfurt
Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Naota Hanasaki
Naota Hanasaki National Institute for Environmental Studies
Peter Burek
Peter Burek International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Daniela Jacob
Daniela Jacob Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Jinfeng Chang
Jinfeng Chang Zhejiang University

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