The construction of a sensor measuring extremely low frequencies (ELF) which is going to serve in the MKF program entitled “Development of a station recording Schumann Resonances and utilization of the measurements in the study of neuro-physiological and climatic parameters”, has already started. The study and the construction of the sensor has been subcontracted to the laboratory of… Read More »
Abstract The indoor air quality in the mass transportation media is not as good as expected and in many cases worse than that of the outdoor environment. Recently, following reports of the international press, much concern was expressed about the state of the indoor air quality in the metro of large metropolitan cities, especially during the warm period… Read More »
The Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences in collaboration with the Ministry of Education announced awards to students of schools operating in the affected by the summer 2007 fires areas in Greece for the best papers with the title : “The restoration and the protection of the forest after the destructive fires as the single hope for a… Read More »
The Secretary of the World Metorological Organization announced on January the international “WMO Professor Mariolopoulos Trust Fund Award”, 2008, for the best paper concerning atmospheric sciences of young scientists during the last two years. The Awards were presented by the representative of the General Secretary of WMO, Dr Elena Manaenkova, Director of Cabinet and External Relations Department, and… Read More »
European Program in collaboration with the Laboratory of Atmospheric of Physics of the University of Thessaloniki and other European Research Centers. Scientific Director: Christos Zerefos
Scientific Director: M. Sachpazi The objective of the research program Ulysse is the imaging of the subducted African plate below the SW Hellenic Trench. The research conducted by the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens in collaboration with the French University of Nice-Sofia Antipolis aims at explorating the seismogenic potential of this large mega thrust fault… Read More »
The 2006 “WMO Professor Mariolopoulos Trust Fund Award” was awarded to the following two scientists : Dr. Jeffrey Robert Knight for his paper entitled : “A Signature of Persistent Natural Thermohaline Circulation Cycles in Observed Climate” of the Hadley Centre, UK. Mr. Nikolaos Christidis for his paper entitled : “Detection of changes in temperature extremes during the second… Read More »
The 2004 “WMO Professor Mariolopoulos Trust Fund Award” was awarded to the following two scientists : Dr. Amna Jrrar for her paper entitled : “The dynamically-driven long-term trend in stratospheric ozone over northern middle latitudes” of the University of Cambridge. Dr. Michal Strizik for his paper entitled : “Remote sensing detection of atmospheric pollutants by differential absorption LIDAR… Read More »
The M-K Foundation organized the Ceremony of the “WMO Professor Mariolopoulos Trust Fund Award” for 2002, which was held on May 30, 2002 at the University of Athens. The first prize was presented by the Secretary-General of WMO, Professor G.O.P. Obasi, to the following two scientists : Dr. Francois Gheusi for his paper entitled : “Lagrangian description of… Read More »
The Foundation organized the ceremony of the “WMO Professor Mariolopoulos Trust Fund Award” for 2000, which was held on November 2, 2000 at the University of Athens. The first prize was awarded to the following two scientists : Dr. G. Myhre for his paper entitled : “New estimates of radiative forcing due to well mixed greenhouse gases” of… Read More »