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Theodoros Nitis
Title:
Laboratory Teaching Staff
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences
Office:
A.27
Office hours:
Monday 09:00-13:00, Tuesday 12:00-18:00
Phone:
(+30) 22510 36822
E-mail:
theonitis@aegean.gr
Curriculum vitae:
CV

Research

His research interests focus mainly on the study of atmospheric processes, air-sea interaction and climate change using Regional Numerical Weather Prediction Models and Geoinformatics.

Teaching

Undergraduate level: Introduction to Python Programming language · Geographic Information Systems · GIS applications in the marine environment · Calculus I & II.

Postgraduate level (MSc Integrated Coastal Management): Geo-informatics with applications in the coastal and marine environment.

Professional activities

He has participated in many national and international research projects and has offered his services as an external expert to the European Union and as a reviewer in research journals. He has published papers in international journals, scientific conferences and book chapters. He has considerable experience in management and is vice-president of the Association of Special and Laboratory Teaching Staff of the University of the Aegean.

Other activities

Member:

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Associate fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMETS)

International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC)

Selected publications

  • Nitis T, Kitsiou D, Klaic ZB, Prtenjak MT, Moussiopoulos N. The effects of basic flow and topography on the development of the sea breeze over a complex coastal environment. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 2005; 131: 305-327.

  • Prtenjak MT, Grisogono B, Nitis T. Shallow mesoscale flows at the north-eastern Adriatic coast. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 2006; 132: 2191-2215.

  • Prtenjak MT, Jeričević A, Kraljević L, Bulić IH, Nitis T, Klaić ZB. Exploring atmospheric boundary layer characteristics in a severe SO2 episode in the north-eastern Adriatic. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2009; 9: 4467-4483.

  • Nitis T, Klaic ZB, Kitsiou D, Moussiopoulos N. Meteorological simulations with use of satellite data for assessing urban heat island under summertime anticyclonic conditions. International Journal of Environment and Pollution 2010; 40: 123-135.

  • Skouloudis AN, Kassomenos P, Nitis T. Science and policy challenges of atmospheric modelling in consideration of health effects. International Journal of Environment and Pollution 2011; 44: 3-13.

  • Nitis T, Tsegas G, Moussiopoulos N, Gounaridis D. Assimilating Anthropogenic Heat Flux Estimated from Satellite Data in a Mesoscale Flow Model. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2018, pp. 219-224.

  • Nitis T, Tsegas G, Chourdakis E, Ntziachristos L, Moussiopoulos N, Giannaros T. Modeling of Pollutant Emissions from a Diesel Power Station and Dispersion Over Extremely Complex Topography. In: Mensink C, Matthias V, editors. Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVII. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2021, pp. 207-213.

  • Kitsiou D, Patera A, Tsegas G, Nitis T. A webGIS Application to Assess Seawater Quality: A Case Study in a Coastal Area in the Northern Aegean Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021; 9.

  • Nitis T, Moussiopoulos N. The Use of Geoinformatics in Coastal Atmospheric Transport Phenomena: The Athens Experiment. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021; 9.

  • Tzepkenlis A, Grammalidis N, Kontopoulos C, Charalampopoulou V, Kitsiou D, Pataki Z, et al. An Integrated Monitoring System for Coastal and Riparian Areas Based on Remote Sensing and Machine Learning. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2022; 10.