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Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

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  1. Boumaiza, R. Chesnaux, J. Walter, R.J. Lenhard, S.M. Hassanizadeh, Z. Dokou, M.Y.D. Alazaiza (2022) Predicting vertical LNAPL distribution in the subsurface under the fluctuating water table effect, Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, (online first) https://doi.org/10.1111/gwmr.12497
  2. Kourgialas, Z. Dokou (2021) Water management and salinity adaptation approaches of Avocado trees: A review for hot-summer Mediterranean climate, Agricultural Water Management, 252, 106923; doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106923
  3. K. Khadim*, Z. Dokou, A.C. Bagtzoglou, M. Yang, G.A. Lijalem, E.N. Anagnostou (2021) A numerical framework to advance agricultural water management under hydrological stress conditions in a data scarce environment, Agricultural Water Management, 254, 106947; doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106947
  4. K. Khadim*, Z. Dokou, R. Lazin, S. Moges, A.C. Bagtzoglou, E.N. Anagnostou (2020) Groundwater Modeling in Data Scarce Aquifers: The case of Gilgel-Abay, Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia, Journal of Hydrology, 590, 125214; doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125214
  5. Koukoula*, E. Nikolopoulos, Z. Dokou and E. N. Anagnostou (2020) Evaluation of global water resources reanalysis products in the Upper Blue Nile River basin, Journal of Hydrometeorology (accepted)
  6. Aryal*, Z. Dokou, R. Malla, and A.C. Bagtzoglou (2019) Design optimization of a small-scale hydropower harvesting device, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, doi.org/10.1007/s00158-019-02416-2 
  7. N. Kourgialas, G. Koubouris, Z. Dokou (2019) Optimal irrigation planning for addressing current and future water scarcity in Mediterranean tree crops, Science of the Total Environment, 654, 616-632; doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.118
  8. Tzoraki, Z. Dokou, G. Christodoulou, P. Gaganis, G.P. Karatzas (2018) Assessing the efficiency of a coastal Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) system in Cyprus. Science of the Total Environment, 626, 875-886; doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.160
  9. Pappa*, Z. Dokou and G.P. Karatzas (2018) Saltwater intrusion management using the SWI2 model: Application in the coastal aquifer of Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Desalination and Water Treatment Journal, 99, 49-58; doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2017.21550
  10. N. Kourgialas, I. Anyfanti, G.P. Karatzas, Z. Dokou (2018) An integrated method for assessing drought prone areas – Water efficiency practices for a climate resilient Mediterranean agriculture. Science of the Total Environment, 625, 1290–1300; doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.051
  11. N. Kourgialas, G.P. Karatzas, Z. Dokou, A. Kokorogiannis (2018) Groundwater footprint methodology as policy tool for balancing water needs (agriculture & tourism) in water scarce islands - The case of Crete, Greece. Science of the Total Environment, 615, 381–389; doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.308 
  12. Goumas**, Z. Dokou, G.G. Morianou, N.N. Kourgialas and G.P. Karatzas (2017) Using groundwater flow simulation of the Chania Plain area to propose a proper irrigation plan, European Water, 57, 467 - 473
  13. Siaka**, Z. Dokou and G.P. Karatzas (2017) Management of the saltwater intrusion phenomenon in the alluvial aquifer of Katapola, Amorgos, Greece, Water Science and Technology Journal, ws2017160; doi.org/10.2166/ws.2017.160 
  14. Staboultzidis**, Z. Dokou and G.P. Karatzas (2017) Capture zone delineation and protection area mapping in Agia, Crete, Greece, Environmental Processes, 4(1), 95–112; doi.og/ 10.1007/s40710-017-0221-3 
  15. Gamvroudis*, Z. Dokou, N.P. Nikolaidis and G.P. Karatzas (2017) Impacts of surface and groundwater variability response to future climate change scenarios in a large Mediterranean watershed, Environmental Earth Sciences, 76:385; doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6721-7
  16. Dokou, M.D. Dettoraki, G.P. Karatzas, E.A. Varouchakis and A. Pappa (2017). Utilizing successive linearization optimization to control the saltwater intrusion phenomenon in unconfined coastal aquifers in Crete, Greece, Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 22: 115; doi.org/10.1007/s10666-016-9529-z
  17. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas, I. Panagiotakis and D. Dermatas (2017). Groundwater modeling and remediation scenarios of a hexavalent chromium plume released from an industrial site, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 98(3), 338-346; doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1951-z
  18. Aydin-Sarikurt, Z. Dokou, N.K. Copty and G.P. Karatzas (2016) Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Enhanced DNAPL Solubilization in Saturated Porous Media, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 227:441; doi.org/10.1007/s11270-016-3136-0
  19. N. Kourgialas, Z. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas, G. Panagopoulos, P. Soupios, A. Vafidis, E. Manoutsoglou, M. Schafmeister (2016). Saltwater intrusion in an intensively irrigated agricultural area: combining density-dependent modeling and geophysical methods, Environmental Earth Sciences, 75:15; doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4856-y
  20. N. Stratis*, Z. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas, E.P. Papadopoulou, Y.G. Saridakis (2016). PTC simulations, stochastic optimization and safety strategies for groundwater pumping management: case study of the Hersonissos coastal aquifer in Crete, Applied Water Science; doi.org/10.1007/s13201-016-0438-8
  21. Dokou, V. Karagiorgi, G.P. Karatzas, N.P. Nikolaidis and N. Kalogerakis (2016). Large scale groundwater flow and hexavalent chromium transport modeling under current and future climatic conditions: The case of Asopos River Basin, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23: 5307; doi:10.1007/s11356-015-5771-1
  22. Dokou, N.N. Kourgialas and G.P. Karatzas (2015). Assessing groundwater quality in Greece based on spatial and temporal analysis, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; 187:774; doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4998-0 
  23. Athanasakis, Z. Dokou, E. Mathioudakis, P. Stratis and N. Vilanakis (2015). Combining stochastic optimization and numerical methods-software for the pumping management of coastal aquifers: Case study of a rectangular homogeneous aquifer, International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 9, 727-732.
  24. P. Karatzas, Z. Dokou (2015). Optimal management of saltwater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Malia, Crete (Greece), using particle swarm optimization, Hydrogeology Journal, 23(6), 1181-1194; doi.org/10.1007/s10040-015-1286-6
  25. N. Kourgialas, Z. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas (2015). Statistical analysis and ANN Modeling for Predicting Hydrological Extremes under Climate Change Scenarios. Journal of Environmental Management, 154, 86–101; doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.02.034
  26. Tapoglou*, I.C. Trichakis, Z. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas and N. Nikolos (2014). Groundwater level forecasting under climate change scenarios using an artificial neural network trained with particle swarm optimization. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59(6), 1225–1239; doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2013.838005   
  27. Seferou, P. Soupios, N. Kourgialas, Z. Dokou, G. Karatzas, E. Candasayar, N. Papadopoulos, V. Dimitriou, A. Sarris, M. Sauter (2013). Olive oil mill waste transport in unsaturated and saturated laboratory conditions using geophysical techniques and the FEFLOW model. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(6), 1219-1234; doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-0996-xU  
  28. Dokou, G.P. Karatzas (2013). Multi-objective optimization for free phase LNAPL recovery using evolutionary computation algorithms, Hydrological Sciences Journal 58(3), 671–685; doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2012.754103
  29. Moraetis, N.P. Nikolaidis, G.P. Karatzas, Z. Dokou, N. Kalogerakis, L. Winkel, A. Palaiogianni-Bellou (2012). Origin and mobility of hexavalent chromium in North-Eastern Attica, Greece. Applied Geochemistry, 27(6), 1170-1178; doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.03.005  
  30. Dokou and G.P. Karatzas (2012). Saltwater intrusion estimation in a karstified coastal system using density-dependent modelling and comparison with the sharp-interface approach. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 57(5), 985 – 999; doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2012.690070
  31. Dokou, G.F. Pinder (2011). Extension and field application of an integrated DNAPL source identification algorithm that utilizes stochastic modeling and a Kalman filter. Journal of Hydrology, 398(3-4), 277-291; doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.12.029U
  32. Dokou, G.F. Pinder (2009) Optimal search strategy for the definition of a DNAPL source. Journal of Hydrology, 376(3-4), 542-556; doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.07.062U