Sea surface temperature variability and marine heat waves over the Aegean, Ionian, and Cretan Seas from 2008–2021

YS Androulidakis, YN Krestenitis - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sea surface temperature (SST) is an important factor and indicator of the sea water
quality, with various ecological and anthropogenic implications. We used high-resolution …

Community-wide integration of floral colour and scent in a Mediterranean scrubland

A Kantsa, RA Raguso, AG Dyer, SP Sgardelis… - Nature Ecology & …, 2017 - nature.com
Angiosperm flowers have evolved a dazzling palette of colours and a rich bouquet of scents,
principally serving to attract pollinators. Despite recent progress in the ecology of pollination …

Quantifying the effects of climate variability and human activities on runoff for Kaidu River Basin in arid region of northwest China

Z Chen, Y Chen, B Li - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2013 - Springer
Much attention has recently been focused on the effects that climate variability and human
activities have had on runoff. In this study, data from the Kaidu River Basin in the arid region …

[HTML][HTML] Climatology and dynamics of the summer Etesian winds over the eastern Mediterranean

E Tyrlis, J Lelieveld - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Climatology and Dynamics of the Summer Etesian Winds over the Eastern Mediterranean in:
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 70 Issue 11 (2013) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Evaluation of the TRMM 3B43 gridded precipitation estimates over Greece

PT Nastos, J Kapsomenakis, KM Philandras - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The goal of this study is the assessment of the reliability of the V7 TRMM (Tropical Rainfall
Measuring Mission) 3B43 gridded precipitation estimates over Greece. The validation was …

Summertime free-tropospheric ozone pool over the eastern Mediterranean/Middle East

P Zanis, P Hadjinicolaou, A Pozzer… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Observations show that the Mediterranean troposphere is characterized by a marked
enhancement in summertime ozone, with a maximum over the eastern Mediterranean. This …

Climatology of the Sistan Levar wind: Atmospheric dynamics driving its onset, duration and withdrawal

M Hamidianpour, SMA Jahanshahi, DG Kaskaoutis… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Levar wind is the dominant meteorological and climatic feature in east Iran, blowing from
Central Asia to the northern coast of the Arabian Sea. It is also known as “120-days wind” …

Performance evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for assessing wind resource in Greece

TM Giannaros, D Melas, I Ziomas - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents the evaluation of a state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction model,
namely the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), with respect to the simulation of …

On the role of tropopause folds in summertime tropospheric ozone over the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East

D Akritidis, A Pozzer, P Zanis, E Tyrlis… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
We study the contribution of tropopause folds in the summertime pool of tropospheric ozone
over the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (EMME) with the aid of the …

Development of an emission estimation method with satellite observations for significant forest fires and comparison with global fire emission inventories: Application …

E Bilgiç, GT Tuygun, O Gündüz - Atmospheric Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, forest fires have increased in number and severity, especially in the
Mediterranean regions of Türkiye and Greece, where significant fires caused damage to …