Antonis Gkikas
University of Ioannina, National Observatory of Athens, Academy of Athens
Papers
12
Total Citations
685
H-Index
8
About
Antonis Gkikas is an atmospheric scientist whose research sits at the intersection of aerosol remote sensing, desert dust climatology, and satellite retrieval methodology. Working primarily within the Mediterranean Basin, North Africa, and the Middle East, he has made significant contributions to our understanding of how mineral dust and other aerosols are detected, characterized, and quantified from space. His landmark 2013 study optimizing CALIPSO Saharan dust retrievals (180 citations) and his complementary work establishing the regime of intense desert dust episodes across the Mediterranean (155 citations) together transformed how researchers approach satellite-based dust monitoring. His development of the MIDAS global dust optical depth dataset (145 citations) provided the community with a high-resolution, reliable resource that has become widely adopted for climate and health impact studies. Gkikas has also advanced neural network applications for aerosol microphysical retrievals and investigated the complex optical properties of stratospheric wildfire smoke. His more recent multiyear climate data records separating fine- and coarse-mode dust components demonstrate an ongoing commitment to producing rigorously validated, community-ready datasets. Across more than a decade of research, his work has meaningfully sharpened satellite-based aerosol science at regional and global scales.
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Top Papers
- 1Optimizing CALIPSO Saharan dust retrievals180 citations · 2013
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- 3ModIs Dust AeroSol (MIDAS): a global fine-resolution dust optical depth data set145 citations · 2021
- 4A Decade of Aerosol Optical Properties Measurements over Athens, Greece73 citations · 2020
- 5Is the near-spherical shape the “new black” for smoke?48 citations · 2020
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