Papers in Peer Reviewed Scientific Journals (ISI indexed)

39. Georgoulias, A.K., Kourtidis, K.A., Kosmidis, E., Despotakis, T., Symeonidis, P. AMFIC-WSDB: A web database for hosting and easy retrieval of atmospheric data from satellites (2012) Computers and Geosciences, 48, pp. 57-66.

38. Georgoulias, A.K., Kourtidis, K.A. A high resolution satellite view of the aerosol weekly cycle variability over Central Europe (2012) Atmospheric Research, 107, pp. 145-160.

37. Kelektsoglou, K., Kourtidis, K., Balis, D.S., Rapsomanikis, S. A 1-year remote sensing study of radiative effects of aerosol and clouds over the NE mediterranean (2011) International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (23), pp. 8747-8762.

36. Georgoulias, A.K., Kourtidis, K.A. On the aerosol weekly cycle spatiotemporal variability over Europe (2011) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11 (10), pp. 4611-4632.

35. Georgoulias, A.K., Kourtidis, K.A., Buchwitz, M., Schneising, O., Burrows, J.P. A case study on the application of SCIAMACHY satellite methane measurements for regional studies: The greater area of the Eastern Mediterranean (2011) International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (3), pp. 787-813.

34. Georgoulias, A.K., Kioutsioukis, I., Symeonidis, P., Kourtidis, K. AMFIC web data base - A satellite system for the monitoring and forecasting of atmospheric pollution (2008) Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, 1 (1), pp. 58-61. (cited in scopus)

33.Kourtidis, K., Kelesis, A., Petrakakis, M. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in urban ambient air (2008) Atmospheric Environment, 42 (32), pp. 7476-7482.

32. Kourtidis, K., Kioutsioukis, I., McGinnis, D.F., Rapsomanikis, S. Effects of methane outgassing on the Black Sea atmosphere (2006) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 6 (12), pp. 5173-5182.

31. Isaksen, I.S.A., Zerefos, C., Kourtidis, K., Meleti, C., Dalsøren, S.B., Sundet, J.K., Grini, A., Zanis, P., Balis, D. Tropospheric ozone changes at unpolluted and semipolluted regions induced by stratospheric ozone changes (2005) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 110 (2), pp. 1-15.

30. Kourtidis, K. Transfer of organic Br and Cl from the biosphere to the atmosphere during the Cretaceous/Tertiary impact: Implications for the stratospheric ozone layer (2005) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5 (1), pp. 207-214.

29. Zerefos, C., Syrakov, D., Ganev, K., Vasaras, A., Kourtidis, K., Tzortziou, M., Prodanova, M., Dimitrova, R., Georgieva, E., Yordanov, D., Miloshev, N. Study of the pollution exchange between Bulgaria and northern Greece (2004) International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 22 (1-2), pp. 163-185.

28. Georgiadou, E., Kourtidis, K., Ziomas, I. Exploratory Traffic Noise Measurements at five main streets of Thessaloniki, Greece (2004) Global NEST, 6 (1), pp. 53-61, 2004.

27. Kourtidis, K., Kelesis, A., Maggana, M., Petrakakis, M. Substantial traffic emissions contribution to the global H2S budget (2004) Geophysical Research Letters, 31 (18), pp. L18107 1-4.

26. Kourtidis, K.A., Ziomas, I., Zerefos, C., Kosmidis, E., Symeonidis, P., Christophilopoulos, E., Karathanassis, S., Mploutsos, A. Benzene, toluene, ozone, NO2 and SO2 measurements in an urban street canyon in Thessaloniki, Greece (2002) Atmospheric Environment, 36 (34), pp. 5355-5364.

25. Zanis, P., Kourtidis, K., Rappenglueck, B., Zerefos, C., Melas, D., Balis, D., Schmitt, R., Rapsomanikis, S., Fabian, P. A case study on the possible link between surface ozone photochemistry and total ozone column during the PAUR II experiment at Crete: Comparison of observations with box model calculations (2002) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 107 (18), pp. 3-1-3-13.

24. Balis, D.S., Zerefos, C.S., Kourtidis, K., Bais, A.F., Hofzumahaus, A., Kraus, A., Schmitt, R., Blumthaler, M., Gobbi, G.P. Measurements and modeling of photolysis rates during the Photochemical Activity and Ultraviolet Radiation (PAUR) II campaign (2002) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 107 (18), pp. 5-1-5-12.

23. Kourtidis, K., Zerefos, C., Rapsomanikis, S., Simeonov, V., Balis, D., Perros, P.E., Thompson, A.M., Witte, J., Calpini, B., Sharobiem, W.M., Papayannis, A., Mihalopoulos, N., Drakou, R. Regional levels of ozone in the troposphere over eastern Mediterranean (2002) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 107 (18), pp. 7-1-7-13.

22. Zerefos, C.S., Kourtidis, K.A., Melas, D., Balis, D., Zanis, P., Katsaros, L., Mantis, H.T., Repapis, C., Isaksen, I., Sundet, J., Herman, J., Bhartia, P.K., Calpini, B. Photochemical Activity and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation (PAUR) modulation factors: An overview of the project (2002) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 107 (18), pp. 1-1-1-15.

21. Kouvarakis, G., Vrekoussis, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Kourtidis, K., Rappenglueck, B., Gerasopoulos, E., Zerefos, C. Spatial and temporal variability of tropospheric ozone (O3) in the boundary layer above the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean) (2002) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 107 (18), pp. 4-1-4-14.

20. Zerefos, C.S., Kourtidis, K.A., Balis, D., Bais, A., Calpini, B. Photochemical activity over the eastern Mediterranean under variable environmental conditions (2001) Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar, Terrestrial and Planetary Science, 26 (7), pp. 549-554.

19. Zerefos, C.S., Balis, D.S., Zanis, P., Meleti, C., Bais, A.F., Tourpali, K., Melas D., Ziomas, I., Galani, E., Kourtidis, K., Papayannis, A., Gogosheva, Z. Changes in surface UV solar irradiance and ozone over the Balkans during the eclipse of August 11, 1999 (2001) Advances in Space Research, 27 (12), pp. 1955-1963.

18. Zerefos, C., Ganev, K., Kourtidis, K., Tzortziou, M., Vasaras, A., Syrakov, E. On the origin of SO2 above Northern Greece (2000) Geophysical Research Letters, 27 (3), pp. 365-368.

17. Zerefos, C.S., Balis, D.S., Meleti, C., Bais, A.F., Tourpali, K., Kourtidis, K., Vanicek, K., Cappellani, F., Kaminski, U., Colombo, T., Stübi, R., Manea, L., Formenti, P., Andreae, M.O. Changes in surface solar UV irradiances and total ozone during the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 (2000) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 105 (D21), pp. 26463-26473.

16. Jonson, J.E., Kylling, A., Berntsen, T.K., Isaksen, I.S.A., Zerefos, C.S., Kourtidis, K. Chemical effects of UV fluctuations inferred from total ozone and tropospheric aerosol variations (2000) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 105 (D11), pp. 14561-14574.

15. Kourtidis, K., Ziomas, I., Zerefos, C., Gousopoulos A., Balis, D., Tzoumaka, P. Benzene and toluene levels measured with a commercial DOAS system in Thessaloniki, Greece (2000) Atmospheric Environment, 34 (9), pp. 1471-1480.

14. Rappenglück, B., Kourtidis, K., Melas, D., Fabian, P. Observations of biogenic and anthropogenic NMHC in the Greater Athens Area during the PAUR campaign (1999) Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part B: Hydrology, Oceans and Atmosphere, 24 (6), pp. 717-724.

13. Simeonidis, P., Sanida, G., Ziomas, I., Kourtidis, K. An estimation of the spatial and temporal distribution of biogenic non-methane hydrocarbon emissions in Greece (1999) Atmospheric Environment, 33 (23), pp. 3791-3801.

12. Kourtidis, K., Ziomas, I. Estimation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) production from traffic from the city of Athens (1999) Global NEST, 1(1), pp. 33-38.

11. Kourtidis, K.A., Ziomas, I.C., Rappenglueck, B., Proyou, A., Balis, D. Evaporative traffic hydrocarbon emissions, traffic CO and speciated HC traffic emissions from the city of Athens (1999) Atmospheric Environment, 33 (23), pp. 3831-3842.

10. Vassiliadis, D., Kourtidis, K., Poulida, O. The potential of statistical state space models in urban ozone forecasting (1998) Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 5 (1), pp. 7-11.

09. Kourtidis, K., Borchers, R., Fabian, P. Vertical distribution of methyl bromide in the stratosphere (1998) Geophysical Research Letters, 25 (4), pp. 505-508.

08. Kourtidis, K.A., Borchers, R., Fabian, P. Some Methyl Nitrate observations at an urban and a rural site in Germany (1997) Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 6, pp. 611-616, 1997.

07. Kourtidis, K., Borchers, R., Fabian, P. Dibromomethane (CH2Br2) measurements at the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (1996) Geophysical Research Letters, 23 (19), pp. 2581-2583.

06. Harnisch, J., Borchers, R., Fabian, P., Kourtidis, K. Aluminium production as a source of atmospheric carbonyl sulfide (COS) (1995) Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2 (3), pp. 161-162.

05. Kourtidis, K.A., Borchers, R., Fabian, P., Harnisch, J. Carbonyl sulfide (COS) measurements in the Arctic polar vortex (1995) Geophysical Research Letters, 22 (4), pp. 393-396.

04. Fabian P., Borchers, R., Kourtidis, K., Bromine-containing source gases during EASOE (1994) Geophysical Research Letters, 21(13), pp. 1219-1222.

03. Kourtidis, K.A., Fabian, P., Zerefos, C., Rappengluck, B. Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), peroxypropionyl nitrate (PPN) and PAN/ozone ratio measurements at three sites in Germany (1993) Tellus, Series B, 45 B (5), pp. 442-457.

02. Rappengluck, B., Kourtidis, K., Fabian, P. Measurements of ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in Munich (1993) Atmospheric Environment - Part B Urban Atmosphere, 27 B (3), pp. 293-305.

01. Enders, G., Dlugi, R., Steinbrecher, R., Clement, B., Daiber, R., Eijk, V.J., Gab Haziza, S.M., Helas, G., Herrmann, U., Kessel, M., Kesselmeier, J., Kotzias, D., Kourtidis, K., Kurth, H.-H., McMillen, R.T., Roider, G., Schurmann, W., Teichmann, U., Torres, L. Biosphere/atmosphere interactions: Integrated research in a European coniferous forest ecosystem (1992) Atmospheric Environment - Part A General Topics, 26 A (1), pp. 171-189.

Special Volumes & Proceedings of the Academy of Athens

9. Zerefos, C., Syrakov, D., Ganev, K., Vasaras, A., Kourtidis, K., Tzortziou, M., Prodanova, M., Dimitrova, R., Yordanov, D., Miloshev, N., Study of the Pollution Exchange between Bulgaria and Northern Greece, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2907, Lirkov et al. (eds.), pp. 328-336, Springer Verlag, 2004.

8. Kourtidis K. (rapporteur), Working Group 2: Chemistry Meeting minutes, In: Proc. NATO ARW, Pallini, Chalkidiki, Greece, NATO Science Series IV, Earth and Environmental Sciences – Vol. 30, D. Melas and D. Syrakov (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 389-392, 2003.

7. Kourtidis K., Regional ozone in the Eastern Mediterranean: How well do models perform? A Comparison between published model results and observations In: Proc. NATO ARW, Pallini, Chalkidiki, Greece, NATO Science Series IV, Earth and Environmental Sciences – Vol. 30, D. Melas and D. Syrakov (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 191-193, 2003.

6. Kourtidis K., Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions induced by Global Change Processes in the area of Eastern Mediterranean, Proccedings of the workshop of the Committee responsible for the investigation of Global Change of the Academy of Athens and the Mariopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation entitled "Global change of the atmospheric environment and its effects over the region of south-eastern Europe", Athens, 6.4.2001, pp. 117-120, 2001.

5. Theocharis, P., C. Zerefos, A. Hofzumahaus, A. Bais, I. Ziomas, D. Balis, K. Kourtidis, A. Papayannis, E. Kosmidis, C. Repapis, I. Isaksen, A. Krauss, M. Blumthaler, P. Suppan, P. Fabian and J. Pommereau, Measurements of the background concentrations of air pollutants and aerosols (PAUR experiment), Proc. Acad. of Athens, 2001.

4. Zerefos C., K. Ganev, A. Vasaras, D. Syrakov, K. Kourtidis, M. Tzortziou, M. Prodanova, and E. Georgieva, On the summer episodes of total SO2 content in the air column over the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, 23rd NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, p. 175, 28.9.-2.10.1998, Varna, Bulgaria, In: Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XIII, Gryning S.-E. and Batchvarova E. (eds.), Springer Verlag, 2000.

3. Kourtidis K.A., C.S. Zerefos, D. Balis and E. Kosmidis, Overview of concepts and results of the PAUR I and PAUR II projects, In: Chemistry and radiation changes in the ozone Layer, Proc. NATO ASI, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, NATO Science Series C, Mathematical and Physical Sciences 557, C. Zerefos et al. (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 55-73, 2000.

2. Kourtidis K., Understanding the budget of natural brominated gases of importance to the stratospheric ozone layer, Advanced Study Course 1997, Interactions between chemical compounds, the ozone layer and UV-B fluxes (I.C.L.U.) (proceedings were never published), 1998.

1. Krueger B., Kourtidis K. A. and M. Hirschberg (rapporteurs), Consultation of Experts on Reactive Halogen Compounds and their possible effect on Ozone, WMO, Global Atmosphere Watch, WMO Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project Report No. 40, WMO, Geneva, 1997.