Konstantinos Fragkos
National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics
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About
Konstantinos Fragkos is an atmospheric scientist specializing in aerosol and water vapor remote sensing, with a focus on ground-based networks and long-term climatological consistency. His research primarily addresses the validation and intercomparison of aerosol optical properties and total precipitable water (TPW) across different measurement platforms, including lidar, sun photometer, microwave radiometer, and radiosondes. Fragkos’s major contributions include demonstrating the climatological agreement between the EARLINET lidar network and AERONET sun photometer data over Thessaloniki, Greece, a key finding that strengthens confidence in multi-network aerosol retrievals. He also advanced the assessment of TPW by evaluating AERONET algorithm versions (V2 vs. V3) against independent instruments at a continental site in southeastern Europe, highlighting systematic biases and improving retrieval accuracy. His most cited work (42 citations) provides a foundational benchmark for aerosol climatology in the region. With multiple publications from 2018–2019, Fragkos has established himself as a meticulous analyst of atmospheric column measurements, contributing to the reliability of global aerosol and water vapor databases used in climate and air quality studies.
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