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Maria Elissavet Koukouli

Maria Elissavet Koukouli

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
35
Citations
3966
World Ranking
9359
National Ranking
62

Overview

Maria Elissavet Koukouli is affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and has developed an extensive research portfolio in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans a broad spectrum of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Engineering.

Koukouli's research primarily focuses on topics related to the atmosphere such as Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric ozone and climate, and Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics. Further areas of investigation include atmospheric aerosols and clouds, air quality monitoring and forecasting, air quality and health impacts, and calibration and measurement techniques.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on atmospheric composition and air quality over Greece. Selected papers include:

  • Sudden changes in nitrogen dioxide emissions over Greece due to lockdown after the outbreak of COVID-19, 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Evaluation of the LOTOS-EUROS NO 2 simulations using ground-based measurements and S5P/TROPOMI observations over Greece, 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • FTIR Measurements of Greenhouse Gases over Thessaloniki, Greece in the Framework of COCCON and Comparison with S5P/TROPOMI Observations, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Evaluating the assimilation of S5P/TROPOMI near real-time SO 2 columns and layer height data into the CAMS integrated forecasting system (CY47R1), based on a case study of the 2019 Raikoke eruption, 2022, Geoscientific Model Development
  • Air Quality in Two Northern Greek Cities Revealed by Their Tropospheric NO2 Levels, 2022, Atmosphere

Their frequent coauthors highlight collaborative work with researchers such as Dimitris Balis, Andreas Pseftogkas, Arjo Segers, Astrid Manders, and Alkiviadis Bais.

Koukouli has contributed to multiple publications in notable journals, including Preprints.org, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Atmosphere, Remote Sensing, and Atmospheric Environment.

Best Publications

  • Cleaning up the air: effectiveness of air quality policy for SO 2 and NO x emissions in China

    Ronald J. van der A;Ronald J. van der A;Bas Mijling;Jieying Ding;Jieying Ding;Maria Elissavet Koukouli

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • The GOME-2 total column ozone product: Retrieval algorithm and ground-based validation

    D. G. Loyola;M. E. Koukouli;P. Valks;D. S. Balis

  • Validation of OMI, GOME-2A and GOME-2B tropospheric NO 2 , SO 2 and HCHO products using MAX-DOAS observations from 2011 to 2014 in Wuxi, China: investigation of the effects of priori profiles and aerosols on the satellite products

    Yang Wang;Steffen Beirle;Johannes Lampel;Johannes Lampel;Mariliza Koukouli

  • Homogenized total ozone data records from the European sensors GOME/ERS-2, SCIAMACHY/Envisat, and GOME-2/MetOp-A

    C. Lerot;M. Van Roozendael;R. Spurr;D. Loyola

  • Global long-term monitoring of the ozone layer – a prerequisite for predictions

    D. G. Loyola;R. M. Coldewey-Egbers;M. Dameris;H. Garny

  • Validation of the IASI FORLI/EUMETSAT ozone products using satellite (GOME-2), ground-based (Brewer–Dobson, SAOZ, FTIR) and ozonesonde measurements

    Anne Boynard;Daniel Hurtmans;Katerina Garane;Florence Goutail

  • Water vapor distributions measured with the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding on board Envisat (MIPAS/Envisat)

    Mathias Milz;T. von Clarmann;H. Fischer;N. Glatthor

  • Overview of the O3M SAF GOME-2 operational atmospheric composition and UV radiation data products and data availability

    S. Hassinen;D. Balis;H. Bauer;M. Begoin

  • The vertical distribution of volcanic SO 2 plumes measured by IASI

    Elisa Carboni;Roy G. Grainger;Tamsin A. Mather;David M. Pyle

  • Sixteen years of GOME/ERS-2 total ozone data: The new direct-fitting GOME Data Processor (GDP) version 5—Algorithm description

    M. Van Roozendael;R. Spurr;D. Loyola;C. Lerot

  • Seven years of IASI ozone retrievals from FORLI: Validation with independent total column and vertical profile measurements

    Anne Boynard;Daniel Hurtmans;Mariliza E. Koukouli;Florence Goutail

  • Sudden changes in nitrogen dioxide emissions over Greece due to lockdown after the outbreak of COVID-19

    Maria-Elissavet Koukouli;Ioanna Skoulidou;Andreas Karavias;Isaak Parcharidis

  • Updated SO 2 emission estimates over China using OMI/Aura observations

    Maria Elissavet Koukouli;Nicolas Theys;Jieying Ding;Irene Zyrichidou

  • Quality assessment of the Ozone_cci Climate Research Data Package (release 2017) – Part 1: Ground-based validation of total ozone column data products

    Arno Keppens;Jean-Christopher Lambert;José Granville;Daan Hubert

  • Large-scale upper tropospheric pollution observed by MIPAS HCN and C 2 H 6 global distributions

    N. Glatthor;T. von Clarmann;G. P. Stiller;B. Funke

  • Comparisons of ground-based tropospheric NO 2 MAX-DOAS measurements to satellite observations with the aid of an air quality model over the Thessaloniki area, Greece

    Theano Drosoglou;Alkiviadis F. Bais;Irene Zyrichidou;Natalia Kouremeti

  • GOME-2 total ozone columns from MetOp-A/MetOp-B and assimilation in the MACC system

    N. Hao;M. E. Koukouli;A. Inness;P. Valks

  • Signs of a negative trend in the MODIS aerosol optical depth over the Southern Balkans

    M.E. Koukouli;S. Kazadzis;V. Amiridis;C. Ichoku

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
M. Van Roozendael
M. Van Roozendael Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Jean-Christopher Lambert Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Bernd Funke
Bernd Funke Spanish National Research Council
Norbert Glatthor
Norbert Glatthor Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Pieter Valks
Pieter Valks German Aerospace Center
Robert Spurr
Robert Spurr Harvard University
Manuel López-Puertas
Manuel López-Puertas Spanish National Research Council

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