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  1. Dynamics, predictability, impacts and climate change considerations of the catastrophic Mediterranean Storm Daniel (2023)

    Article • Weather and Climate Dynamics, November 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  2. On the role of air-sea-wave interaction in developing destructive Tropical-Like Cyclones DANIEL

    Article • July 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  3. Mediterranean Cyclones in a Changing Climate: A Review on Their Socio‐Economic Impacts

    Article • Reviews of Geophysics, May 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  4. On the role of air-sea-wave interaction in developing destructive Tropical-Like Cyclones DANIEL

    Article • March 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  5. Snow Cover and Depth Climatology and Trends in Greece

    Article • Climate, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  6. Long-Term Statistical Analysis of Severe Weather and Climate Events in Greece

    Article • Atmosphere, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  7. The crucial representation of deep convection for the cyclogenesis of Medicane Ianos

    Article • Weather and Climate Dynamics, September 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  8. Dynamics, predictability, impacts, and climate change considerations of the catastrophic Mediterranean Storm Daniel (2023)

    Article • September 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  9. Exploring Recent (1991–2020) Trends of Essential Climate Variables in Greece

    Article • Atmosphere, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  10. The crucial representation of deep convection for the cyclogenesis of medicane Ianos

    Article • August 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  11. Mediterranean cyclones in a changing climate: a review on their socio-economic impacts

    Article • July 2024, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  12. On the role of air-sea-wave interaction in developing destructive Tropical-Like Cyclones DANIEL

    Article • July 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  13. Satellite-based characterization of Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones (Medicanes)

    Article • July 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  14. Snow cover and snow depth trends in the Balkans 

    Article • July 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  15. The Greek Atmospheric Reanalysis Database

    Article • July 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  16. Supplementary material to "The crucial representation of deep convection for the cyclogenesis of medicane Ianos"

    Article • May 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  17. The crucial representation of deep convection for the cyclogenesis of medicane Ianos

    Article • May 2024, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  18. The extreme heat wave of late July/early August 2021 in Greece under the context of the direct effect of anthropogenic greenhouse gases

    Article • Atmospheric Science Letters, October 2023, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  19. Evaluation of ERA5 and ERA5-Land Reanalysis Precipitation Data with Rain Gauge Observations in Greece

    Article • August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  20. Towards a Machine Learning Snowfall Retrieval Algorithm for GPM-IMERG

    Article • August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  21. A Machine Learning Approach for Rainfall Nowcasting Using Numerical Model and Observational Data

    Article • August 2023, MDPI AG

    KONSTANTINOS DIAMANTARAS, Mr Stavros Dafis

  22. Snow Depth Trends of European Ski Resorts

    Article • August 2023, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  23. Regional precipitation index: Method analysis and application over Greece

    Article • Atmospheric Science Letters, August 2023, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  24. Integration of MCDM-based regional flood hazard indexing with the Cerema guidelines for risk assessment of riverine bridges

    Article • June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  25. Flood damage inspection and risk indexing data for an inventory of bridges in Central Greece

    Article • Data in Brief, June 2023, Elsevier

    Franziska SCHMIDT, Mr Stavros Dafis

  26. Warm Core and Deep Convection in Medicanes: A Passive Microwave-Based Investigation

    Article • Remote Sensing, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  27. Swell and thunder : infrasound signatures of Mediterranean hurricanes

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  28. Evaluation of ESTOFEX convective outlooks from 2007 to 2021. Part 2: climatology and reliability of threat level polygons 

    Article • March 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mateusz Taszarek, Mr Stavros Dafis

  29. An updated tornado climatology and associated meteorological environments in Greece

    Article • March 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  30. How much do Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones (Medicanes) rely on diabatic heating?

    Article • March 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  31. MedCyclones: Working Together toward Understanding Mediterranean Cyclones

    Article • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, February 2023, American Meteorological Society

    Margarida L. R. Liberato, Mr Stavros Dafis

  32. A high‐impact meso‐beta vortex in the Adriatic Sea

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, January 2023, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani, Mr Stavros Dafis

  33. Remote Monitoring of Mediterranean Hurricanes Using Infrasound

    Article • Remote Sensing, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  34. Bridge-specific flood risk assessment of transport networks using GIS and remotely sensed data

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2022, Elsevier

    Franziska SCHMIDT, Mr Stavros Dafis

  35. A high-impact meso-beta vortex in the Adriatic Sea

    Article • July 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  36. Quantifying the contribution of diabatic processes in the intensification of Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones (Medicanes)

    Article • July 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  37. Regional Precipitation Index: ranking storms in Greece

    Article • July 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  38. Hydrometeorological analysis of a flash flood event in an ungauged Mediterranean watershed under an operational forecasting and monitoring context

    Article • Meteorological Applications, July 2022, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  39. Ianos—A Hurricane in the Mediterranean

    Article • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, June 2022, American Meteorological Society

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  40. Infrasound Signatures of Mediterranean Hurricanes

    Article • March 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  41. Meteorological Analysis of the 2021 Extreme Wildfires in Greece: Lessons Learned and Implications for Early Warning of the Potential for Pyroconvection

    Article • Atmosphere, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  42. A Machine Learning Algorithm for Retrieving Cloud Top Height With Passive Microwave Radiometry

    Article • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, January 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  43. Storm Naming in the Eastern Mediterranean: Procedures, Events Review and Impact on the Citizens Risk Perception and Readiness

    Article • Atmosphere, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  44. Evaluation of Regional Climate Models (RCMs) Performance in Simulating Seasonal Precipitation over Mountainous Central Pindus (Greece)

    Article • Water, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  45. Insights into the convective evolution of Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclones

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, October 2020, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  46. DISARM Early Warning System for Wildfires in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Article • Sustainability, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Theo Christoudias, Mr Stavros Dafis, Silas MICHAELIDES

  47. Investigating the Role of Extreme Synoptic Patterns and Complex Topography During Two Heavy Rainfall Events in Crete in February 2019

    Article • Climate, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  48. Meteorological conditions conducive to the rapid spread of the deadly wildfire in eastern Attica, Greece

    Article • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, August 2019, American Meteorological Society

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  49. Remote sensing of deep convection within a tropical-like cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea

    Article • Atmospheric Science Letters, June 2018, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  50. Performance Evaluation of an Explicit Lightning Forecasting System

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, May 2018, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Mr Stavros Dafis, Dr Alexandre O Fierro

  51. Observational and modeling study of a mesoscale convective system during the HyMeX — SOP1

    Article • Atmospheric Research, May 2017, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  52. Numerical Simulations and Observational Study of a Mesoscale Convective System in France, During the HyMeX—SOP1 Using the WRF Model

    Article • September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  53. Observational and Numerical Study of a Tornado Outbreak in Attica and Euboea

    Article • September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stavros Dafis

  54. The atmospheric circulation characteristics favouring snowfall in an area with complex relief in Northwestern Greece

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, December 2015, Wiley

    Mr Stavros Dafis