Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics

University of Patras

About

The Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics of the University of Patras (LAPUP) was founded in 1968 (Royal Decree 85/68). Its first Director was Dimitrios Ilias, Full Professor and Chair of Atmospheric Physics at the School of Physics and Mathematics of the University of Patras, who served from 1971 to 1989.

The Laboratory’s most recent Internal Operating Regulations were approved in 2007 (Government Gazette, Series II, 2513/31.12.2007). It is active in both teaching and research in the fields of Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology, Climatology, and Environmental Physics.

Members of the Laboratory teach core undergraduate courses in the Department of Physics, as well as courses within the “Energy & Environment” undergraduate track.

In 2018, on the Laboratory’s initiative, a postgraduate specialization in Applied Meteorology and Environmental Physics was established.

The Laboratory’s activities include the implementation of international and national research projects, as well as the provision of services in Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology, and Climatology.

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Publications

  • Altitude Correction of GCM-Simulated Precipitation Isotopes in a Valley Topography of the Chinese Loess Plateau, Xiao, Y.; Yang, G.; Yoshimura, K.; Qu, D.; Chen, F.; Argiriou, A.A.; Wang, S., , Sustainability, 15, 13126, 2023
  • Homogenised Monthly and Daily Temperature and Precipitation Time Series in China and Greece since 1960, Argiriou, A.A., Li, Z., Armaos, V. et al. , , Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 40, 2023
  • A Comparative Analysis of Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Extremes since 1960 between China and Greece , Li Z, Shi Y, Argiriou AA, Ioannidis P, Mamara A, Yan Z., , Atmosphere, 2022
  • Site adaptation of global horizontal irradiance from the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service for radiation using supervised machine learning techniques, V. Salamalikis, P. Tzoumanikas, A. A. Argiriou, A. Kazantzidis, , Renewable Energy, 195:92-106, 2022
  • Validation and Bias Correction of Monthly δ18O Precipitation Time Series from ECHAM5-Wiso Model in Central Europe, Salamalikis V, Argiriou AA, , Oxygen, 2(2):109-124, 2022
  • Neural Network Model for Greenhouse Microclimate Predictions, Petrakis T, Kavga A, Thomopoulos V, Argiriou AA, , Agriculture, 12(6):780, 2022
  • Low-Cost Data Acquisition System for Solar Thermal Collectors, Panagopoulos O, Argiriou AA, , Electronics, 2022
  • Testing mean air temperature trends in southern Greece:A Bayesian approach, Tsiotas G, Mamara A, Argiriou A, Tsoukala A, , International Journal of Climatology, 2022
  • Climate Change Scenarios and Their Implications on the Energy Performance of Hellenic Non-Residential Buildings, Droutsa, K.G.; Kontoyiannidis, S.;; Balaras, C.A.;; Argiriou, A.A.; Dascalaki, E.G.; Varotsos, K.V.; Giannakopoulos, C., , Sustainability, 2021
  • Analyzing and Forecasting Lightning Flashes and the Related Wind Gusts at a Wind 1Energy Power Plant in a Hilly Region of Western Greece, Konstantinos V. Kolokythas, Athanassios A. Argiriou,Vassiliki Kotroni, , Atmosfera, 2021
  • Optimizing the input vectors of applied artificial neural network models for wind power production forecasting, Konstantinos V Kolokythas, Athanassios A Argiriou, , Wind Engineering, 1-12, 2021
  • Local Meteoric Water Lines in a Semi-Arid Setting of Northwest China Using Multiple Methods, Chen, Fenli, Shengjie Wang, Xixi Wu, Mingjun Zhang, Athanassios A. Argiriou, Xin Zhou, and Jufan Chen, , Water, 13(17): 2380, 2021
  • Recharge and Infiltration Mechanisms of Soil Water in the Floodplain Revealed by Water-Stable Isotopes in the Upper Yellow River, Wang J, Zhang M, Argiriou AA, Wang S, Qu D, Zhang Y, Su P, , Sustainability, 13(16):9369, 2021
  • Unveiling the existing condition and energy use in Hellenic school buildings, Kalliopi G. Droutsa, Simon Kontoyiannidis, Constantinos A. Balaras, Spyridon Lykoudis, Elena G. Dascalaki, Athanassios A. Argiriou, , Energy & Buildings, 247:111150, 2021
  • Isotopic evidence in modern precipitation for the westerly meridional movement in Central Asia, Yudong Shi, Shengjie Wang, Liwei Wang, Mingjun Zhang, Athanassios A. Argiriou, Yang Song, Shijun Lei, , Atmospheric Research, 259:105698, 2021

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Numerical weather forecast for the Mediterranean, Greece, and Western Greece

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Climatological maps of solar energy in Greece

Climatological maps of solar energy in Greece

The maps show the average annual solar energy per unit area (kWh m-2) at each point of the Greek territory