Impacts of Medicanes on Geomorphology and Infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Case of Medicane Ianos and the Ionian Islands in Western Greece
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Medicane Ianos
4. Data and Methods
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Diakakis, M.; Mavroulis, S.; Filis, C.; Lozios, S.; Vassilakis, E.; Naoum, G.; Soukis, K.; Konsolaki, A.; Kotsi, E.; Theodorakatou, D.; et al. Impacts of Medicanes on Geomorphology and Infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Case of Medicane Ianos and the Ionian Islands in Western Greece. Water 2023, 15, 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061026
Diakakis M, Mavroulis S, Filis C, Lozios S, Vassilakis E, Naoum G, Soukis K, Konsolaki A, Kotsi E, Theodorakatou D, et al. Impacts of Medicanes on Geomorphology and Infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Case of Medicane Ianos and the Ionian Islands in Western Greece. Water. 2023; 15(6):1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061026
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiakakis, Michalis, Spyridon Mavroulis, Christos Filis, Stylianos Lozios, Emmanuel Vassilakis, Giorgos Naoum, Konstantinos Soukis, Aliki Konsolaki, Evelina Kotsi, Dimitra Theodorakatou, and et al. 2023. "Impacts of Medicanes on Geomorphology and Infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Case of Medicane Ianos and the Ionian Islands in Western Greece" Water 15, no. 6: 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061026
APA StyleDiakakis, M., Mavroulis, S., Filis, C., Lozios, S., Vassilakis, E., Naoum, G., Soukis, K., Konsolaki, A., Kotsi, E., Theodorakatou, D., Skourtsos, E., Kranis, H., Gogou, M., Spyrou, N. I., Katsetsiadou, K.-N., & Lekkas, E. (2023). Impacts of Medicanes on Geomorphology and Infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Case of Medicane Ianos and the Ionian Islands in Western Greece. Water, 15(6), 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061026