The 'CroClimExtremes" project was presented to experts and the interested public at the "Adrion - the heart of the mountains' presentation center on 8 October 2024. The objectives of the project were presented, with a special focus on the measurements carried out in the Biokovo area in cooperation with the Biokovo Nature Park public institution. The preliminary results of the measurements carried out were also presented and the important role of the meteorological station installed near the Sky Walk was emphasized. The presentation itself was preceded by an interview by the project leader, Prof. Ivana Herceg Bulić, on the TV program 'Good morning, Croatia', which was met with great public interest. The Sky Walk weather station was also visited, the instruments were checked and the data downloaded.

Ivana and Marijana are back in action!

They presented their work in Lecce at the 7th MedCLIVAR and the 12th SISC Annual Conference. Marijana presented the results of her PhD thesis on the characteristics of Dubrovnik's urban climate under current, future and extreme conditions. Ivana spoke about the impact of ENSO on the climate variability of the North Atlantic and Europe, the contribution of certain tropical oceans and the role of the northern extratropical Atlantic as a signal amplifier realized by the local interaction between the atmosphere and the ocean.

In September 2024, our dynamic duo went back to Biokovo to gather data from the HOBO sensors installed across the mountain. Well, this job has its perks—especially for those who love mountains and long, scenic walks! 😄🏞️

This September, our team members Ivana and Marijana presented their research findings at the EMS conference in Barcelona. Their work is focused on the impacts of the extratropical North Atlantic SSTs on the ENSO signal in the North Atlantic-European region and on characteristics of dry and hot extreme events in Croatia.

Check out how hard we've been working!

In June 2024, we installed even more instruments, this time at Biokovo’s Skywalk. In addition to temperature and humidity, we're now measuring wind, precipitation, and solar radiation. You can find a graphical presentation of the data here.

In May 2024, we installed HOBO stations along a walking path on Biokovo. A total of 23 instruments were deployed to measure temperature and relative humidity at an 10 min temporal resolution. The data collected will be used to determine the characteristics of climatic conditions in such a complex terrain and, in particular, to study the characteristics of extreme weather conditions that pose a particular danger to visitors to these areas.

In February 2024, our colleagues conducted their first fieldwork, visiting Biokovo to survey the terrain and determine optimal locations for instrument installation. Photos from this trip are displayed below in the photo carousel.

The first work meeting was held on 31 January 2024 at the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science (Zagreb). Researchers from several institutions attended the meeting: the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb (PMF-Zg), the Faculty of Science, University of Split (PMF-St), the Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ), the Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade (Serbia), Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, and Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (CMRS). Co-workers discussed objectives and work planned for the first project year.