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The Cyprus Institute

OtherNicosia, Cyprus
About: The Cyprus Institute is a other organization based out in Nicosia, Cyprus. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Aerosol & Environmental science. The organization has 418 authors who have published 1252 publications receiving 32586 citations.


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TL;DR: This study proposes a new index for use with the ASHRAE adaptive thermal comfort model to fill a gap in the literature and standard and gives support to the reliability of the novel right-here and right-now index.

6 citations

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TL;DR: The use of mineral coal and externally-fired crucibles for smelting was an important technological innovation, but not one that could be adopted by all industries as discussed by the authors, and it was most likely associated with rampant deforestation and the fuel crisis historically documented for the early second millennium in northern China.

6 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the effects of different LSS implementations on the simulated climate of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been investigated with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) regional model.
Abstract: The effects of different land surface scheme (LSS) implementations on the simulated climate of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been investigated with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) regional model. Six simulations were carried out using four different LSSs (Noah, NoahMP, CLM, RUC) for the period 2000–2010, driven by ERA-Interim meteorological reanalyses at a horizontal resolution of 50 km. Deviations of key surface climate variables, radiation, and turbulent fluxes from the different LSS runs are presented relative to the default Noah scheme. The simulated annual mean climate variables in the MENA (indicating uncertainty) range from 0.7 to 2.4 ∘C for air temperature, 2.0 to 3.4 ∘C for land temperature, and 5 to 25 mm/month (54–65%) for precipitation. The Noah scheme deviates less than − 1 W/m2 from the domain-wide surface energy balance and the NoahMP less than − 2 W/m2, while for CLM and RUC the deviation is 3–4 W/m2. Considering the differences among the surface energy balance from the various LSSs compared to the reference Noah, a surface climate response is calculated, and average LSS-induced climate sensitivity is derived for the air (and land) temperature of 0.1 ∘C per W/m2 and − 6 mm per W/m2 for precipitation. The LSS-induced range in the modelled climate is of similar magnitude to the climate change projection estimates for the region, which highlights the importance of carefully selecting a land surface scheme in the regional climate simulations.

6 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a panoramic imaging-DOAS (differential optical absorption spectroscopy) instrument called IMPACT (Imaging MaPper for AtmospheriC observaTions) is presented combining full-azimuthal pointing (360 ∘ ) with a large vertical coverage ( ∼41 ∘ ).
Abstract: . A novel imaging-DOAS (differential optical absorption spectroscopy) instrument IMPACT (Imaging MaPper for AtmospheriC observaTions) is presented combining full-azimuthal pointing (360 ∘ ) with a large vertical coverage ( ∼41 ∘ ). Complete panoramic scans are acquired at a temporal resolution of ∼15 min, enabling the retrieval of NO2 vertical profiles over the entire panorama around the measurement site. IMPACT showed excellent agreement (correlation >99 %) with coincident multiaxis DOAS (MAX-DOAS) measurements during the Second Cabauw Intercomparison of Nitrogen Dioxide measuring Instruments (CINDI-2) campaign. The temporal variability of NO2 slant columns within a typical MAX-DOAS vertical scanning sequence could be resolved and was as large as 20 % in a case study under good viewing conditions. The variation of corresponding profiles and surface concentrations was even larger (40 %). This variability is missed when retrieving trace gas profiles based on standard MAX-DOAS measurements. The azimuthal distribution of NO2 around the measurement site showed inhomogeneities (relative differences) up to 120 % (on average 35 %) on short timescales (individual panoramic scans). This is more than expected for the semirural location. We explain this behavior by the transport of pollution. Exploiting the instrument's advantages, the plume's trajectory during a prominent transport event could be reconstructed. Finally, the potential for retrieving information about the aerosol phase function from O4 slant columns along multiple almucantar scans of IMPACT is demonstrated, with promising results for future studies.

6 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a pilot study attempts to document the potential of Prehistoric human bone and teeth collagen from Cyprus (9th-2nd mill. BC), for isotopic analysis and palaeodietary reconstruction.

6 citations


Authors

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Philippe Ciais149965114503
Jonathan Williams10261341486
Jos Lelieveld10057037657
Andrew N. Nicolaides9057230861
Efstathios Stiliaris8834025487
Leonard A. Barrie7417717356
Nikos Mihalopoulos6928015261
Karl Jansen5749811874
Jean Sciare561299374
Euripides G. Stephanou5412814235
Lefkos T. Middleton5418415683
Elena Xoplaki5312912097
Theodoros Christoudias501977765
Dimitris Drikakis492867136
George K. Christophides4812711099
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202366
202274
2021200
2020157
2019136
2018111