Biography

Dimitra Founda, Senior Researcher Ph.D. in Atmospheric Boundary Layer, M.Sc. in Meteorology, B. Sc., in Physics (University of Athens). Research interests and areas of expertise: research and development in the areas of Climatic change, Time series analysis, Climatology of Extreme Events, Urban climate, Meteorology, Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL), Turbulent flows, Wind flow over complex terrain. Participation in more than 20 International and National Research Projects. Reviewer of international scientific journals. Teaching experience on meteorology and climate change. Responsible for the historical climatic data base of IERSD/NOA.

Research Intrest

Atmospheric Boundary layer (ABL), Wind flows with emphasis on wind flow over heterogeneous terrain, Mesoscale meteorology, Atmospheric Circulations, Climate change, Analysis of climatic time series, Heat waves, Urban climate.

List of Publications
Founda D. and Giannakopoulos C.: The exceptionally hot summer of 2007 in Athens, Greece – A typical summer in the future climate? Global and Planetary Change 67, 227-236.
Founda D. : ‘Evolution of the air temperature in Athens and evidence of climatic change – A review’. Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER), Vol. 5, Number 1, 7-41,
Santamouris M., Paravantis J.A., Founda D., Kolokotsa D., Michalakakou P., Papadopoulos A.M., Kontoulis N., Tzavali A., et al.: Financial crisis and energy consumption: A household survey in Greece. Energy & Buildings, 65, 477-487.