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Aerosol layers characterization in the Eastern Mediterranean: Long-term lidar observations over Limassol, Cyprus [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences
Long term continuous vertically resolved aerosol measurements were performed by lidar in Limassol, Cyprus. Observations with the multiwavelength polarization Raman lidar PollyXT were conducted during CyCARE (Cyprus Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation ...
Mamouri Rodanthi-Elisavet, Nisantzi Argyro, Savva Athina, Poutli Maria, Baars Holger, Ansmann Albert, Ene Dragos, Hadjimitsis Diofantos   +7 more
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Land cover dynamics in Cyprus: land use transitions between 2000 and 2020 across a coastal buffer zone

City and Environment Interactions
Coastal ecosystems hold critical economic value for local communities, national economies, and global markets, as they support livelihoods through tourism, natural resources and essential environmental services (e.g., protection from coastal erosion ...
Dimitrios Koumoulidis, Dimitrios Mpormpoudakis, Ioannis Varvaris, Mariza Kaskara, Charalambos Kontoes, Diofantos Hadjimitsis   +5 more
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Cyprus Earth Observation Data Cube towards water resource management in the context of climate crisis

Big Earth Data
The amount of Earth observation data is getting larger day by day. This rapid evolution of the field and the exponential growth of data generation mediums urges the need for modern ways of fast analysis and processing of satellite images.
Stelios P. Neophytides, Gregory Giuliani, Charalampos Kontoes, Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis, Michalis Mavrovouniotis   +4 more
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Seagrass Mapping in Cyprus Using Earth Observation Advances

Remote Sensing
Seagrass meadows are vital for biodiversity and provide a plethora of ecosystem services, but significant losses due to human activity and climate change have been observed in recent decades.
Despoina Makri, Spyridon Christofilakos, Dimitris Poursanidis, Dimosthenis Traganos, Christodoulos Mettas, Neophytos Stylianou, Diofantos Hadjimitsis   +6 more
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Twenty-Year Climatology of Solar UV and PAR in Cyprus: Integrating Satellite Earth Observations with Radiative Transfer Modeling

Remote Sensing
In this study, we present comprehensive climatologies of effective ultraviolet (UV) quantities and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) over Cyprus for the period 2004 to 2023, leveraging the synergy of earth observation (EO) data and radiative ...
Konstantinos Fragkos, Ilias Fountoulakis, Georgia Charalampous, Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou, Argyro Nisantzi, Diofantos Hadjimitsis, Stelios Kazadzis   +6 more
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Integrated Coastal Vulnerability Index (ICVI) Assessment of Protaras Coast in Cyprus: Balancing Tourism and Coastal Risks

Geographies
Coastal areas are highly dynamic environments, vulnerable to natural processes and human interventions. This study presents the first application of the Integrated Coastal Vulnerability Index (ICVI) in Cyprus, focusing on two major tourism-dependent ...
Christos Theocharidis, Maria Prodromou, Marina Doukanari, Eleftheria Kalogirou, Marinos Eliades, Charalampos Kontoes, Diofantos Hadjimitsis, Kyriacos Neocleous   +7 more
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Remote-Sensing-Based Prioritization of Post-Fire Restoration Actions in Mediterranean Ecosystems: A Case Study in Cyprus

Remote Sensing
Global forest degradation and deforestation present urgent environmental challenges demanding efficient strategies for ecological restoration to maximize the impacts and minimize the costs.
Maria Prodromou, Ioannis Gitas, Christodoulos Mettas, Marios Tzouvaras, Kyriacos Themistocleous, Andreas Konstantinidis, Andreas Pamboris, Diofantos Hadjimitsis   +7 more
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Advances in remote sensing and geo-information for the environment

Open Geosciences, 2014
Hadjimitsis Diofantos
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Exploring Sentinel-1 Radar Polarisation and Landsat Series Data to Detect Forest Disturbance from Dust Events: A Case Study of the Paphos Forest in Cyprus

Remote Sensing
Monitoring forest health has become essential due to increasing pressures caused by climate change and dust events, particularly in semi-arid regions.
Christos Theocharidis, Marinos Eliades, Polychronis Kolokoussis, Milto Miltiadou, Chris Danezis, Ioannis Gitas, Charalampos Kontoes, Diofantos Hadjimitsis   +7 more
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Trophic State Index derivation through the remote sensing of Case-2 water bodies in the Mediterranean region

Open Geosciences, 2014
Papoutsa Christiana, Akylas Evangelos, Hadjimitsis Diofantos   +2 more
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