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Recent Publications in International Journals:

  • "Modelling of light pollution in suburban areas lights using remotely sensed imagery and GIS" C. Chalkias, M. Petrakis, , B. Psiloglou and M. Lianou Journal of Environmental Management ,2005,Vol. 79, pp. 57-63.
  • "Development of social - environmental indicators from DMSP (Defense
    Meteorological Satellite Project" M. Petrakis, B. Psiloglou, M. Lianou, C. Chalkias,T. Kopania, D. Briggs IASME /WSEAS Journal, 2005.
  • "Use of satellite data for the assessment of carrying capacity for the Greek
    islands (case study Mykonos).CM. Petrakis, B. Psiloglou, C. Chalkias, M. Lianou,Theodora Kopania, Eleni-Ioanna Petrakis, IASME/WSEAS Journal, 2005.
  • "GIS and remote sensing techniques in emission mapping for health management in Europe" M.Petrakis, T. Kopania, B. Psiloglou, D. Briggs, Ghttp://www.meteo.noa.grHoek, A. Aaheim, G. Shadick, IASME/WSEAS Journal, 2005.
  • "Daily mean sea level pressure reconstructions for the European - North Atlantic region for the period 1850-2003" T. Ansell, P.D. Jones, R.J. Allan, D. Lister, D.E. Parker, M. Brunet-India, A. Moberg, J. Jacobeit, P. Brohan, N. Rayner, E. Aguilar, H. Alexandersson, M. Barriendos, R. Brazdil, T. Brandsma, N. Cox, P. Della-Marta, A. Drebs, M. Petrakis, D. Founda, F. Gerstengarbe, K. Hickey, T. Jonsson, J. Luterbacher, O. Nordli, H. Oesterle, M. Rodwell, O. Saladie, J. Sigro, V. Slonosky, L. Srnec, A. Suarez, H. Tuomenvirta, X. Wang, P. Werner, D. Wheeler, E. Xoplaki, Journal of Climate, 2005.
  • "Indices for daily temperature and precipitation extremes in Europe analysed for the period 1901-2000." A Moberg, PD Jones, D Lister, A Walther, M Brunet, J Jacobeit, O Saladie4, J Sigro, E Aguilar, P Della-Marta, J Luterbacher, P Yiou, LV Alexander, D Chen, AMG Klein Tank, H Alexandersson, C Almarza, I Auer, M Barriendos, M Begert, H Bergström, R Böhm, J Butler, J Caesar, A Drebs, D Founda, F-W Gerstengarbe, M Giusi, T Jónsson, M Maugeri, H Österle, K Pandzic, M Petrakis, L Srnec, R Tolasz, H Tuomenvirta, PC Werner, H Linderholm, A Philipp, H Wanner, E Xoplaki 2006 JGR-Atmospheres 2006.
  • "Modelling the dispersion of a toxic substance at a workplace." P. Kassomenos, A. Karayannis, I. Panagopoulos, S. Karakitsios, M. Petrakis (2007) Environmental Modelling & Software, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2008, pp. 82-89.
  • "Hospital admissions and weather types in Athens, Greece." P. Kassomenos, G. Mertzanos, M. Petrakis, M. Xylaggoura, B. Psiloglou, Accepted in IJEP.
  • "Integrating CORINE land cover data and Landsat TM for surface emissivity definition: an application for the urban area of Athens, Greece." Stathopoulou, M., Cartalis, C. Petrakis, M., 2006, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28, pp. 3291-3304.
  • "Assessment and prediction of short term hospital admissions: The case of Athens, Greece." P. Kassomenos, C. Papaloukas, M. Petrakis, S. Karakitsios, Atmospheric Environment, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 July 2008.
  • "The total solar eclipse of March 2006: overview." E. Gerasopoulos, C. S. Zerefos., I. Tsagouri, D. Founda, V. Amiridis, A. F. Bais, A. Belehaki1, N. Christou, G. Economou4, M. Kanakidou, A. Karamanos, M. Petrakis, and P. Zanis Atmos. Chem. Phys., Sept. 2008.
  • "A correction of the recent air temperature record at the historical meteorological station of the national observatory of Athens NOA) due to instrument change." Founda D., Kambezidis H. D., Petrakis M., Zanis P. and Zerefos C. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 2009 97 385-389.
  • "Factors affecting electricity demand in Athens, Greece and London, UK: A
    comparative assessment." B. Psiloglou, C. Giannakopoulos S. Majithia,. and M. Petrakis 2009 accepted for publication in ENERGY journal.
  • "Observations of the atmospheric surface layer parameters during the total solar eclipse of March 29th in Greece." D. Founda, S. Lycoudis, B. Psiloglou, M. Petrakis and C. Zerefos 2009 Meteorogische Zeitschrift, Vol 18, No. 5.

Books:

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Refereed Papers in Conference Proceedings:

  • "Mapping air pollution in Europe: the APMoSPHERE experience." David Briggs, Kees de Hoogh, Danielle Vienneau, Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen, Edzer Pebesma, Gavin Shaddick, Mike Petrakis, Asbjorn Aaheim, 3rd AIRNET Annual Conference: October 21-23, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • "An experimental partial maping of PM1 in correlation with Radon daughters in great periphery Athens".K.Grigoropoulos, G.Feredinos M. Petrakis, B.Psiloglou, N. Chatzipanagiotis Sixth Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society, Ljubliana Slovenia 4-8/9/2007.
  • "PM 1. PM 2,5. PM10 size and Radon daughters 214 Po , 218 Po monitoring in Athens center/periphery. An acute atmospheric pollution episode observed due to dust migration from Sahara desert. K.Grigoropoulos, G.Feredinos, M. Petrakis, B. Psiloglou Sixth Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society, Ljubliana Slovenia 4-8/9/2007
  • "Case studies on summertime measurements of O3, NO2, and SO2 in different regions in Athens, Greece", B. E. Psiloglou, I. Larissi, M. Petrakis, A. Antoniou, L. Viras and A. Paliatsos Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection, MESAEP 2009, 7-11 October, Bari, Italy.
  • "Summertime measurements of air quality in Athens, using the DOAS technique"M. Petrakis, B. Psiloglou, P. Kassomenos and A. Paliatsos, , Air Quality - Science and Application, Istanbul, 24-27 March, Turkey.
  • "Heat Stress and Mortality in Athens: Impact model construction and validation", C. Giannakopoulos, B. Psiloglou and M. Petrakis, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2008, 13-18 April, Vienna, Austria.
  • "Changes in photochemistry during two solar eclipses at several locations in the Eastern Mediterranean", E. Gerasopoulos, C. Zerefos, N. Mihalopoulos, M. Petrakis, D. Founda, B. Psiloglou , M. Vrekoussis and G. Kouvarakis Atmospheric Chemistry at the Interefaces, 17-22 September, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • "An experimental partial mapping of PM1 in correlation with Radon daugthers in great periphery Athens", Grigoropoulos, G. Feredinos, M. Petrakis, B. Psiloglou and N. Chatzipanagiotis,6th Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society, 6th European Conference on Applied Climatology, 4-8 September, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2006.
  • "Estimating present and future fire risk in Greece : Links with the destructive fires of summer 2003." Founda, D., Giannakopoulos, C., Sarantopoulos, A., Petrakis, M., Zerefos, C., 2008 . 7. Geophysical Research Abstracts , Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-07848, 2008, id:1607-7962/gra/EGU2008-A-07848.
  • "Precipitation regime in Athens (Greece) in the past, recent and future climate." Founda D., Giannakopoulos C., Pierros F., Petrakis M., Zerefos C., 2009 : Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol 11, EGU2009-7616, EGU General assembly , Vienna, Austria, 19-24 April 2009.

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