Our Publications

Kezoudi, M.; Keleshis, C.; Antoniou, P.; Biskos, G.; Bronz, M.; Constantinides, C.; Desservettaz, M.; Gao, R.-S.; Girdwood, J.; Harnetiaux, J.; et al. The Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL): A New Facility for UAV-Based Atmospheric Observations. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1042

Baalbaki, R., Pikridas, M., Jokinen, T., Laurila, T., Dada, L., Bezantakos, S., Ahonen, L., Neitola, K., ( Maisser, A., Bimenyimana, E., Christodoulou, A., Unga, F., Savvides, C., Lehtipalo, K., Kangasluoma, J., Biskos, G., Petäjä, T., Kerminen, V.-M., Sciare, J., and Kulmala, M.: Towards understanding the characteristics of new particle formation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 9223–9251, 2021

Alexandrou, G.; Mouzourides, P.; Eleftheriou, A.; Neophytou, M.K.-A. The Impact on Urban Air Quality of the COVID-19 Lockdown Periods in 2020: The Case of Nicosia, Cyprus. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1310

Souzana Achilleos, Petros Mouzourides, Nikos Kalivitis, Itzhak Katra, Itai Kloog, Panayiotis Kouis, Nicos Middleton, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Marina Neophytou, Andrie Panayiotou, Stefania Papatheodorou, Chrysanthos Savvides, Filippos Tymvios, Emily Vasiliadou, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Petros Koutrakis, Spatio-temporal variability of desert dust storms in Eastern Mediterranean (Crete, Cyprus, Israel) between 2006 and 2017 using a uniform methodology, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 714, 2020,136693, ISSN 0048-9697

Drinovec, L., Sciare, J., Stavroulas, I., Bezantakos, S., Pikridas, M., Unga, F., Savvides, C., Višić, B., Remškar, M., and Močnik, G.: A new optical-based technique for real-time measurements of mineral dust concentration in PM10 using a virtual impactor, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 13, 3799–3813, 2020

Panagiotis Georgios Kanellopoulos, Eirini Chrysochou, Konstantinos Koukoulakis, Emily Vasileiadou, Christos Kizas, Chrysanthos Savvides, Evangelos Bakeas, Polar organic compounds in PM10 and PM2.5 atmospheric aerosols from a background Eastern Mediterranean site during the winter period: Secondary formation, distribution and source apportionment, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 237, 2020, 117622, ISSN 1352-2310

Maria Tsagkaraki, Christina Theodosi, Georgios Grivas, Evanthia Vargiakaki, Jean Sciare, Chrysanthos Savvides, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Spatiotemporal variability and sources of aerosol water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON), in the Eastern Mediterranean, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 246, 2021, 118144, ISSN 1352-2310

Panagiotis Georgios Kanellopoulos, Eirini Chrysochou, Konstantinos Koukoulakis, Emily Vasileiadou, Christos Kizas, Chrysanthos Savvides and Evangelos Bakeas, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22, 2212–2229

Dada, L., I. Ylivinkka, R. Baalbaki, C. Li, Y. Guo, C. Yan, L. Yao, N. Sarnela, T. Jokinen, K. R. Daellenbach, R. Yin, C. Deng, B. Chu, T. Nieminen, J. Kontkanen, D. Stolzenburg, M. Sipilä, T. Hussein, P. Paasonen, F. Bianchi, I. Salma, T. Weidinger, M. Pikridas, J. Sciare, J. Jiang, Y. Liu, T. Petäjä, V.-M. Kerminen, and M. Kulmala, Sources and sinks driving sulphuric acid concentrations in contrasting environments: implications on proxy calculations, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., in review, 2020

Ansmann, A., Mamouri, R.-E., Bühl, J., Seifert, P., Engelmann, R., Hofer, J., Nisantzi, A., Atkinson, J. D., Kanji, Z. A., Sierau, B., Vrekoussis, M., and J. Sciare, Ice-nucleating particle versus ice crystal number concentration in altocumulus and cirrus embedded in Saharan dust: A closure study, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 15087–15115, 2019

Calmer, R., Roberts, G. C., Sanchez, K. J., Sciare, J., Sellegri, K., Picard, D., Vrekoussis, M., and M. Pikridas, Aerosol–cloud closure study on cloud optical properties using remotely piloted aircraft measurements during a BACCHUS field campaign in Cyprus, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 13989–14007, 2019.

Pikridas, M., Bezantakos, S., Močnik, G., Keleshis, C., Brechtel, F., Stavroulas, I., Demetriades, G., Antoniou, P., Vouterakos, P., Argyrides, M., Liakakou, E., Drinovec, L., Marinou, E., Amiridis, V., Vrekoussis, M., Mihalopoulos, N., and J. Sciare, On-flight intercomparison of three miniature aerosol absorption sensors using unmanned aerial systems (UASs), Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 6425–6447, 2019.

Marinou, E., Tesche, M., Nenes, A., Ansmann, D., Schrod, J., Mamali, D., Tsekeri, A., Pikridas, M., Baars, H., Engelmann, R., Voudouri, K.-A., Solomos, S., Sciare, J., Gross, S., Ewald, F., and V. Amiridis, Retrieval of ice-nucleating particle concentrations from lidar observations and comparison with UAV in situ measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 11315–11342, 2019.

Pikridas, M., Vrekoussis, M., Sciare, J., Kleanthous, S., Vasiliadou, E., Kizas, C., Savvides, C., and N. Mihalopoulos, Spatial and temporal (short and long-term) variability of submicron, fine and sub-10 μm particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) in Cyprus, Atmos. Environ., 191, 79-93, 2018.

Debevec, C., Sauvage, S., Gros, V., Sellegri, K., Sciare, J., Pikridas, M., Stavroulas, I., Leonardis, T., Gaudion, V., Depelchin, L., Fronval, I., Sarda-Esteve, R., Baisnée, D., Bonsang, B., Savvides, C., Vrekoussis, M., and N. Locoge, Driving parameters of biogenic volatile organic compounds and consequences on new particle formation observed at an Eastern Mediterranean background site, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 14297-14325, 2018.

Ricaud, P., R. Zbinden, V. Catoire, V. Brocchi, F. Dulac, E. Hamonou, J. Canonici, L. El Amraoui, S. Massart, B. Piguet, U. Dayan, P. Nabat, J. Sciare, M. Ramonet, M. Delmotte, A. di Sarra, D. Sferlazzo, T. di Iorio, S. Piacentino, P. Cristofanelli, N. Mihalopoulos, G. Kouvarakis, M. Pikridas, C. Savvides, R. Mamouri, A. Nisantzi, D. Hadjimitsis, J. Attié, H. Ferré, Y. Kangah, N. Jaidan, J. Guth, P. Jacquet, S. Chevrier, C. Robert, A. Bourdon, J. Bourdinot, J. Etienne, G. Krysztofiak, and P. Theron, The GLAM airborne campaign across the Mediterranean Basin. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 2, 361-380, 2018.

Mamali, D., Marinou, E., Sciare, J., Pikridas, M., Kokkalis, P., Kottas, M., Binietoglou, I., Tsekeri, A., Keleshis, C., Engelmann, R., Baars, H., Ansmann, A., Amiridis, V., Russchenberg, H., and Biskos, G.: Vertical profiles of aerosol mass concentration derived by unmanned airborne in situ and remote sensing instruments during dust events, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2897-2910, 2018.

Debevec, C., Sauvage, S., Gros, V., Sciare, J., Pikridas, M., Stavroulas, I., Salameh, T., Leonardis, T., Gaudion, V., Depelchin, L., Fronval, I., Sarda-Esteve, R., Baisnée, D., Bonsang, B., Savvides, C., Vrekoussis, M., and N., Locoge, Origin and variability of volatile organic compounds observed at an Eastern Mediterranean background site (Cyprus), Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 11355-11388, 2017.

Schrod, J., Weber, D., Drücke, J., Keleshis, C., Pikridas, M., Ebert, M., Cvetković, B., Nickovic, S., Marinou, E., Baars, H., Ansmann, A., Vrekoussis, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Sciare, J., Curtius, J., and H. G. Bingemer, Ice nucleating particles over the Eastern Mediterranean measured by unmanned aircraft systems, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 4817–4835, 2017.

Meusel, H., Kuhn, U., Reiffs, A., Mallik, C., Harder, H., Martinez, M., Schuladen, J., Bohn, B., Parchatka, U., Crowley, J. N., Fischer, H., Tomsche, L., Novelli, A., Hoffmann, T., Janssen, R. H. H., Hartogensis, O., Pikridas, M., Vrekoussis, M., Bourtsoukidis, E., Weber, B., Lelieveld, J., Williams, J., Pöschl, U., Cheng, Y., and H., Su, Daytime formation of nitrous acid at a coastal remote site in Cyprus indicating a common ground source of atmospheric HONO and NO, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 14475–14493, 2016.

Kleanthous, S., Vrekoussis, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Kalabokas, P., and J. Lelieveld, On the temporal and spatial variation of ozone in Cyprus, Science of The Total Environment, 476–477, 677-687, 2014.