Search Results - "Kontoes, C."

LIVAS: a 3-D multi-wavelength aerosol/cloud database based on CALIPSO and EARLINET by Amiridis, V, Marinou, E, Tsekeri, A, Wandinger, U, Schwarz, A, Giannakaki, E, Mamouri, R, Kokkalis, P, Binietoglou, I, Solomos, S

“…We present LIVAS (LIdar climatology of Vertical Aerosol Structure for space-based lidar simulation studies), a 3-D multi-wavelength global aerosol and cloud…”
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF CROP DIVERSIFICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE: A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH by Giannarakis, G., Tsoumas, I., Neophytides, S., Papoutsa, C., Kontoes, C., Hadjimitsis, D.

“…The concept of sustainable intensification in agriculture necessitates the implementation of management practices that prioritize sustainability without…”
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SYNERGY OF ADVANCED PROCESSING TECHNIQUES USING COPERNICUS SAR AND OPTICAL SATELLITE IMAGERY TO DETECT GROUND DISPLACEMENTS: THE CASE STUDIES OF PYRGOS AND PAREKKLISIA VILLAGES IN CYPRUS by Tzouvaras, M., Alatza, S., Prodromou, M., Theocharidis, C., Fotiou, K., Argyriou, A., Loupasakis, C., Apostolakis, A., Pittaki, Z., Kaskara, M., Kontoes, C., Hadjimitsis, D.

“…Cyprus has a long history of destructive tectonic activity and related geohazards. This is mainly due to its location on the Mediterranean fault zone and the…”
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Mapping inflation at Santorini volcano, Greece, using GPS and InSAR by Papoutsis, I., Papanikolaou, X., Floyd, M., Ji, K. H., Kontoes, C., Paradissis, D., Zacharis, V.

“…Recent studies have indicated that for the first time since 1950, intense geophysical activity is occurring at the Santorini volcano. Here, we present and…”
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Operational land cover change detection using change vector analysis by Kontoes, C. C.

“…This research study introduces the use of a change detection and classification algorithm that relies on the change vector analysis (CVA) method. Its…”
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Smoke dispersion modeling over complex terrain using high resolution meteorological data and satellite observations – The FireHub platform by Solomos, S., Amiridis, V., Zanis, P., Gerasopoulos, E., Sofiou, F.I., Herekakis, T., Brioude, J., Stohl, A., Kahn, R.A., Kontoes, C.

“…A total number of 20,212 fire hot spots were recorded by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite instrument over Greece during the…”
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Wildfire monitoring using satellite images, ontologies and linked geospatial data by Kyzirakos, K., Karpathiotakis, M., Garbis, G., Nikolaou, C., Bereta, K., Papoutsis, I., Herekakis, T., Michail, D., Koubarakis, M., Kontoes, C.

“…Advances in remote sensing technologies have allowed us to send an ever-increasing number of satellites in orbit around Earth. As a result, Earth Observation…”
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Impact of the 2009 Attica wild fires on the air quality in urban Athens by Amiridis, V., Zerefos, C., Kazadzis, S., Gerasopoulos, E., Eleftheratos, K., Vrekoussis, M., Stohl, A., Mamouri, R.E., Kokkalis, P., Papayannis, A., Eleftheriadis, K., Diapouli, E., Keramitsoglou, I., Kontoes, C., Kotroni, V., Lagouvardos, K., Marinou, E., Giannakaki, E., Kostopoulou, E., Giannakopoulos, C., Richter, A., Burrows, J.P., Mihalopoulos, N.

“…At the end of August 2009, wild fires ravaged the north-eastern fringes of Athens destroying invaluable forest wealth of the Greek capital. In this work, the…”
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Reliable, accurate and timely forest mapping for wildfire management using ASTER and Hyperion satellite imagery by Keramitsoglou, I., Kontoes, C., Sykioti, O., Sifakis, N., Xofis, P.

“…The present study aims to explore the potential and effectiveness of new Earth Observation data for mapping the vegetation composition and structure and thus…”
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Evaluating the performance of the space-borne SAR sensor systems for oil spill detection and sea monitoring over the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea by Kontoes, C. C., Sykioti, O., Paronis, D., Harisi, A.

“…Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images have been extensively used for the detection of oil spills in the marine environment as they are independent of local…”
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Displacement field and fault model for the September 7, 1999 Athens Earthquake inferred from ERS2 Satellite radar interferometry by Kontoes, C., Elias, P., Sykioti, O., Briole, P., Remy, D., Sachpazi, M., Veis, G., Kotsis, I.

“…On September 7, 1999, a moderate (Mw=5.9) normal faulting earthquake occurred in the northwest of Athens (Hellas) causing heavy damages and casualties. Using…”
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Ground deformation at Nisyros volcano (Greece) detected by ERS-2 SAR differential interferometry by Sykioti, O., Kontoes, C. C., Elias, P., Briole, P., Sachpazi, M., Paradissis, D., Kotsis, I.

“…Nisyros is a volcanic island in the south-east of the Aegean volcanic arc. Over the period 1995-1998, the volcano exhibited intense seismic activity without…”
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The potential of kernel classification techniques for land use mapping in urban areas using 5m-spatial resolution IRS-1C imagery by Kontoes, C. C., Raptis, V., Lautner, M., Oberstadler, R.

“…Two techniques, integrating texture and spatial context properties for the classification of fine spatial resolution imagery from the city of Athens (Hellas)…”
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A method for minimising of low frequency and unwrapping artefacts from interferometric calculations by Elias, P., Kontoes, C., Sykioti, O., Avallone, A., Van Gorp, S., Briole, P., Paradissis, D.

“…On 7 September 1999 a magnitude M W  = 5.9 earthquake occurred in the Athens area of Greece producing a subsidence of 6-7 cm detected by radar interferometry…”
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Seismological and SAR signature of unrest at Nisyros caldera, Greece by Sachpazi, M, Kontoes, Ch, Voulgaris, N, Laigle, M, Vougioukalakis, G, Sikioti, Olga, Stavrakakis, G, Baskoutas, J, Kalogeras, J, Lepine, J.Cl

“…Nisyros island, a Quaternary volcanic center located at the SE of the Aegean Volcanic Arc, has been in the past characterized by periods of intense seismic…”
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A method for minimising of low frequency and unwrapping artefacts from interferometric calculations by ELIAS, P, KONTOES, C, SYKIOTI, O, AVALLONE, A, VAN GORP, S, BRIOLE, P, PARADISSIS, D

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Dust impact on surface solar irradiance assessed with model simulations, satellite observations and ground-based measurements by Kosmopoulos, Panagiotis G, Kazadzis, Stelios, Taylor, Michael, Athanasopoulou, Eleni, Speyer, Orestis, Raptis, Panagiotis I, Marinou, Eleni, Proestakis, Emmanouil, Solomos, Stavros, Gerasopoulos, Evangelos, Amiridis, Vassilis, Bais, Alkiviadis, Kontoes, Charalabos

“…This study assesses the impact of dust on surface solar radiation focussing on an extreme dust event. For this purpose, we exploited the synergy of AERONET…”
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Ground deformation at Nisyros volcano (Greece) detected by ERS-2 SAR differential interferometry by SYKIOTI, O, KONTOES, C. C, ELIAS, P, BRIOLE, P, SACHPAZI, M, PARADISSIS, D, KOTSIS, I

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Preface: Earth surveillance and space-based monitoring of the environment: integrated approaches by Michaelides, Silas, Kontoes, Charalampos

“…(2018) is to evaluate the tropospheric delay performance for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) integrated water vapor estimation by using GPT2w model,…”
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Effects of clouds and aerosols on downwelling surface solar irradiance nowcasting and short-term forecasting by Papachristopoulou, Kyriakoula, Fountoulakis, Ilias, Bais, Alkiviadis F, Psiloglou, Basil E, Papadimitriou, Nikolaos, Raptis, Ioannis-Panagiotis, Kazantzidis, Andreas, Kontoes, Charalampos, Hatzaki, Maria, Kazadzis, Stelios

“…Solar irradiance nowcasting and short-term forecasting are important tools for the integration of solar plants into the electricity grid. Understanding the…”
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