Dr Eleni Katragkou
Dr Stergios Kartsios
Dr Vasileios Pavlidis
MSc Maria Chara Karypidou
MSc Ioannis Sofiadis
Dr Eleni Katragkou
Associate Professor
Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 83 07
katragou@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Dr. rer. nat. University of Heidelberg, Germany (2003)
- MSc in Atmospheric Physics, School of Physicss, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2000)
- BSc in Physics, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1998)
Research
- Publication record: Scopus ID / ORCIDiD
- Euro-CORDEX co-coordinator
- Regional Focal Point for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) consultation in the European and Western Asia regions
Courses
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AUTH undergraduate
- School of Mathematics (Dynamic Meteorology)
- School of Physics (Physical Climatology)
- School of Geology (Introduction to Computer Science)
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AUTH postgraduate
- MSc in Meteorology Climatology and Atmospheric Environment (Climate models, Atmospheric radiation)
- MSc in Environmental Physics (Atmospheric measurement techniques)
Networks
Dr Stergios Kartsios
Researcher
Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 83 07
kartsios@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2014- 2020) Thesis: Atmosphere –Wildland Fires Interactions using Numerical Models in Greece
- MSc in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2013)
- BSc in Physics, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2010)
Research Interests
- Synoptic weather forecasting
- Fire Meteorology and applications with coupled atmosphere – fire models
- Evaluation of numerical weather prediction models
- Analysis of extreme weather events
- Applications with the use of atmospheric numerical models
- Analysis of meteorological parameters
- Climate change through climate simulations
Scholarships / Awards
- Award for excellence for postgraduate studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2012)
Projects
- EC, H2020, LC-SFS-19-2018-2, Resilient farming by adaptive microclimate managements (STARGATE)
- General Secretariat Research and Technology (GSRT), Greek-German on Bilateral Research and Innovation Cooperation 2016, “Establishment of an Early Warning System for Mosquito-born diseases and implementation of new vector control tools in the urban environment” (EWSMD)
- EC, ECMWF, Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Services (CAMS84): Global and regional a posteriori evaluation and quality assurance
- EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures)
- EU, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS84): Global and regional a posteriori validation, including focus on the Arctic and Mediterranean areas
- EC, FP7, The People Programme, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme, Regional climate-air quality interactions (REQUA)
- National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007-2013, An Innovative and Integrated Conceptual Model to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change on Drought: Potentiality and Applicability of a Precipitation Enhancement Project in Thessaly (DAPHNE)
Selected Publications
- Kartsios, S., Karacostas, T., Pytharoulis, I., Dimitrakopoulos, A.P., Numerical investigation of atmosphere-fire interactions during high-impact wildland fire events in Greece, Atmospheric Research, 247, art. no. 105253,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105253, 2021
- Coppola, E., Sobolowski, S., Pichelli, E. .. S. Kartsios, E. Katragkou, …et al. A first-of-its-kind multi-model convection permitting ensemble for investigating convective phenomena over Europe and the Mediterranean. Clim Dyn 55, 3–34, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4521-8, 2020.
- Lavin-Gullon, A., Fernandez, J., Bastin, S., .. Kartsios, S., Katragkou, E., .. et al, Internal variability versus multi-physics uncertainty in a regional climate model, International Journal of Climatology, 2020.
- Pytharoulis, I., Kartsios, S., Tegoulias, I., Feidas, H., Miglietta, M.M., Matsangouras, I., Karacostas, T., Sensitivity of a mediterranean tropical-like cyclone to physical parameterizations, Atmosphere, 9 (11), art. no. 436, 2018.
- Knist, S., …, S. Kartsios, E. Katragkou.. et al., Land-atmosphere coupling in EURO-CORDEX evaluation experiments. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122(1), 79–103, https://doi:10.1002/2016JD025476, 2017.
Dr Vasileios Pavlidis
Researcher
Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 85 78
vapavlid@physics.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2016-2020) Thesis: Investigation of errors and uncertainty in radiation and cloudiness in regional climate simulations
- MSc in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2015)
- BSc in Physics, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2011)
Research Interests
- Regional climate modelling
- Aerosol in climate models
- Climate Change
- Climate services for agriculture
- Model evaluation
Scholarships / Awards
- Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, Scholarship for PhD research (2016-2019)
Projects
- EC, H2020, LC-SFS-19-2018-2, Resilient farming by adaptive microclimate managements (STARGATE)
- EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures)
- CORDEX- Flagship Pilot Study: Role of the natural and anthropogenic aerosols in the Mediterranean region; past climate variability and future climate sensitivity.
- State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) & German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Greece-Germany bilateral cooperation (IKYDA 2018).
- EU, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS-84): Global and regional a posteriori validation, including focus on the Arctic and Mediterranean areas
- EC, FP7, The People Programme, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme, Regional climate-air quality interactions, REQUA
Publications
- Pavlidis, V., Katragkou, E., Prein, A., Georgoulias, A.K., Kartsios, S., Zanis, P., Karacostas, T., Investigating the sensitivity to resolving aerosol interactions in downscaling regional model experiments with WRFv3.8.1 over Europe, Geoscientific Model Development, 13 (6), pp. 2511-2532, 2020.
MSc Maria Chara Karypidou
PhD Candidate
Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 85 78
karypidou@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2018- )
Thesis: Assessment of precipitation errors and uncertainty in climate simulations over Africa: investigation of physical processes - MSc in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2017)
- BSc in Geography, School of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece (2015).
Research Interests
- Regional scale atmospheric circulation over tropical Africa
- Southern Africa rainfall climatology
- Regional climate modelling
- Geostatistics
- Impacts of weather and climate change on vector born diseases
Scholarships / Awards
- Erasmus Placement, 7-9/2014, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology.
Erasmus+ Placement, 2-12/2020, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre & the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. - Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, Scholarship for PhD research (2019-2022).
Projects
- DAAD, Collaboration between Justus Liebig University Giessen and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “The Mediterranean Hot-Spot: Challenges and Responses in a Changing Environment”, 2017 – 2019.
- EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures), 2017 – 2021.
- GSRT, General Secretariat for Research and Technology: Greece – Germany bilateral cooperation, Establishment of an “Early Warning System for Mosquito-borne Diseases” and implementation of new vector control tools in the urban environment (EWSMD), 2018 – 2020.
Publications
- Karypidou, M.C., Almpanidou, V., Tompkins, A.M. et al. Projected shifts in the distribution of malaria vectors due to climate change. Climatic Change (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02926-9
- Alexandridis, T.K., Ovakoglou, G., Cherif, I., Gómez Giménez, M., Laneve, G., Kasampalis, D., Moshou, D., Kartsios, S., Karypidou, M.C., Katragkou, E., Herrera García, S., Kganyago, M., Mashiyi, N., Pattnayak, K., Challinor, A., Pritchard, R., Brockington, D., Kagoyire, C., Suarez Beltran, J, Designing AfriCultuReS services to support food security in Africa, Transactions in GIS, 2020
- Domakinis et al., Flood susceptibility mapping in Erythropotamos river basin with the aid of Remote Sensing and GIS. AUC Geographica, 2020.
MSc Ioannis Sofiadis
PhD Candidate
Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 85 78
sofiadis@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2018-)
Thesis: “The impact of land cover changes on the European climate using regional climate models”. - Msc in Meteorology & Climatology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2017)
- Bsc in Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2013)
Research Interests
- Regional climate modeling and evaluation
- Land-atmosphere interactions
- Impacts of land use/land cover change on regional climate
Scholarships / Awards
- Scholarship of Excellence, Hellenic Institute for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK) 2020-2022
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars for the 2019-2020 academic year (ETH Zurich).
- MedCLIVAR best poster award for the study: “Climatic impact of an extreme land cover change scenario on the Mediterranean region“, Belgrade, Serbia, September 19-21, 2018.
Projects
- CORDEX- Flagship Pilot Study CORDEX-Flagship Pilot Study: Land use change across scales (LUCAS)
- EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (Africultures)
- State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) & German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Greece-Germany bilateral cooperation, Impact of Land Use Changes on regional and local climate in Europe: present and future climate projections (LUCE), 2018-2019 (IKYDA 2018).
Publications
- Davin, E. L., Rechid, D., Breil, M.,Cardoso, R. M., Coppola, E., Hoffmann, P., Jach, L. L., Katragkou, E., de Noblet-Ducoudré, N., Radtke, K., Raffa, M., Soares, P. M. M.,Sofiadis, G., Strada, S., Strandberg, G., Tölle, M. H., Warrach-Sagi,K., and Wulfmeyer, V.: Biogeophysical impacts of forestation in Europe: first results from the LUCAS (Land Use and Climate Across Scales) regional climate model intercomparison, Earth Syst. Dynam., 11, 183–200, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-183-2020, 2020
- Fita, L., Polcher, J., Giannaros, T.M., Lorenz, T., Milovac, J., Sofiadis, G., Katragkou, E., Bastin, S., CORDEX-WRF v1.3: Development of a module for the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to support the CORDEX community (2019) Geosci. Model Dev., 12 (3), pp. 1029-1066. doi: 10.5194/gmd-12-1029-2019.