Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications (original research articles) (* = corresponding author):

Stathopoulos, S.*, Kourtidis, K., & Gemitzi, A. (2025). Seasonal Remote-Sensing Observations of Aerosol-Cloud Relationships under Varied Water Vapor Conditions. Journal of Atmospheric Science Research, 8(3), 110–127. https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v8i3.9528

Koliopanos, C.*; Gemitzi,A.; Kofakis, P.; Malamos, N.; Tsirogiannis, I. (2025) Enhancing Temperature Data Quality for Agricultural Decision-Making with Emphasis to Evapotranspiration Calculation: A Robust Framework Integrating Dynamic Time Warping, Fuzzy Logic, and Machine Learning. AgriEngineering 2025, 7, 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriengineering7060174

Michalis Koimtzidis, George Falalakis, Stavros Stathopoulos*, Odysseas Kopsidas, Konstantinos Kourtidis, Alexandra Gemitzi, 2025. Assessing development patterns and carrying capacity using nighttime light analysis: A case study in Greece. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 37, 2025,101462,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101462.

Gemitzi Α., Kopsidas Ο., Stefani F., Polymeros A., Bellos V.* (2024). A constantly updated flood hazard assessment tool using satel-lite based high resolution land cover dataset within Google Earth Engine. Land 2024, 13(11), 1929; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111929

Koimtzidis, M.; Makridis, A.; Fang, B.; Lakshmi V.; Gemitzi, A*. (2024). Modeling Net Primary Productivity Using near Real Time Land Cover Data and Soil Moisture Information. Remote Sensing Letters, 15:11, 1175-1186.  doi:10.1080/2150704X.2024.2420288 

Gemitzi A.*, Kofidou M, Falalakis G., Fang B., Lakshmi V. (2024). Estimating high resolution soil moisture combining data from a sparse network of soil moisture sensors and remotely sensed MODIS LST information. Hydrology Research nh2024043 . https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2024.043

Kofidou, M.; Kopsidas, O.; Gemitzi, A*. (2024). A Novel Approach to Assessing Carrying Capacity for Development by Combining Socio-Economic and Environmental Indicators: A Case Study in Greece. Land 2024, 13, 987. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070987 

Amirhossein Ahrari, Kedar Ghag, Syed Mustafa, Anandharuban Panchanathan, Alexandra Gemitzi, Mourad Oussalah, Björn Klöve, Ali Torabi Haghighi (2024). Assess the impact of Climate Variability on potato yield using remote sensing data in Northern Finland. Smart Agricultural Technology, Volume 8,2024,100485, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2024.100485.

Stathopoulos, S.*, Gemitzi, A. & Kourtidis, K. Statistical Downscaling of Remote Sensing Precipitation Estimates Using MODIS Cloud Properties Data over Northeastern Greece. Remote Sens Earth Syst Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41976-024-00107-1 

Chaleplis, K.*; Walters, A.; Fang, B.; Lakshmi, V.; Gemitzi, A. (2024). A Soil Moisture and Vegetation-Based Susceptibility Mapping Approach to Wildfire Events in Greece. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 1816. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16101816 

Kofidou, M., Stathopoulos S.*, Gemitzi A., 2023. Review on spatial downscaling of satellite derived precipitation estimates. Environmental Earth Sciences 82:424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-11115-7

Kofidou, M.*; Gemitzi, A., 2023. Assimilating Soil Moisture Information to Improve the Performance of SWAT Hydrological Model. Hydrology 2023, 10, 176. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10080176

Kourtidis, K*.; Tzivleris, A.;Stathopoulos, S.; Gemitzi, A.;Georgoulias, A.K., 2023. On the MethaneEmissions of the Greater ThessalonikiArea.Environ. Sci. Proc.2023,26, 39.https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026039

Abubaker Omer, Xing Yuan, Alexandra Gemitzi, 2023. Transboundary Nile basin dynamics: Land use change, drivers, and hydrological impacts under socioeconomic pathways, Ecological Indicators, Volume 153, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110414.

Bachantourian, M.,Chaleplis, K.; Gemitzi, A.*,Kalabokidis, K., Palaiologou, P., Vasilakos, C., 2022. Evaluation of MODIS, Climate Change Initiative, and CORINE Land Cover Products Based on a Ground Truth Dataset in a Mediterranean Landscape. Land 2022, 11, 1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091453

Gemitzi, A.*, Kofidou M. 2022. A Google Earth Engine tool to assess water budget and its individual components. Global Nest Journal (accepted manuscript).https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.004269  

Gemitzi, A.*; Koutsias, N. 2022. A Google Earth Engine code to estimate properties of vegetation phenology in fire affected areas – A case study in North Evia wildfire event on August 2021. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 26, 2022, 100720, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100720 

Gemitzi, A.*; Koutsias, N.; Lakshmi, V. A Spatial Downscaling Methodology for GRACE Total Water Storage Anomalies Using GPM IMERG Precipitation Estimates. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 5149. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13245149

Kofidou, M.;  de Courcy Williams, M.;  Nearchou, A.; Veletza, S.;  Gemitzi, A.*; Karakasiliotis, I*. Applying Remotely Sensed Environmental Information  to Model Mosquito Populations. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7655. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147655.

Gemitzi A.*, Koutsias N., 2021. Assessment of properties of vegetation phenology in fire-affected areas from 2000 to 2015 in the Peloponnese, Greece. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100535 

Gemitzi A.*, Albarakat R., Kratouna F., Lakshmi V., 2021. Land cover and Vegetation Carbon Stock changes in Greece: A 29-year assessment based on CORINE and Landsat land cover data. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147408

Gemitzi A. 2021. Predicting land cover changes using a CA Markov model under different shared socioeconomic pathways in Greece. GIScience & Remote Sensing, DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2021.1885235  

Gemitzi, A.*, Dalampakis P., Falalakis G. 2020. Detecting geothermal anomalies using Landsat 8 thermal infrared remotely sensed data. International  Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2020.102283

Gemitzi, A. 2020. Are Vegetation Dynamics Impacted from a Nuclear Disaster? The Case of Chernobyl Using Remotely Sensed NDVI and Land Cover Data. Land 9, no. 11: 433.  https://doi.org/10.3390/land9110433 

Falalakis G., Gemitzi A.* 2020. A simple method for water balance estimation based on the empirical method and remotely sensed evapotranspiration estimates. Journal of Hydroinformatics jh2020182. https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2020.182

Banti M.A., Kiachidis K., Gemitzi A.* 2019. Estimation of spatio-temporal vegetation trends in different land use environments across Greece, Journal of Land Use Science, DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2019.1614687

Gemitzi A.*, Banti M., Lakshmi V. 2019. Vegetation greening trends in differing land use types – natural variability versus human induced impacts in Greece. Environmental Earth Sciences 78: 172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8180-9.

Gemitzi A.* and Lakshmi V., 2018. Evaluating Renewable Groundwater Stress with GRACE data in Greece. Groundwater. 2018, 56, 501-514. doi: 10.1111/gwat.12591

Eleftheriou, D., Kiachidis, K., Kalmintzis, G., Kalea, A., Bantasis, C., Koumadoraki, P., Spathara, M.E., Tsolaki, A., Tzampazidou, M.I., Gemitzi, A.*, 2018. Determination of annual and seasonal daytime and nighttime trends of MODIS LST over Greece - climate change implications. Sci. Total Environ. 616-617: 937–947. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.226

Gemitzi, A.*, Lakshmi, V., 2018. Estimating groundwater abstractions at the aquifer scale using GRACE observations. Geosciences, 8(11), 419, DOI:10.3390/geosciences8110419

Gemitzi, A.*, Ajami, H., Richnow, H-H., 2017. Developing empirical monthly groundwater recharge equations based on modeling and remote sensing data - Modeling future groundwater recharge to predict potential climate change impacts, Journal of Hydrology, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.01.005

Wachniew  P., Zurek  A.J., Stumpp C.*, Gemitzi A.,  Gargini A., Filippini M., Rozanski K., Meeks J., Kvaerner J., Witczak S., 2016. Towards Operational Methods for the Assessment of Intrinsic Groundwater Vulnerability: a Review. Critical Reviews of Environmental Science and Technology. 46:9, 827-884, DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2016.1160816 

Stumpp C., Zurek A*. J., Wachniew P., Gargini Α., Gemitzi A., Filippini M., Witczak S., 2016. A decision tree tool supporting the assessment of groundwater vulnerability. Environ Earth Sci (2016) 75:1057. DOI 10.1007/s12665-016-5859-z

Pisinaras V., Polychronis C., Gemitzi A.*, 2016. Intrinsic groundwater vulnerability determination at the aquifer scale: a methodology coupling travel time estimation and rating methods. Environ Earth Sci (2016) 75:85. DOI 10.1007/s12665-015-4965-7 

Kløve B.*, Balderacchi M., Gemitzi A., Hendry S., Kværner J., Muotka T., Preda E., 2014. Protection of groundwater dependent ecosystems: Current policies and future management options. Water Policy, 16: 1070–1086. DOI: 10.2166/wp.2014.014

Balderacchi M.*, Filippini M., Gemitzi A., Klöve B., Petitta M., Trevisan M., P. Wachniew, Witczak S., Gargini A. 2014. Does groundwater protection in Europe require new EU-wide environmental quality standards? Frontiers in Chemistry, Volume 2: Article 32, 1 – 6.  DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2014.00032.

Groenendijk P.*, Heinen M., Klammler G., Fank J., Kupfersberger H., Pisinaras V., Gemitzi A., Peña-Haro S., García-Prats A., Pulido-Velazquez M., Perego A., Acutis M., Trevisan M., 2014.Performance assessment of nitrate leaching models for highly vulnerable soils used in low input farming based on lysimeter data. Science of the Total Environment, 499: 463–480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.002

Gemitzi A.*, Stefanopoulos K., Schmidt M., Richnow H.H., 2014. Sea water intrusion into groundwater aquifer through coastal lake - Complex interaction characterised by D and 18O isotopes. Isotopes in Environmental & Health Studies, 50: 74-87. DOI:10.1080/10256016.2013.823960

Vangeli P.A., Koutsidou A., Gemitzi A., Tsagarakis K.P.*, 2014. Public perception for monitoring and management of environmental risk: the case of the tires’ fire in Drama region, Greece. Journal of Risk Research, 17: 1183–1206. DOI:10.1080/13669877.2013.875932.

Pisinaras V., Wei Y., Bärring L., Gemitzi A.*, 2014. Conceptualizing and assessing the effects of installation and operation of photovoltaic power plants on major hydrologic budget constituents. Science of the Total Environment, 493: 239–250. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.132

Balderacchi M.*, Benoit P., Cambier P., Eklo O.M., Gargini A., Gemitzi A., Gurel M., Klöve B., Nakic Z., Preda E., Ruzicic S., Wachniew P., Trevisan M., 2013. Groundwater pollution and quality monitoring approaches at the European level. Critical Reviews of Environmental Science and Technology, 43: 323 - 408. DOI:10.1080/10643389.2011.604259.

Gemitzi A.*, Christou O., 2013. LAN Tool: A GIS tool for the improvement of digital elevation models using drainage network attributes. Journal of Geographic Information System, 5: 325-336. DOI: 10.4236/jgis.2013.54031. 

Stefanopoulos K.*, Yang H., Gemitzi A., Tsagarakis K.P., 2013. Application of the Multi-Attribute Value Theory for Engaging Stakeholders in Groundwater Protection in the Vosvozis Catchment in Greece. Science of the Total Environment 470–471, 26–33. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.008.

Gemitzi A.* 2012. Evaluating the anthropogenic impacts on groundwaters; a methodology based on the determination of Natural Background Levels and Threshold Values. Environmental Earth Sciences, 67: 2223-2237. DOI:10.1007/s12665-012-1664-5

Gemitzi A.*, Stefanopoulos K., 2011. Evaluation of the effects of climate and man intervention on ground waters and their dependent ecosystems using time series analysis. Journal of Hydrology, 403: 130–140. DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.002

Gemitzi A.*, Falalakis G., Eskioglou P., Petalas C, 2010. Evaluating landslide susceptibility using environmental factors, fuzzy membership functions and GIS. Global NEST Journal 13: 28-40. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.000734 

Gemitzi A.*, Petalas C., Pisinaras V., Tsihrintzis V.A., 2009. Spatial prediction of nitrate pollution in groundwaters using neural networks and GIS: An application to South Rhodope aquifer (Thrace, Greece). Hydrological Processes 23 (3): 372-383.  https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7143 

Petalas C.*, Pisinaras V., Gemitzi A., Tsihrintzis V.A., Ouzounis K., 2009. Current Conditions of Saltwater Intrusion in the Coastal Rhodope Aquifer System, Northeastern Greece. Desalination 237: 22-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.12.020 

Pisinaras V., Petalas C., Gikas G., Gemitzi A., Tsihrintzis V.A.*, 2009.  Hydrological and water quality modeling in a medium-sized basin using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). Desalination 250: 274–286. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2009.09.044

Moutsopoulos K, Gemitzi A.*, Tsihrintzis V.A., 2008. Delineation of groundwater protection zones by the backward particle tracking method: theoretical background and GIS-based stochastic analysis. Environ Geology 54 (5): 1081-1090.  DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0879-3

Panilas S., Petalas C.*, Gemitzi A., 2008. The possible hydrologic effects of the proposed lignite open-cast mining in Drama lignite field, Greece. Hydrological Processes 22 (11): 1604-1617. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6729 

Gemitzi A., Tsihrintzis V.A.*, Cristou O., Petalas C., 2007: Use of GIS in siting stabilization pond facilities for domestic wastewater treatment. J Environ Management 82 (2): 155-166. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.12.022

Gemitzi A.* and Tolikas D., 2007: HYDRA model: Simulation of salt intrusion in coastal aquifers using Visual Basic and GIS. Environ Modell Software 22 (7): 924-936. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.03.007

Pisinaras V., Petalas C., Gemitzi A., Tsihrintzis V.A.*, 2007: Water quantity and quality monitoring of Kosynthos river, North-Eastern Greece. Global Nest Journal 9 (3): 259-268. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.000454

Gemitzi A.*, Tsihrintzis V.A., Voudrias V., Petalas C., Stravodimos G., 2007: Combining GIS, multicriteria evaluation techniques and fuzzy logic in siting MSW landfills. Environ Geol 51 (5): 797-811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0359-1 

Gemitzi A.*, Petalas C., Tsihrintzis V.A., Pisinaras V., 2006: Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution: a combination of GIS, fuzzy logic and decision making techniques. Environmental Geology 49: 653–673. DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-0104-1

Gemitzi A.* and Tolikas D., 2004: Development of a sharp interface model that simulates costal aquifer flow with the coupled use of G.I.S. Hydrogeology Journal, 12(3): 345-356.  DOI: 10.1007/s10040-003-0295-z

Books:

Gemitzi A., Koutsias N., Lakshmi V. 2019. Advanced Environmental Monitoring with Remote Sensing Time Series Data and R.  Boca Raton. Taylor & Francis . https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429262050 

Book Chapters:

Gemitzi A., Tsihrintzis V.A., Petalas C. 2010. Use of GIS and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Techniques in Environmental Problems. In (George A. Tsihrintzis and Lakhmi C. Jain, Eds) SMART INNOVATION, SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES: Multimedia Services in Intelligent Environments Integrated Systems Volume 3, 2010, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13396-1

Gemitzi A. 2019. Environmental Applications of Medium Resolution Remote Sensing Imaging. In (Gemitzi A., Koutsias N., Lakshmi V. eds) Advanced Environmental Monitoring with Remote Sensing Time Series Data and R.  Boca Raton. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429262050 

Fang B., Banti M., Lakshmi V., Gemitzi A., 2019. Applications of Low Resolution   Remotely Sensed Data. In (Gemitzi A., Koutsias N., Lakshmi V. eds) Advanced Environmental Monitoring with Remote Sensing Time Series Data and R.  Boca Raton. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429262050 

Gemitzi A. *, Tsihrintzis V.A., Petalas C., 2010. Use of GIS and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Techniques in Environmental Problems. In (George A. Tsihrintzis and Lakhmi C. Jain, Eds) SMART INNOVATION, SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES: Multimedia Services in Intelligent Environments Integrated Systems Volume 3, 2010, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13396-1

Κρατούνα Φ., Γκεμιτζή Α. 2021. Μεταβολές της κάλυψης γης και του αποθέματος άνθρακα βλάστησης στην Ελλάδα: μια 29ετής αξιολόγηση με βάση τα δεδομένα CORINE για την κάλυψη γης. Θέματα Δασολογίας και Διαχείρισης Περιβάλλοντος και Φυσικών Πόρων 13ος Τόμος: Κλιματική Αλλαγή στην Ανθρωπόκαινο Εποχή, σελ. 121 - 136