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MSc THESES OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

Postgraduate Studies Program "Atmospheric Sciences and Environment"

Napoleon–Georgios Ioannou (1997): Air and soil temperatures at the meteorological station of the University of Ioannina (Supervisor: E. Tzimas)

Marina Markou (1998): Bioclimatic study of the major tourist regions of Greece (Supervisor: V. Katsoulis)

Christos Lolis (1998): Variability and covariability of winter temperature in the middle and lower troposphere over Europe and the North Atlantic (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Angeliki Fotiadi (1999): Study of atmospheric turbidity in the Athens area during the period 1975–1995 (Supervisor: V. Katsoulis)

Ourania Sintosi (2000): Contribution to the study of the relationship between meteorological parameters and pollutant concentrations in the urban area of Athens (Supervisor: V. Katsoulis)

Ilias Housos (2001): Study of variations in the parameters of harmonic analysis of the annual cycle of atmospheric pressure in the Northern Hemisphere during the period 1901–2000 (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Anastasia Paschalidou (2003): Comparison of atmospheric pollutant concentrations between weekdays and holidays in the Athens area under different meteorological conditions (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Sophia Nikolaidi (2004): Agrometeorological study of frost events in the plain of Arta (Supervisor: I. Pnevmatikos)

Kostas Pappas (2004): Analysis and forecasting of cold and warm air intrusions over Greece using a combined deterministic–stochastic model (Supervisors: V. Katsoulis – N. Hatzianastassiou)

Christos Papadimas (2004): Relationships between atmospheric pressure and air temperature in the Northern Hemisphere during winter and summer months. Investigation of forecasting potential (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Georgios Chabilomatis (2005): The effect of clouds on solar radiation at a planetary scale (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Athina Kontogianni (2006): The evaporation regime in the Ioannina region (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Ioannis Koletsis (2006): Study of wind energy potential in areas of the Ioannina Prefecture (Supervisor: I. Pnevmatikos)

Kostas Myronakis (2006): Planetary distribution of aerosol load from satellite and ground-based measurements, with emphasis on aerosol episodes in the broader Mediterranean basin (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Areti Vlachogianni (2006): Estimation of maximum carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations based on meteorological and pollution parameters of the previous day in the Athens area (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Antonis Gkikas (2007): Optical properties of aerosols in the broader Mediterranean basin (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Vasileios Antakis (2007): Spatiotemporal distribution and variability of aerosol optical properties at a planetary scale using modern satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Chrysa Athanasopoulou (2008): Extreme temperature variations in the Ioannina region during the period 1970–2005 (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Maria Tsirogianni (2008): Covariability of air temperature in the middle and lower troposphere in the Northern Hemisphere (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Sotirios Manopoulos (2009): Analysis of atmospheric pollutant dispersion in an urban canyon in the city of Ioannina (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Kostas Dimitriou (2009): Calculation of composite indices for atmospheric air quality in the Attica region. The impact of air pollutants on human health (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Grigoria Tsirigka (2010): Calculation of solar radiation over the Greek territory (Supervisors: I. Pnevmatikos – P. Kassomenos)

Dimitrios Haskos (2011): The wind atlas of Epirus (Supervisors: I. Pnevmatikos – A. Bartzokas)

Ioanna Mavromati (2012): Qualitative analysis of the atmosphere over the city of Ioannina (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Marios-Bruno Koras Karasa (2012): Asymmetry factor and single-scattering albedo of aerosols over Europe, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula using MODIS satellite data and AERONET ground-based measurements (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Efthymios Serbis (2012): Atmospheric static stability in the Mediterranean region: variability and relationship with atmospheric circulation and convective precipitation (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Vasileios Minnias (2012): Study of aerosol optical properties in the broader Epirus region using MODIS satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Ioannis Manthos (2012): Objective classification of weather types for the Ioannina region (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Charalambos Karandeinos (2013): Modeling of small-scale meteorological events in regions of Crete and Macedonia. Modeling of pollution episodes in the Attica region (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Georgios Athanasiou (2013): Optical properties of aerosols in the broader Greek region (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Georgios Baliouskas (2013): Estimation of annual daily extreme precipitation values over Greece (Supervisors: I. Pnevmatikos – N. Hatzianastassiou)

Maria Pyrina (2013): The effect of clouds on infrared radiation at a planetary scale for the period 1984–2007 (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Georgios Sarantopoulos (2013): Study of noise levels in primary schools in the city of Ioannina (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Simos Varrias (2013): Atmospheric circulation characteristics favoring precipitation occurrence in the Cyclades region (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Amalia Lytra (2013): Study of the diurnal variation of global illuminance in the Bratislava region, Slovakia (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Olga Pezoula (2014): Study of convergence and divergence of the wind field over Europe and the Mediterranean (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Maria Louka (2014): Road traffic noise levels in the city center of Ioannina (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Evangelia Mantziara (2014): Study of human thermal discomfort during summer in Athens and Ioannina using the bioclimatic index UTCI (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Christina Salma (2014): Climatic study of the diurnal rainfall cycle in the Ioannina region (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Ilias Petrou (2015): Air mass trajectories in the atmosphere over five regions in England and their impact on mortality (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Christina Kagkara (2015): Changes in cloud properties due to changes in aerosol properties and their direct effect on solar radiation (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Kleoniki Patsiarika (2015): Merominia: Investigation of their scientific basis (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Fotios Kyriopoulos (2016): The problem of air quality and pollutant distribution in indoor spaces using the ANSYS FLUENT model (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Panagiota Spyropoulou (2016): Atmospheric circulation characteristics favoring extreme minimum daily air temperatures over the broader Mediterranean region (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Christos Gatidis (2016): Study of atmospheric conditions favoring lightning activity over Greece (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Thaleia Laosoglou (2016): Simulation of total and ultraviolet solar radiation in the Ioannina basin using a numerical spectral radiative transfer model. Model validation and study of influencing factors (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Stavros Dafis (2016): Numerical simulation and study of a mesoscale convective system in France using the WRF meteorological model (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Maria Papaioannou (2016): Evaluation of ultraviolet radiation index forecasts in four Greek cities based on satellite measurements (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Symeon Kechaidis (2016): Study of sea surface–lower troposphere interaction in the Mediterranean on a daily basis (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Sotirios Pateras (2017): Generalized stability theory of baroclinic ageostrophic flow (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Nikoleta Kalaizti (2017): Development of a biomass-burning aerosol characterization algorithm at a planetary scale using satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Konstantinos Georgopoulos (2017): Study of soil temperature in the Ioannina region: temporal variability, relationship with other meteorological parameters, and synoptic conditions favoring extreme values (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Foteini Ntourou (2017): Interaction between atmospheric circulation and sea surface in the Mediterranean on a monthly basis, 1958–2007 (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Eleftherios Ioannidis (2017): Investigation of trends in solar radiation and the phenomenon of global dimming and brightening during the first decade of the 21st century (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Georgios Kotsias (2018): Contribution to the study of the influence of large-scale atmospheric circulation characteristics on precipitation in the Mediterranean region during 1979–2017 (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Georgios Papaspyropoulos (2018): Environment to circulation: influence of air mass origin over England during winter (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Vasileios Tzallas (2019): The global cloud climatology dataset CLARA-A2: evaluation and application for the calculation of the Earth’s solar radiation budget and cloud effects (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Nikolaos Toumasis (2019): Biometeorology of airports (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Georgios Kontogiannis (2019): Geometrical interpretation of Reynolds stress trends leading to jet stream formation in a barotropic turbulent atmosphere (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Alkis Efthymiou (2019): Study of atmospheric conditions favoring extreme precipitation heights over Greece on a 12-hour basis using ERA-Interim data (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Paraskevi Begou (2019): Physical parameters affecting atmospheric and acoustic degradation in Thessaloniki (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Spyridon Charalampidis (2019): Investigation of energy transfer toward large-scale motions in a turbulent barotropic atmosphere (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Maria Gavrouzou (2019): Detection of dust aerosols and determination of their properties at a planetary scale using MODIS and OMI satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Marios Betsikas (2019): Spatiotemporal characteristics of aerosol optical depth based on MODIS Collection 006 satellite data and comparison with MODIS Collection 005 (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Dimitrios Farmakidis (2020): Study of synoptic conditions favoring extreme air temperature values over Greece using the high-resolution ERA5 database (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Konstantinos Tsumitas (2021): Use of MODIS-L2 satellite data to calculate solar radiation fluxes in the Central Mediterranean (Lampedusa Island). Validation and comparison with fluxes derived from ground-based cloud data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Efthymia-Varvara Dinopoulou (2021): Spatiotemporal study of hail events in Central Macedonia (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Periklis Gousis (2021): Study of cloud regime over the southern Balkans for the period 2008–2017 using the ERA5 database (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Periklis Drakousis (2021): Planetary distribution and temporal variability of aerosol single-scattering albedo based on OMI satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Ioannis Kissas (2021): Weather types in the broader southern Balkan region and the urban heat island phenomenon (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Vasileios Margaritis (2022): Impact of COVID-19 restriction measures on atmospheric aerosol load at a global scale (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Michail Spyrakis (2022): Study of the influence of Evia on snowfall in Attica (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Marina Alexiou (2023): Evaluation of four methods for calculating soil thermal diffusivity and study of its dependence on precipitation (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Petros Belimezis (2023): Spatiotemporal characteristics of dust aerosol episodes in Asia using modern climatological satellite data and a satellite algorithm (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Nikolaos Kyriazis (2023): Study of the intensity of the urban heat island phenomenon in three European urban centers (Supervisor: P. Kassomenos)

Ioannis Daskalou (2023): Climatic characteristics of wildfire risk over Greece for the period 1979–2020 (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Ioannis Roussos (2023): Study of the climatic characteristics of the instability indices K and Total Totals in the Mediterranean region for the period 1959–2021 (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Anna Soupiadou (2023): Study of the dependence of atmospheric pollution on weather conditions in the city of Ioannina (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Elli Mastakouli (2023): Detection of sea-salt aerosols at a planetary scale during the period 2005–2021 using MODIS and OMI satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Evangelos Stasinos (2023): Study of the dynamics of jet stream and Rossby wave formation from homogeneous turbulent background in a baroclinic atmosphere (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Christos Gkoulekas (2023): Study of the influence of stratospheric flow on baroclinic instability (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Garoufalia Ntoule (2023): Study of the sea breeze along the coasts of Epirus (Supervisor: A. Bartzokas)

Maria Kimourtzi (2023): Identification and characteristics of days and cases of strong dust episodes in Asia using modern satellite data (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Konstantinos Koutsougiannis (2024): Climatology of polar stratospheric clouds and investigation of possible correlations between their characteristics and solar activity (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Christos Symonis (2024): Study of three-dimensional Holmboe instability (Supervisor: N. Bakas)

Nikos Fakos (2024): Study of the climatic characteristics of precipitation in the Mediterranean region for the period 1997–2021 using the GPCP daily database (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Olga Evangelou (2025): Estimation and evaluation of wind and solar energy potential for the broader Greek region on a climatological basis and comparison between them (Supervisor: N. Hatzianastassiou)

Ioannis Masloumides (2025): Analysis of snow conditions in Greece under present and future climate (Supervisor: C. Lolis)

Antonios Tselebonis (2025): Study of the climatic characteristics of cloudiness in the Mediterranean region for the period 1940–2023 using the ERA5 database (Supervisor: C. Lolis)