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Education

Degree: PhD
Year: 2002
Institution: University of Ioannina, Department of Physics

Degree: MSc
Year: 1999
Institution: University of Ioannina, Department of Physics

Degree: B.S.
Year: 1995
Institution: University of Ioannina, Department of Physics

Christos Lolis

Department of Physics

Contact Information

Tel.: +30-26510 08472
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Research topics (related to the Institute)

1) Management – Sustainability of ecosystems and biodiversity
2) Air quality and pollution monitoring

Research summary

  • Climatology with emphasis on the Mediterranean climate – Climatic change
  • Synoptic Meteorology – Weather forecasting
  • Extreme weather events
  • Classifications of atmospheric circulation and weather types
  • Biometeorology – Bioclimatology

Professional background

2003-2005:Postdoctoral Researcher in the University of Ioannina
2005-2008:Scientific Cooperator in the Technological Educational Institute of Messolonghi
2008-2010:Environmental Scientist in the Prefecture of Fthiotida (Central Greece)
2010-2015:Lecturer in the Department of Physics of the University of Ioannina
2015- :Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics of the University of Ioannina

Recent relevant publications/patents

1) Lolis CJ, Turkeş M. 2016: Atmospheric circulation characteristics favoring extreme precipitation in Turkey. Climate Research 71: 139-153.

2) Tsabouri S, Gkoutsias A, Lolis CJ, Makis A, Chaliasos B, Bartzokas A. 2017: Impact of meteorological factors on the emergence of bronchiolitis in Northwestern Greece. Allergologia et Immunopathologia 46(1): 24-30.

3) Lolis CJ. 2017: A climatology of convective available potential energy in the Mediterranean region. Climate Research 74: 15-30.

4) Ioannidis E, Lolis CJ, Papadimas CD, Hatzianastassiou N, Bartzokas A. 2018: On the intra-annual variation of cloudiness over the Mediterranean region. Atmospheric Research 208: 246-256.

5) Gatidis C, Lolis CJ, Lagouvardos K, Kotroni V, Bartzokas A. 2018: On the seasonal variability and the spatial distribution of lightning activity over the broader Greek area and their connection to atmospheric circulation. Atmospheric Research 208: 180-190.

6) Kotsias G, Lolis CJ. 2018: A study on the total cloud cover variability over the Mediterranean region during the period 1979-2014 with the use of the ERA-Interim database. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 134(1-2): 325-336.

7) Christofilakis V, Tatsis G, Votis CT, Chronopoulos SK, Kostarakis P, Lolis CJ, Bartzokas A. 2018: Rainfall Measurements Due to Radio Frequency Signal Attenuation at 2 GHz. Journal of Signal and Information Processing 9: 192-201.

8) Lolis CJ, Kotsias G, Bartzokas A. 2018: Objective definition of climatologically homogeneous areas in the Southern Balkans based on the ERA5 data set. Climate 6(4): Article number 96.

9) Kotsias G, Lolis CJ, Hatzianastassiou N, Levizzani V, Bartzokas A. 2020: On the connection between large-scale atmospheric circulation and winter GPCP precipitation over the Mediterranean region for the period 1980-2017. Atmospheric Research 233: Article number 104714.

10) Christofilakis V, Tatsis G, Lolis CJ, Chronopoulos SK, Kostarakis P, Bartzokas A, Nistazakis HE. 2020: A rain estimation model based on microwave signal attenuation measurements in the city of Ioannina, Greece. Meteorological Applications 27(4): e1932.

11) Lolis CJ, Kotsias G. 2020: The use of weather types in the definition of seasons; the case of Southern Balkans. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 142: 1199-1219.

12) Kotsias G, Lolis CJ, Hatzianastassiou N, Lionello P, Bartzokas A. 2020: An objective definition of seasons for the Mediterranean region. International Journal of Climatology (in press).

Number of publications: 49 (20-10-2020), Number of citations: >600 (Scopus 20-10-2020)

H index = 15 (Scopus 20-10-2020)

Recent Research projects / grants (last 5 years)

1. Cooperation between Greece and Italy (2018-2021)

Title: «Ofidia2: Operational fire danger prevention platform 2».

Scientific coordinator of the Greek side: S. Anastasiadis

2. Cooperation between Greece and Albania (2018-2021)

Title: «i-ALARMS: Ionian-Adriatic early warning monitoring system»

Scientific coordinator of the Greek side: A. Bartzokas

3. Operational Program «Epirus 2014-2020» (2019-2022)

Title: «Web-based platform for automated early information of the pubic and local authorities about severe weather events»

Scientific coordinator: N. Hatzianastassiou