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Biography

CURRICULUM VITAE

LÁSZLÓ MAKRA

He is a full professor at the Institute of Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Szeged, Hungary.

DATA OF SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATIONS
1995: PhD
2004: Habilitation

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Scientific publications in international journals : 126
Edited book: 1
Book chapter: 26
Conference publications: 66
Scientific publications, total: 429
Total Impact Factor: 82.247

RESEARCH FIELD
Background aerosol, urban air pollution, ragweed, ragweed pollen (statistics, transport, forecast), pollen climatology;

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS:
Organising 4 international scientific research expeditions (1990: China 1994: China; 1996: Indonesia; 1998: Brasil) in order to study regional background aerosol;

MEMBER IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
1977– : Hungarian Meteorological Society;
1996– : Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences;
1999– : elected member in Hungarian meteorological Society;
2001– : founding internal member in Graduate School of Environmental Sciences, University of Szeged;

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER:
1995- …: Acta Climatologica et Chorologica, Universitatis Szegediensis;
2012- …: International Journal of Biometeorology;
2013- …: Annals of West University of Timişoara, Series of Biology (Timişoara, Romania);
2013- …: Journal of Climatology;
2014- …: Archives of Otolaryngology and Rhinology;
2015- …: Science, Technology and Development;
2015-….: Journal of Natural Products Research Updates;
2015-….: Advances in Modern Oncology Research;

GUEST EDITOR IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL:
International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Special Issue: „Air Pollution”, 2007-2009;
(Impact Factor: 0.626);

EXECITUVE MEMBERSHIP
2014- : International Ragweed Society;

CONFERENCES
Lectures held at international conferences:
Honolulu (Hawaii, USA, 1999); Taipei (Taiwan, 2000); Loutraki (Greece, 2001); Istanbul (Turkey, 2001); Durban (South-Africa, 2002); Lodz (Poland, 2003); Nicosia (Cyprus, 2004); Johannesburg (South-Africa, 2005); Lucknow (India, 2005); Athens (Greece, 2006); Mexico City (Mexico, 2007); Timişoara (Romania, 2013; 2015);

HONOURS AND AWARDS
1st prize of the publication proposal of the Szegedi Academic Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, 1984; "Szabó Ervin book writing proposal", Útmutató Publisher, Special Award, 2000; SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN SCHOLARSHIP, 2001; „PRO METEOROLOGIA” award and plaque, 2002 (Ministry of Environment, Hungary); „THE FAVOURITE AWARD”, 2003 (Travelling prize for the best professor in geography selected by the students.); „GOLD CHALK AWARD”, 2005 (Prize for the best professor, University of Szeged, Faculty of Science); Societas Scientarium Savariensis, elected full member, 2005;

Szeged, December 18, 2016

Activities

Employment (5)

University of Szeged: Hódmezővásárhely, HU

2016-09-01 to present | full professor (Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Economics and Rural Development)
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University of Szeged: Hódmezővásárhely, HU

2015-01-01 to 2016-08-31 | associate professor (Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Economics and Rural Development)
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University of Szeged: Szeged, HU

1996-09-01 to 2014-12-31 | associate professor (Department of Climatology and Landscape Ecology)
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University of Szeged: Szeged, HU

1979-09-01 to 1996-08-31 | lecturer (Department of Climatology and Landscape Ecology)
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László Makra

University of Szeged: Szeged, HU

1976-09-01 to 1979-08-31 | assistant professor (Department of Climatology)
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Education and qualifications (1)

József Attila University: Szeged, HU

1971-09-01 to 1976-06-30 | Secondary school teacher on mathematics and geography (Faculty of Science)
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Works (50 of 58)

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Complex development analysis of the disadvantaged settlements of the Kistelek district in Southern Hungary

Studia Mundi – Economica
2024-12-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Helga Kovács; László Makra; Balázs Duray; Levente Komarek
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Forecasting daily total pollen concentrations on a global scale

Allergy
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: László Makra; Luca Coviello; Andrea Gobbi; Giuseppe Jurman; Cesare Furlanello; Mauro Brunato; Lewis H. Ziska; Jeremy J. Hess; Athanasios Damialis; Maria Pilar Plaza Garcia et al.
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Tackling ragweed: The International Ragweed Society held its 2022 world conference in Budapest

Ecocycles
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: László Makra
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Tackling ragweed: The International Ragweed Society held its 2022 world conference in Budapest

Ecocycles
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: László Makra
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SPAD values, as well as sugar- and capsaicin content in different varieties of outdoor peppers

Columella : Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
2022-07-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ferenc Lantos; László Makra; Kati Mike; Ingrid Gyalai
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Comparison of an automated classification system with an empirical classification of circulation patterns over the Pannonian basin, Central Europe

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
2019-08-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Panagiotis Maheras; Konstantia Tolika; Ioannis Tegoulias; Christina Anagnostopoulou; Klicász Szpirosz; Csaba Károssy; László Makra
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Technical note. Improving the microclimate of a rabbit house: thermal insulation and air handling

World Rabbit Science
2019-03-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Karoly Bodnár; Gabor Bodnár; Laszlo Makra; Andrea Fülöp; Zoltan Farkas; Zoltan Csépe; Zoltan Istvan Privóczki
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Biogeographical estimates of allergenic pollen transport over regional scales: Common ragweed and Szeged, Hungary as a test case

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84958292098

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Tusnády, G.; Wang, Y.; Csépe, Z.; Bozóki, Z.; Nyúl, L.G.; Erostyák, J.; Bodnár, K.; Sümeghy, Z. et al.
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Modelling the introduction and spread of non-native species: international trade and climate change drive ragweed invasion

Global Change Biology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84979900459

Contributors: Chapman, D.S.; Makra, L.; Albertini, R.; Bonini, M.; Páldy, A.; Rodinkova, V.; Šikoparija, B.; Weryszko-Chmielewska, E.; Bullock, J.M.
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Role of education and skills in Eco-Tourism in Szeged, Hungary. A questionnaire-based study

Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84966415356

Contributors: Mihály, P.D.; Ionel, I.; Makra, L.; Csépe, Z.; Matyasovszky, I.; Sümeghy, Z.; Tusnády, G.
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The history of ragweed in the world

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84926395743

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Hufnagel, L.; Tusnády, G.
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A new approach used to explore associations of current Ambrosia pollen levels with current and past meteorological elements

International Journal of Biometeorology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938954490

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.; Csépe, Z.; Deák, Á.J.; Pál-Molnár, E.; Fülöp, A.; Tusnády, G.
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Anthropogenic Air Pollution in Ancient Times

History of Toxicology and Environmental Health: Toxicology in Antiquity
2014 | Book
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2-s2.0-84942785262

Contributors: Makra, L.
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Association of allergic rhinitis or asthma with pollen and chemical pollutants in Szeged, Hungary, 1999-2007

International Journal of Biometeorology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84903734590

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Bálint, B.; Csépe, Z.
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Plants remember past weather: a study for atmospheric pollen concentrations of Ambrosia, Poaceae and Populus

Theoretical and Applied Climatology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84942363915

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.; Csépe, Z.; Sümeghy, Z.; Deák, Á.J.; Pál-Molnár, E.; Tusnády, G.
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Predicting daily ragweed pollen concentrations using Computational Intelligence techniques over two heavily polluted areas in Europe

Science of the Total Environment
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84893475521

Contributors: Csépe, Z.; Makra, L.; Voukantsis, D.; Matyasovszky, I.; Tusnády, G.; Karatzas, K.; Thibaudon, M.
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Ragweed in eastern Europe

Invasive Species and Global Climate Change
2014 | Book
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2-s2.0-84927797374

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Deák, A.J.
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Thermodynamic study of atmospheric corrosion seasonal kinetic, based on sun photometer data | Termodinamičko proučavanje sezonske kinetike atmosferske korozije, na osnovu fotometrijskog odred{stroke}ivanja tlaka vodene pare

Tehnicki Vjesnik
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84899659365

Contributors: Calinoiu, D.-G.; Ionel, I.; Ševaljević, M.; Pavlović, M.; Makra, L.; Vetres, I.; Trif-Tordai, G.
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Weather elements, chemical air pollutants and airborne pollen influencing asthma emergency room visits in Szeged, Hungary: performance of two objective weather classifications

International Journal of Biometeorology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938956805

Contributors: Makra, L.; Puskás, J.; Matyasovszky, I.; Csépe, Z.; Lelovics, E.; Bálint, B.; Tusnády, G.
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Climate sensitivity of allergenic taxa in Central Europe associated with new climate change related forces

Science of the Total Environment
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84869217952

Contributors: Deák, T.J.; Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Csépe, Z.; Muladi, B.
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The effect of different transport modes on urban PM<inf>10</inf> levels in two European cities

Science of the Total Environment
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84877144696

Contributors: Makra, L.; Ionel, I.; Csépe, Z.; Matyasovszky, I.; Lontis, N.; Popescu, F.; Sümeghy, Z.
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Association of allergic asthma emergency room visits with the main biological and chemical air pollutants

Science of the Total Environment
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84862749960

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Bálint, B.
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Associations between weather conditions and ragweed pollen variations in Szeged, Hungary

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84875789688

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.; Csépe, Z.
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Estimating extreme daily pollen loads for Szeged, Hungary using previous-day meteorological variables

Aerobiologia
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880702056

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.
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The influence of extreme high and low temperatures and precipitation totals on pollen seasons of Ambrosia, Poaceae and Populus in Szeged, southern Hungary

Grana
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84866655320

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Páldy, A.; Deák, Á.J.
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Assessment of the daily ragweed pollen concentration with previous-day meteorological variables using regression and quantile regression analysis for Szeged, Hungary

Aerobiologia
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80051697524

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.
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Autoregressive modelling of daily ragweed pollen concentrations for Szeged in Hungary

Theoretical and Applied Climatology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955113065

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.
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Estimating the daily poaceae pollen concentration in Hungary by linear regression conditioning on weather types

Grana
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80053260897

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.; Guba, Z.; Pátkai, Z.; Páldy, A.; Sümeghy, Z.
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Forecasting ragweed pollen characteristics with nonparametric regression methods over the most polluted areas in Europe

International Journal of Biometeorology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955010138

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Thibaudon, M.; Bonini, M.
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Monitoring the long-range transport effects on urban PM10 levels using 3D clusters of backward trajectories

Atmospheric Environment
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79954603829

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Guba, Z.; Karatzas, K.; Anttila, P.
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Multivariate analysis of respiratory problems and their connection with meteorological parameters and the main biological and chemical air pollutants

Atmospheric Environment
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79959758268

Contributors: Matyasovszky, I.; Makra, L.; Bálint, B.; Guba, Z.; Sümeghy, Z.
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Trends in the characteristics of allergenic pollen circulation in central Europe based on the example of Szeged, Hungary

Atmospheric Environment
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-81155159729

Contributors: Makra, L.; Matyasovszky, I.; Deák, T.J.
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Airborne pollen in three European cities: Detection of atmospheric circulation pathways by applying three-dimensional clustering of backward trajectories

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79251571148

Contributors: Makra, L.; Sánta, T.; Matyasovszky, I.; Damialis, A.; Karatzas, K.; Bergmann, K.-C.; Vokou, D.
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Effect of evapotranspiration parameterisation on the Palmer Drought Severity Index

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77951622159

Contributors: Horváth, S.; Szép, I.J.; Makra, L.; Mika, J.; Pajtók-Tari, I.; Utasi, Z.
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Variations of traffic related air pollution on different time scales in Szeged, Hungary and Freiburg, Germany

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77951249923

Contributors: Makra, L.; Mayer, H.; Mika, J.; Sánta, T.; Holst, J.
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Apphlication of a dispersion model for szeged, a medium sized hungarian city: a case study

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-68149160038

Contributors: Gyöngyösi, A.Z.; Weidinger, T.; Makra, L.; Baranka, G.
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Comparison of objective air-mass types and the Péczely weather types and their ability to classify levels of air pollutants in Szeged, Hungary

International Journal of Environment and Pollution
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-57349159602

Contributors: Makra, L.; Mika, J.; Bartzokas, A.; Béczi, R.; Sümeghy, Z.
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The behaviour of the multi-layer perceptron and the support vector regression learning methods in the prediction of NO and NO <inf>2</inf> concentrations in Szeged, Hungary

Neural Computing and Applications
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-59449098688

Contributors: Juhos, I.; Makra, L.; Tóth, B.
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Wine quantity and quality variations in relation to climatic factors in the Tokaj (Hungary) winegrowing region

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-70349494394

Contributors: Makra, L.; Vitányi, B.; Gál, A.; Mika, J.; Matyasovszky, I.; Hirsch, T.
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Forecasting of traffic origin NO and NO<inf>2</inf> concentrations by Support Vector Machines and neural networks using Principal Component Analysis

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-53349162039

Contributors: Juhos, I.; Makra, L.; Tóth, B.
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Influences of meteorological parameters and biological and chemical air pollutants on the incidence of asthma and rhinitis

Climate Research
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-54849425550

Contributors: Makra, L.; Tombácz, S.; Bálint, B.; Sümeghy, Z.; Sánta, T.; Hirsch, T.
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Relationship between the Péczely's large-scale weather types and air pollution levels in Szeged, Southern Hungary

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34347380386

Contributors: Makra, L.; Mika, J.; Bartzokas, A.; Sümeghy, Z.
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Relationship between the Péczely's large-scale weather types and airborne pollen grain concentrations for Szeged, Hungary

Grana
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33947243461

Contributors: Makra, L.; Juhász, M.; Mika, J.; Bartzokas, A.; Béczi, R.; Súmeghy, Z.
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An objective classification system of air mass types for Szeged, Hungary, with special attention to plant pollen levels

International Journal of Biometeorology
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33745917416

Contributors: Makra, L.; Juhász, M.; Mika, J.; Bartzokas, A.; Béczi, R.; Sümeghy, Z.
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An objective classification system of air mass types for Szeged, Hungary, with special interest in air pollution levels

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33344468635

Contributors: Makra, L.; Mika, J.; Bartzokas, A.; Béczi, R.; Borsos, E.; Sümeghy, Z.
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20th century variations of the soil moisture content in East-Hungary in connection with global warming

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-13144302934

Contributors: Makra, L.; Mika, J.; Horváth, S.
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Selections from the history of environmental pollution, with special attention to air pollution. Part 2: From medieval times to the 19th century

International Journal of Environment and Pollution
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-21344460501

Contributors: Brimblecombe, P.; Makra, L.
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The history and impacts of airborne Ambrosia (Asteraceae) pollen in Hungary

Grana
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-15044360657

Contributors: Makra, L.; Juhász, M.; Béczi, R.; Borsos, E.
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The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) as an indicator of soil moisture

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-13144285670

Contributors: Mika, J.; Horváth, S.; Makra, L.; Dunkel, Z.
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Air stress and air quality indices

Meteorologische Zeitschrift
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33344478627

Contributors: Mayer, H.; Makra, L.; Kalberlah, F.; Ahrens, D.; Reuter, U.
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Peer review (109 reviews for 25 publications/grants)

Review activity for Aerobiologia. (2)
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Review activity for Air quality, atmosphere & health. (1)
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Review activity for Applied sciences. (1)
Review activity for Asia Pacific journal of tourism research. (1)
Review activity for Atmosphere. (14)
Review activity for Climatic change. (1)
Review activity for Ecological indicators. (2)
Review activity for Electronics. (1)
Review activity for Environmental monitoring and assessment. (1)
Review activity for Forests. (3)
Review activity for Global change biology. (1)
Review activity for International journal of biometeorology. (3)
Review activity for International journal of biometeorology. (14)
Review activity for International journal of environmental research and public health (13)
Review activity for Meteorology and atmospheric physics. (3)
Review activity for Plants. (1)
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Review activity for Remote sensing. (3)
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