Hours/year

Code

Author

Course

Lectures

Practice

ECTS

Obligatory courses:

76701

Z. Pasarić

Data Analysis in Geophysics

30

15

12

76702

D. Herak and B. Grisogono

Seminar in Geophysics I

30

0

20

77703

M. Herak and M. Orlić

Seminar in Geophysics II

60

0

40

Supplementary courses:

77704

D. Koračin and Z. Bencetić Klaić

Atmospheric Modeling

45

30

12

77705

Z. Bencetić Klaić

Selected Lectures in Atmospheric Physics

30

15

9

77706

B. Grisogono

Selected Chapters in Atmospheric Turbulence

30

15

9

77707

V. Grubišić and B. Grisogono

Mesoscale Meteorology

30

15

9

77708

M. Orlić

Dynamical Oceanography

45

15

12

77709

D. Degobbis and R. Precali

Physical and Chemical Properties of Seawater

30

15

9

77710

Z. Pasarić and G. Beg Paklar

Selected Topics in Physical Oceanography

30

15

9

77801

D. Herak

Physics of the Earth's Interior

45

15

15

77802

M. Herak

Physics of the Earthquake Source

45

15

15

77803

B. Tomljenović

Seismotectonic Parameters and Earthquake Magnitude

30

15

9

77804

M. Herak

Selected Chapters of Seismology

30

15

9

77805

F. Šumanovac

Selected Chapters of Geophysical Exploration

30

15

9

77906

G. Verbanac

Planetary Magnetism

20

20

9

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Data Analysis in Geophysics

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME: Dr. Zoran Pasarić, assistant professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUE: lectures+practice (30+15)

ECTS: 12

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

To become familiar with ideas and problems related to time series and spatial fields. To develop a skill for the time domain vs. frequency domain and space domain vs. wave number domain reasoning. To become able to apply various methods for analyzing time series or spatial fields in practice and interpret obtained results.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Auxiliary results from linear algebra: matrices, eigen values, reduction to diagonal form, singular value decomposition, method of least squares. Multiple linear regression and correlation. Empirical orthogonal functions (EOF). Objective analysis: polynomial fitting, objective interpolation. Time series, spatial fields: a) deterministic theory: linear systems, Fourier transform, discrete sampling, aliasing, digital filters; b) stochastic theory in frequency domain as well as in the domain of wave numbers: linear systems with stochastic input, power spectra and cross-spectra of stationary stochastic processes, linear model with noise; d) wavelets.

Exercises will comprise the implementation of various methods on computer. These will be used to analyze real or artificial (computer generated) data.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Attendance of lectures and exercises.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Bendat, S. J., Piersol, G. A. (2000): Random Data Analysis and Measurement Procedures. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Emery, W. J., Thomson, E. R. (1998): Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography. Pergamon, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford.

2.      Hamming, R. W. (1977): Digital Filters. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

3.      Koopmans, H. L. (1995): The Spectral Analysis of Time Series. Academic Press, San Diego.

4.      Papoulis, A. (1977): Signal Analysis. McGraw-Hill, Auckland.

5.      Papoulis, A. (1984): Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes. McGraw-Hill, Auckland.

6.      Press, H. W., Teukolsky, A. S., Vetterling, T. W., Flannery, P. B. (2001): Numerical Recipes in Fortran 77, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

7.      Priestly, M. B. (1981): Spectral Analysis of Time Series, Academic Press, London.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

The exam consists of a) writing a computer program and applying it to some real data and b) oral part.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Seminar in Geophysics I

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Davorka Herak, associate professor, Dr. Branko Grisogono, full professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: seminars (30)

ECTS: 20

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Understanding of nature, theory, observations and modeling of geophysical processes. Presentations of various relevant scientific results and research.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Choices of geophysical research topics, selection of relevant literature, following geophysical seminars of other scientists and presentations of own seminars.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Selection of research area, extended discussions, preparations of own seminars. Setting up scientific hypotheses, methods and data analyses.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

In accordance with the student and supervisor.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

About 10 scientifically relevant papers. Numerous web-sites.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

Active attendance to the seminars. Presentation of own seminar.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Seminar in Geophysics II

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Marijan Herak, full professor, Dr. Mirko Orlić, full professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: seminars (60)

ECTS: 40

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Understanding of nature, theory, observations and modeling of geophysical processes. Presentations of various relevant scientific results and research.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Choices of geophysical research topics, selection of relevant literature, following geophysical seminars of other scientists and presentations of own seminars.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Selection of research area, extended discussions, preparations of own seminars. Setting up scientific hypotheses, methods and data analyses.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

In accordance with the student and supervisor.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

About 20 scientifically relevant papers. Numerous web-sites.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

Active attendance to the seminars. Presentation of own seminar.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Atmospheric Modeling

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Darko Koračin, research professor, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, USA

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+practice (45+30)

ECTS: 12

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

The main goal of the course is to educate students in the area of atmospheric and dispersion modeling and prepare them for independent development, modification, and application of computer programs and models.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

The main objective of the course is to present the basic concepts of Atmospheric and Dispersion Modeling on a variety of spatial scales (microscale, mesoscale, regional, and large-scale domains). Mathematical formalism of the model, physical parameterizations, and numerical solutions of the model equations is elaborated on.  Predictability and chaos as well as stochastic processes of the modeling systems are discussed during the course. Topics also include descriptions of dispersion models of different complexities and their use in basic research and applications.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Students are obligated to attend classes, submit assigned homeworks, attend seminars, and work on an assigned term project.  For the term project, students are required to work in teams.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      R. Pielke (2001): Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling. Academic Press, 2nd Edition.

2.      R. Stull (1997): Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2nd Edition.

1.      3. H.C. Rodean (1996): Stochastic Lagrangian Models of Turbulent Diffusion, Meteorological Monographs, American Meteorological Society, Boston.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

The last class before the examination includes a review session to guide students in the preparation for the final examination. The examination consists of written and oral components. For the oral part, students are required to prepare and give a presentation on an assigned topic.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Selected Lectures in Atmospheric Physics

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Zvjezdana Bencetić Klaić, associate professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+seminar (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

To attain knowledge in the dynamics of the upper troposphere and stratosphere. To recognize stratosphere-troposphere interactions and their consequences.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Advances in the understanding of extratropical cyclones. The role of the cyclone-scale eddies in the general circulation of the atmosphere. Blocking. Processes contributing to the rapid development of extratropical cyclones. Orographic cyclogenesis. Upper-level fronts, jet streams, and the tropopause. Stratosphere-troposphere exchange, stratospheric intrusion.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Active class attendance; individual presentations (seminars) of scientific papers on the recent research of the dynamics of the upper troposphere/stratosphere and their interactions.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Newton C. E., Holopainen E. O. (1990): Extratropical cyclones. The Eric Palmen memorial   volume. American Meteorological Society, Boston.

2.      Bluestein, H. B. (1993): Synoptic-dynamic meteorology in midlatitudes. Vol. II, Observations and theory of weather systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

3.      Holton, J. R. (1995): Stratosphere-troposphere exchange. Rew. Geophys., 33, pp 403-439.

4.      Cox, B. D., Bithell, M., Gray, L. J. (1995): A general circulation model study of a tropopause-folding event at middle latitudes. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 121, pp 883-910.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

Recent scientific papers on the upper troposphere/stratosphere dynamics and their interactions.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

Observation of the level of the student’s interest and activity during the course duration; oral exam and successful presentation of the assigned scientific paper.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Selected Chapters in Atmospheric Turbulence

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Branko Grisogono, full professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+practice+seminar (30+10+5)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Understanding of nature, theory and modeling of atmospheric turbulence. Extending knowledge about mesoscale and microscale dynamics. Analytical and numerical modeling of turbulent processes in geophysical flows.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Flow micro-scale instabilities. Small-scale circulations and vorticity. Atmospheric boundary layers. Turbulence and closure problems. Turbulent kinetic and potential energy prediction. Monin-Obukhov length scale modifications. Spectral aspects of turbulent flows. Reynolds stress tensor prediction. Modeling transport, dispersion and diffusion in the atmosphere. Local circulations revisited. Atmospheric dynamics and parameterizations of micro-scale processes in NWP & climate models. Improved Prandtl model for inclined boundary layers. 

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Extended discussions in class. Homework assignments and reading scientific papers. Group work and reports. Follow up and discussion of current mesoscale and local weather phenomena (TV, www, etc.). Choice of students' area of expertise possibly leading toward final exam topic.

-Anonymous course evaluation after ~1/3 of the course time has passed.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Stull, R.B. (1988): An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 666 pp.

2.      Baklanov, A. and B. Grisogono (Eds.) (2007): Atmospheric Boundary Layers Nature, Theory and Applications to Environmental Modelling and Security. Springer, 241 pp.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Kundu, P.K. and I.M. Cohen (2002): Fluid Mechanics. Academic Press, 2nd ed.

2.      Lesieur, M. (1997): Turbulence in Fluids. Kluwer (3rd edition), Dordrecht.

3.      Pedlosky, J. (1987): Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. Springer-Verlag, New York.

4.      -About 10 scientifically relevant papers pertaining to the course subject.

5.      -Numerous web-sites.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

Written home assignments, successfully presented written and oral reports (seminars) and final oral examination (possibly specialized toward the student's particular interest).

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Mesoscale Meteorology

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Vanda Grubišić, full professor, Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, Faculty of Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+practice (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Gaining knowledge of atmospheric mesoscale processes, their dynamic structure, observational methods and techniques, numerical modeling and predictability.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Orographically induced mesoscale processes. Internal gravity waves. Mountain waves. Linear approximation and nonlinear processes. Windward airflow deformation. Orographic precipitation. Lee side circulations. Lee side cyclogenesis. Thermal circulation in complex terrain.

Mesoscale precipitation systems.

Mesoscale observations. Satellites, radars, lidars, surface mesonetworks. Aircraft observations. Data analysis.

Numerical modeling of mesoscale processes. Predictability.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Class attendance, homework, seminar and a class project.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Baines, P.G. (1995): Topographic Effects in Stratified Flows. Cambridge University Press, New York.

2.      Blumen, W. (editor) (1990): Atmospheric Processes over Complex Terrain. Amer. Meteor. Soc.

3.      Bougeault, P., R.A. Houze, Jr., R. Rotunno, and H. Volkert (editors) (2003): Special MAP issue of the Quartertly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

4.      Houze, R. A. (1993): Cloud Dynamics. Academic Press, San Diego.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Gill, A.E. (1982): Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics. Academic Press, New York.

2.      Grubišić, V., and co-authors (2008): Terran-induced Rotor Experiment, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 89, 1513-1533.

3.      Smith, R. B. (1979): The influence of mountains on the atmosphere. Adv. Geophys., 21 87-230.

4.      Volkert, H., C. Schär, and R. B. Smith (2007): MAP Findings, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 133, 809-967.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Written + Oral Exam

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Dynamical Oceanography

AUTHOR OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Mirko Orlić, full professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+practice (45+15)

ECTS: 12

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Geophysical investigations include empirical, theoretical and modeling approach. The present course aims at improving an understanding of physical processes in the sea based on theoretical methods, and it builds on the similar undergraduate and graduate courses.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Quasi-steady currents. Elementary current system. Wind-driven currents in the ocean (Sverdrup, Stommel, Munk). Wind-driven currents in inland seas (Weenink, Felzenbaum, Welander). Thermohaline circulation – inside inland basins and between the inland and open seas (estuarine circulation, inverse estuarine circulation).

Free waves. General case of oscillations in rotating stratified fluid. High-frequency surface waves. Low-frequency shallow-water waves. Internal waves. Topographic effects.

Forced waves. Analytical solutions for schematised oceans and inland seas: tides, response of the sea to the atmospheric forcing, seasonal variability. Resonant forcing of the sea.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Attending the classes, solving the problems posed.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Bowden K. F. (1983): Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters. Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester.

2.      Gill A. E. (1982): Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics. Academic Press, New York.

3.      Pedlosky J. (1987): Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (Second Edition). Springer Verlag, New York.

4.      Warren B. A. and C. Wunsch (Eds) (1981): Evolution of Physical Oceanography - Scientific Surveys in Honour of Henry Stommel. MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Csanady G. T. (1982): Circulation in the Coastal Ocean. D. Reidel, Dordrecht.

2.      LeBlond P. H. and L. A. Mysak (1978): Waves in the Ocean. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

3.      Pedlosky J. (1996): Ocean Circulation Theory. Springer, Berlin.

4.      Philander S. G. (1990): El Nino, La Nina, and the Southern Oscillation. Academic Press, San Diego.

5.      Siedler G., J. Church and J. Gould (2001): Ocean Circulation and Climate. Academic Press, San Diego.

6.      Simons T. J. (1980): Circulation models of lakes and inland seas. Canadian Bulletins of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 203, pp. 1-146.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Written and oral.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Physical and Chemical Properties of Seawater

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Danilo Degobbis, research adviser and Dr. Robert Precali, senior research associate, "Ruđer Bošković" Institute, Center for Marine Research (CMR), Rovinj

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+practice (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Introduction to mechanisms of undesirable phenomena in the sea (anthropogenic eutrophication, mucilage events) due to composition changes of some chemical constituents of the seawater combined with meteorological, climatic and physical oceanographic fluctuations.

The intention is to encourage students to develop a broad approach designing hypotheses and aims of research, and, consequently to be qualified to participate in multidisciplinary research projects, that generally have a priority for financial support. In fact, in the framework of this course it will highlight the synergistic effect of changes in some chemical and physical processes to favour biological phenomena that threat the marine ecosystem equilibrium.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Lectures: Geochemical model of the seawater composition, major constituents and Dittmar's rule, definitions of salinity and measuring methods, salinity distributions in ocean and estuarine areas.

Density of seawater calculated from temperature and salinity data, processes of stratification of seawater column and their role in vertical transport of matter.

Gases, carbon systems, role of CO2 exchange between atmosphere and ocean in the global warming process.

 Minor elements, organic matter, pollutants, pollution and contamination of the Adriatic Sea.

Nutrient cycles and their role in the eutrophication process and excessive mucous aggregations (mucilage phenomenon), mechanisms of eutrophication and mucilage events in the northern Adriatic.

Practice: Research vessel - cruise planning, station positioning, sampling and sample storage, in situ measure of physical parameters, determination of physical and chemical parameters in the aboard laboratory.

Land laboratory - data bases, import of data into the base, statistical and graphical analysis in ODV and other programs.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

The teachers will be at disposal for additional consultations and will attend to the student activity by means of personal contacts.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Lalli, C. M., Parsons T. R. (1997): Biological Oceanography – An Introduction, 2nd ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, GB.

2.      Millero, F. J. (1996): Chemical Oceanography, 2nd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton (there is a new edition in 2005., although without significance changes in the topics of interest).

3.      Pilson, M. E. Q. (1998): An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Sea, Prentice Hall, Upper Sadle River, NJ.(The books are available in the IRB library in Zagreb or Rovinj. The students will get detailed instruction how to use them.)

4.      Degobbis, D., Precali, R., Ivančić, I., Smodlaka, N., Fuks, D., Kveder, S. (2000): Long-term changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem related to anthropogenic eutrophication. Int. J. Envir. Poll., 13(1-6), 495-533 (available in electronic form).

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

The most recent scientific publication (books, technical reports, papers) according to the student preferences and interest.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Oral in Rovinj or Zagreb.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Selected Topics in Physical Oceanography

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME: Dr. Zoran Pasarić, assistant professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb and Dr. Gordana Beg Paklar, assistant professor, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split.

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures+practice (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

By analyzing numerical solutions of the shallow water equations, students will get a feeling for related problems and limitations, as well as for interplay between “physics” and “numerics”. Through the basic characteristics, possibilities and limitations of one of the most widely used oceanographic model – Princeton Ocean Model (POM), students will get a background of the numerical modeling techniques. Application examples will provide an insight into the standard requirements and problems during model setup and simulations, as well as a background of the methods used for verification and presentation of the model results.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Numerical modeling of the sea dynamics. Basic equations, discretization, finite differences, convergence, stability, analysis of numerical schemes for the shallow water equations. Typical approximations, boundary conditions, classification of the models. Princeton Ocean Model (POM). Verification of the model through comparison with analytical solutions. Application of the POM to the whole Adriatic and to the selected coastal area. Investigation of the relationship between wind- and buoyancy-driven dynamics.

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Class attendance. Students will perform numerical simulations with POM for simple examples in idealized basins with schematized forcing.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Mesinger F. (1976): Dinamička meteorologija. Građevinska knjiga, Beograd.

2.      Mellor G. L. (1996): Introduction to Physical Oceanography. Springer, New York.

3.      Mellor G. L. (1998): User Guide for a Three-dimensional, Primitive Equation, Numerical Ocean Model. Princeton University, Princeton.

4.      Mellor G. L. and T. Yamada (1982): Development of a turbulence closure model for geophysical fluid problems. Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 20, pp. 851-875.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Griffies S. (2004): Fundamentals of ocean climate models. Princeton University Press, Princeton, USA.

2.      Chassignet E. P. and J. Verron (1998): Ocean Modeling and Parametrization, NATO Science Series C: Mathematical and Physical Science – Vol. 516, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Cambridge.

3.       Ramming H. G. and Z. Kowalik (1980): Numerical Modelling of Marine Hydrodynamics. Elsevier Oceanography Series 26. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Oral exam and successfully completed simulation with POM model in an idealized basin with simple forcing.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Physics of the Earth’s Interior

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Davorka Herak, associate professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures and practice (45+15)

ECTS: 15

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Understanding of propagation of volume waves in the heterogeneous medium. Realisation of influence of scattering and attenuation on propagation of volume waves and generation of coda waves. Realisation of influence of anisotropy on propagation of volume waves. Understanding of generation of free oscillations of a layered sphere.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Propagation of volume waves in the heterogeneous medium. Scattering and attenuation of volume waves. Coda waves. Anisotropy in the Earth. Free oscillations of a layered sphere.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

class attendance, project

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Aki, K. And Richards, P. G. (2002): Quantitative seismology, University Science Books, Sausalito, 700 pp.

2.      Lapwood, E.R. and Usami, T. (1981): Free oscillations of the Earth, Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, 243 pp.

3.      Sato, H. and M. C. Fehler (1998): Seismic wave propagation and scattering in the heterogeneous Earth, Springer-Verlag, New York, 308 pp.

4.      Stein, S. and Wysession, M. (2003): An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and Earth structure, Blackwell Publishing, 498 pp.

5.      Lowrie, W. (2007): Fundamentals of Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 381 pp.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1. Fowler, C.M.R. (2009): The Solid Earth, Cambridge University Press, 685 pp.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

oral exam.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Physics of the Earthquake Source

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Marijan Herak, full professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures + practice (45+15)

ECTS: 15

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Student gains knowledge on kinematics and dynamics of seismic sources, and ability to estimate basic source parameters (static seismic moment, corner frequency, stress-drop, high-frequency asymptotes…) using spectral analyses of seismograms.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Elastic rebound theory. Energy of deformation prior to the earthquake. Faults and fractures. Representation of the seismic source. Simple example of slip on the fault. Analyses of displacement discontinuity. Kinematics of seismic source (far-filed). Seismic spectrum at low frequencies. Dynamics of rupture. Seismic moment. Seismic moment tensor. Estimation of seismic moment. Volumetric sources. Basic theory and examples. Far-field kinematics. Inhomogeneous isotropic media. Unilateral fracture. Nucleation, spreading, and stoppage of fracture. Near-field source kinematics.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION: class attendance, seminar

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Aki, K., Richards, P. G. (2002): Quantitative seismology (2nd Ed.), University Science Books, Sausalito.

2.      Pujol, J. (2003): Elastic Wave Propagation and Generation in Seismology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

3.      Ben Menahem, A., Singh, B. A. (1981): Seismic Waves and Sources. Springer-Verlag, New York.

4.      Brune, J. N. (1970): Tectonic stress and the spectra of seismic shear waves from earthguakes. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vo1. 75, 4997-5009.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Stein, S., Wysession, M. (2003): An introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure, Blackwell publishing.

2.      Bullen, K. E., Bolt, B. A. (1985): An introduction to the theory of seismology. Cambridge University Press.

3.      Jost, M. L., Herrmann, R. B. (1989): A student's guide to and review of moment tensors. Seismological Research Letters, Vo1. 60, No. 2, 37-57.

4.      Fowler, C.M.R. (2009): The Solid Earth, Cambridge University Press, 685 pp.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Seminar work, oral exam.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Seismotectonic Parameters and Earthquake Magnitude

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Bruno Tomljenović, associate professor, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures + practice (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Student gains knowledge on existing relationships between seismotectonic parameters and earthquake magnitude published in textbooks and scientific publications.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Earthquake cycle: “classical” and alternative models. What controls ruptures: asperities, barriers and characteristic earthquakes. Displacement variations along a fault, fault growth and fault segmentation. Relations between fault length, tectonic activity and maximal earthquake magnitude. Presentation of keynote examples from Croatia, circum-Mediterranean area and worldwide.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION: class attendance, seminar

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Stein, S., Wysession, M. (2003): An introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure, Blackwell publishing.

2.      Wells, D.L. & Coppersmith, K.J. (1994): New empirical Relationships among Magnitude, Rupture Length, Rupture Width, Rupture Area, and Surface Displacement.- Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., Vol. 84, No. 4, 974-1002.

3.      Burbank, D.W & Anderson, R.S. (2001): Tectonic Geomorphology.- Blackwell Publishing.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: oral exam.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Selected Chapters of Seismology

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Marijan Herak, full professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures + practice (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Student gains competence and skills related to selected problems of seismology. The problems are chosen in agreement with the lecturer according to the student’s preferences and scientific interests.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

The programme is defined on the basis of chosen subjects. Some of the themes are: propagation of elastic waves in anisotropic media, inverse problems in seismology, surface waves and free oscillations of the Earth, earthquake statistics, etc. Current literature is used along with obligatory literature as listed below.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION: class attendance, seminar

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Lay, T., Walace, T. C. (1995): Modern global seismology, Academic Press, San-Diego – London

2.      Aki, K., Richards, P. G. (2002): Quantitative seismology (2nd Ed.), University Science Books, Sausalito.

3.      Pujol, J. (2003): Elastic Wave Propagation and Generation in Seismology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

4.      Stein, S., Wysession, M. (2003): An introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure, Blackwell publishing.

5.      Menke, W. (1989): Geophysical data analysis: Discrete inverse theory, Academic Press.

6.      Bath, M. (1984): Mathematical aspects of seismology, Geophysical Press, London.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Menke, W. (1989): Geophysical data analysis: Discrete inverse theory, Academic Press.

2.      Bath, M. (1984): Mathematical aspects of seismology, Geophysical Press, London.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Seminar work, oral exam.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Selected Chapters of Geophysical Exploration

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME:

Dr. Franjo Šumanovac, full professor, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUES: lectures, practice, and seminar (30+15)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS: Getting of knowledge from advanced geophysical methods and their applications. Analyses of the geophysical results and synthesis in complex explorations.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

The high resolution seismic reflection method (the HRS method) in near surface investigations: theoretical bases, instruments and equipment, data acquisition, data processing, processing software, interpretation. Seismic down-hole and cross-hole explorations. Three-dimensional (3D) seismic reflection explorations. Seismic tomography. Application of the seismic methods.

Electrical methods. Vertical and horizontal resolution of the methods. Surface electrical tomography: theoretical bases, multi-electrode systems, survey geometry, projecting of field measurements, two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) explorations, data processing, interpretation, case histories. Dual gradient mapping and TUBEL method. Magnetotelluric method. Electromagnetic method. Georadar investigations. Potentials of the electrical methods in karst explorations.

Remote sensing gravity. Microgravity explorations. Gravity explorations of underground cavities. Aeromagnetic explorations. Complex geophysical explorations.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION: Seminar papers

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.      Parasnis, D.S. (1997): Principles of Applied Geophysics, Chapman and Hall, New York.

2.      Šumanovac, F. (2008): Geofizička istraživanja podzemnih voda, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni fakultet i Tiskara Pauk, Zagreb.

3.      Ward, S.H. (1990): Geotehnical and Environmental Geophysics, Investigations in Geophysics No. 5, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      Sheriff, R.E., and Geldart, L.P. (1995): Exploration Seismology, Cambridge University Press, USA.

2.      Kearey, P. & Brooks, M. (1992): An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE: Orally.

Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics

BRANCH: GEOPHYSICS

COURSE: Planetary Magnetism

AUTHOR(S) OF COURSE PROGRAMME: Dr. Giuliana Verbanac, assistant professor, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

TEACHING TECHNIQUE: lectures+practice (20+20)

ECTS: 9

COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS:

The main goal of the course is to attain knowledge about sources, maintaining and evolution of planetary magnetic fields.

Understanding magnetic field differences among planets in the Solar System and their interactions with the Solar wind.

Familiarising with the newest space missions and instruments related to the studying of planetary magnetic fields.

Preparing students for magnetic field modelling on different scales.

COURSE PROGRAMME:

Planetary magnetic fields, physical principle of generation mechanism, maintaining and evolution of the magnetic field. Planetary magnetospheres, induced magnetospheres, interrelationship between Solar wind and planetary magnetospheres as well as atmospheres.

Magnetic field modelling: main and external field, both on global and regional scales.

STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES AND THEIR EVALUATION:

Active class attendance; work on projects; individual presentations of the results obtained by working on projects; preparation of seminars related to newest scientific results in the field of planetary magnetism.

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

1.         De Pater, J. Lissauer (2001). Planetary Sciences. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521482194, 9780521482196.

2.         J. K. Beatty, C. C. Petersen, A. Chaikin (1999): New Solar System. Cambridge University Press. ISBN-13: 9780521645874

3.         A. Hanselmeier (2007): The Sun und Space weather. Springer, Netherlands. ISBN-10:1-4020-5603-6 121, pp 883-910.

SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:

1.      A.F. Nagy, A. Balogh, T.E. Cravens, M. Mendillo, I. Müller-Wodarg (Eds.) (2009). Comparative aeronomy. ISBN 978-0-387-87824-9. Reprinted from Space Science Reviews Volume 139, No. 1-4, 2008.

2.      W. Baumjohann, R. Treumann (2006). Basic space plasma physics. Imperial College Press. London. ISBN 1-86094-079-x.

3.      W. Baumjohann, R. Treumann (2006). Advanced space plasma physics. Imperial College Press. London. ISBN 1-86094-026-9.

4.      R. Prinja (2006). Wonders of planets. Vision of our solar system in 21 century. Octupus Publishing Group.  ISBN-13:9-781845332440.

5.      Recent scientific papers and literatures according to the student preferences and interest.

6.      Numerous web-sites.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

Observation of level of the student’s interest and activity during the course duration;

Written and oral reports of the assigned individual project results, seminar presentation, final oral exam comprises successful presentation and discussion of project results.

LECTURER: Dr. Gordana Beg Paklar, assistant professor

AFFILIATION: Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: beg@izor.hr

BIOGRAPHY:

B. Sc. in physics – geophysics, 1989; M. Sc. in physical oceanography, 1992; Ph. D. in physics – physical oceanography, 2000; University of Zagreb. Since 1989 employed in the Laboratory of Physical Oceanography at Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Split. Promoted to Research Associate on 27 October 2006. Teaches course on oceanography at Maritime faculty in Split and numerical modelling at Postgraduate Doctoral Study of Physics in Zagreb. Promoted to Assistant Professor at  Maritime faculty in Split on 21 April 2004.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      G. Beg Paklar, A. Bajić, V. Dadić, B. Grbec, M. Orlić (2005): Bora-induced currents corresponding to different synoptic conditions above the Adriatic. Annales Geophysicae, 23, 1083-1091.

2.      I. Vilibić, G. Beg Paklar (2006): High-frequency atmospherically-induced oscillations in the middle Adriatic coastal area. Annales Geophysicae, 24, 2759-2771.

3.      V. Dadić, M. Bone, G. Beg Paklar, B. Grbec, D. Ivanković, F. Matić and M. Morović (2006): Automatic meteo-ocean station (AMOS): real-time data acquisition, validation, archiving and numerical modeling. Acta Adriatica, 47 (Suppl.), 133-148.  

4.      B. Grbec, V. Dadić, F. Matić, M. Morović, G. Beg Paklar, D. Ivanković (2006): Surface fluxes and thermohaline variability over the Pelješac-Vis-Drvenik, Acta Adriatica, 47 (Suppl.), 97-111

5.      M. Orlić, G. Beg Paklar, Z. Pasarić, B. Grbec, M. Pasarić (2006): Nested modeling of the east Adriatic coastal waters. Acta Adriatica, 47 (Suppl.), 219-245.

6.      J. Dulčić, G. Beg Paklar, B. Grbec, M. Morović, F. Matić, L. Lipej (2007): On the occurrence of ocean sunfish Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) and slender sunfish Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776) in the Adriatic Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 87, 789-796.

7.      B. Grbec, I. Vilibić, A. Bajić, M. Morović, G. Beg Paklar, F. Matić, V. Dadić (2007): Response of the Adriatic Sea to the atmospheric anomaly in 2003. Annales Geophysicae, 25, 835-846.

8.      M. Orlić, V. Dadić, B. Grbec, N. Leder, A. Marki, F. Matić, H. Mihanović, G. Beg Paklar, M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić, I. Vilibić (2007): Wintertime buoyancy forcing, changing seawater properties and two different circulation systems produced in the Adriatic. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, C3, C03S07, doi:10.1029/2005JC003271.

9.      I. Vilibić, V. Dadić, D. Ivanković, G. Beg Paklar, S. Čupić (2007): Qualitative analysis of old and new sea level measuring techniques and their data consistency. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 32 (2), 428-435. 

10.   G. Beg Paklar, N. Žagar, M. Žagar, R. Vellore, D. Koračin, P-M., Poulain, M. Orlić, I. Vilibić, V. Dadić (2008): Modeling the trajectories of satellite-tracked drifters in the Adriatic Sea during a summertime bora event. Journal of Geophysical Research. 113, C11; S1104-1-S1104-22.

11.   I. Vilibić, G. Beg Paklar, N. Žagar, H. Mihanović, N. Supić, M. Žagar, N. Domijan, M. Pasarić (2008): Summer breakout of trapped bottom dense water from the northern Adriatic. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 113, C11; S1102-1-S1102-19.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      G. Beg Paklar, V. Isakov, D. Koračin, V. Kourafalou, M. Orlić (2001): A case study of bora-driven flow and density changes on the Adriatic shelf (January 1987). Continental Shelf Research, 21, 1751-1783.   

2.      G. Beg Paklar, M Zore-Armanda, V. Dadić (2002): Currents in the Kaštela Bay: empirical analysis and results of numerical model. Acta Adriatica, 43(1), 33-64.   

3.      G. Beg Paklar, A. Bajić, V. Dadić, B. Grbec, M. Orlić (2005): Bora-induced currents corresponding to different synoptic conditions above the Adriatic. Annales Geophysicae, 23, 1083-1091.

4.      M. Orlić, G. Beg Paklar, Z. Pasarić, B. Grbec, M. Pasarić (2006): Nested modeling of the east Adriatic coastal waters. Acta Adriatica, 47 (Suppl.), 219-245.

5.      M. Orlić, V. Dadić, B. Grbec, N. Leder, A. Marki, F. Matić, H. Mihanović, G. Beg Paklar, M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić, I. Vilibić (2007): Wintertime buoyancy forcing, changing seawater properties and two different circulation systems produced in the Adriatic. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, C3, C03S07, doi:10.1029/2005JC003271.

6.      G. Beg Paklar, N. Žagar, M. Žagar, R. Vellore, D. Koračin, P-M., Poulain, M. Orlić, I. Vilibić, V. Dadić (2008): Modeling the trajectories of satellite-tracked drifters in the Adriatic Sea during a summertime bora event. Journal of Geophysical Research. 113, C11; S1104-1-S1104-22.

7.      I. Vilibić, G. Beg Paklar, N. Žagar, H. Mihanović, N. Supić, M. Žagar, N. Domijan, M. Pasarić (2008): Summer breakout of trapped bottom dense water from the northern Adriatic. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. 113, C11; S1102-1-S1102-19.

8.      G. Beg Paklar, D. Koračin and C.E. Dorman (2009): Wind-induced ocean circulation along California and Baja California coasts in June 1999. Atmospheric Research. (in press).

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 27 October 2006

LECTURER: Dr. Danilo Degobbis, research adviser

AFFILIATION: “Ruđer Bošković” Institute, Ceneter for Marine Research (CMR), G. Paliage 5, 52210 Rovinj

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS:

BIOGRAPHY:

Born 9 May 1947 at Rovinj, Croatia. M.S. in Oceanology and Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Zagreb; research scientist at the CMR, Rovinj since 1970; laboratory head since 1985; about 80 scientific papers, mostly in international journals, and about 100 contributions to technical reports and other professional publications; UNEP expert; member of CIESM and ASLO.

Professional experience: mechanisms of nutrient and organic matter cycles; long term changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem, in particular due to anthropogenic eutrophication, anoxia events and mucilage phenomena; impact of human activity in coastal zone.

Principal investigator or participated in numerous national, bilateral (with Italy, Slovenia and USA), and international research projects (NSF, Smithsonian Institution, and NOAA, Washington, USA; CNR, Italy; Alpe-Adria; EU; UNDP; UNEP), as well as in applied oceanographic researches and studies related to the management of the northern Croatian coastal area.

Teacher at the postgraduate study of Oceanology and Geophysics of the Zagreb University. Lecturer of several MSc theses and PhD dissertations.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Degobbis, D.; Precali, R.; Ivančić, I.; Smodlaka, N.; Fuks, D.; Kveder, S., 2000. Long-term changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem related to anthropogenic eutrophication. Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 13(1-6), 495-533.

2.      Malej, A.; Degobbis, D.; Fonda Umani, S. 2000. Problems and issues of the wider northern Adriatic. In: Crisciani, F.; Degobbis, D., Mala…iƒ, V., Pagnotta, R., Purini, R., eds. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Coordinated Adriatic Observing System@ CAOS, 21-22 October 1998, Trieste. CNR, Thalassographic Institute, Trieste, pp. 25-31.

3.      Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, D., 2000. The Istrian countercurrent and its year to year variability. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci, 51, 385-397.

4.      Radić, T., Fuks, D., Mioković, D., Najdek, M., Degobbis, D., 2001. Production of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in the northern Adriatic Sea during 2000. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 36, 157.

5.      Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, D., 2001. Istrian Coastal Countercurrent in the year 2000. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 36, 82.

6.      Najdek, M., Degobbis, D., Mioković, D., Ivančić, I., 2002. Fatty acid and phytoplankton compositions of different types of mucilaginous aggregates in the northern Adriatic Sea. J. Plankton Res. 24 (5), 429-441.

7.      Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, Ðakovac, T., Krajcar, V., Precali, R., 2001-2002. Occurrence of the Istrian Coastal Countercurrent in 2000, a year with a mucilage event. Geofizika, 18-19, 45-57.

8.      Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, D., 2003. Istrian Coastal Countercurrent in the year 1997. Nuovo Cimento, 26, 117-131.

9.      Cozzi, S., Ivančić, I., Catalano, G., Djakovac, T., Degobbis, D., 2004. Dynamics of the oceanographic properties during mucilage appearance in the northern Adriatic Sea: analysis of the 1997 event in comparison to earlier events. J. Mar. Systems, 50, 223-241.

10.   Đakovac T., N. Supić, D. Degobbis, R. Kraus, R. Precali, I. Ivančić, V. Svetličić and N. Smodlaka, 2004. Northern Adriatic mesocosm experiment Rovinj 2003: Oceanographic conditions at the sampling station, Per. Biol., 106, 7-15.

11.   Ivančić, I.; Degobbis, D.; Pečar, O.; Fuks, D.; Manganelli, M., Kraus, R.; Đakovac, T.; Precali, R.; Scenati, R., 2004. Northern Adriatic mesocosm experiment Rovinj 2003: Nutrient dynamics. Per. Biol., 106 (2004), 1; 17-22.

12.   Precali, R.; Degobbis, D.; Đakovac, T.; Ferrari, C.R., 2004. Mucilage events (2000-2002) in the northern Adriatic and the N/P ratio. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 37, 236.

13.   Žutić, V.; Svetličić, V.; Radić, T.; Malfatti, F.; Degobbis, D.; Azam, F., 2004. Controlled ecosystem carbon flow experiment in the northern Adriatic Sea. Per. Biol., 106 (2004), 1; 1-6.

14.   Blažina M, Najdek M, Fuks D, Degobbis D. Fatty acid profiling of microbial community during aging of mucilaginous aggregates in the northern Adriatic. Sci. Total Envir.., 2005, 336, 91-103.

15.   Radić T, Degobbis D, Fuks D, Radić J, Djakovac T 2005. Seasonal cycle of transparent exopolymer particles’ formation in the Northern Adriatic Sea during 2000 with and 1999 without mucilage events. Fresenius Environ. Bull. 2005, 14, 1-10.

16.   Russo, A., Maccaferri, S., Djakovac, T., Precali, R., Degobbis, D., Deserti, M., Paschini, E., Lyons, D. 2005. Meteorological and Oceanographic conditions in the northern Adriatic Sea during the period June 1999 - July 2002: Influence on the mucilage phenomenon. Sci. Total Envir., 353, 24-38.

17.   Grilli, F., Marini, M., Degobbis, D., Ferrari, C.R., Fornasiero, P., Russo,A., Gismondi, M., Djakovac, T., Precali, R., Simonetti, R. 2005. Circulation and fluxes in the northern Adriatic Sea in the period June 1999-July 2002. Part II: Nutrient budgets. Sci. Total Envir., 353, 115-125.

18.   Degobbis,D., Precali, R., Ferrari, C.R., Djakovac, T., Rinaldi, A., Ivančić, I.,  Gismondi, M., Smodlaka, N. 2005. Changes in nutrient concentrations and ratios during mucilage events in the period 1999-2002. Sci. Total Envir., 353, 103-114.

19.   Fuks D, Radić J, Radić T, Najdek M, Blažina M, Degobbis D, Smodlaka N (2005) Relationships between heterotrophic bacteria and cyanobacteria in the northern Adriatic in relation to the mucilage phenomenon. Sci Tot Environ, 353,178-188.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP (selected):

1.      Degobbis, D., 1981. Hydrographic characteristics of Rijeka Bay (the northern Adriatic). Thalassia Jugosl., 17, 141-154.

2.      Degobbis, D., 1983. Influence of external sources on the nutrient content of Rijeka Bay (northern Adriatic). Thalassia Jugosl., 19, 99-108.

3.      Ivančić, I., Degobbis, D., 1987. Mechanisms of production and fate of organic phosphorous in the northern Adriatic Sea. Mar. Biol., 94 (1), 117-125.

4.      Smodlaka, N., Degobbis, D., 1987. Mehanizam eutrofikacije u sjevernom Jadranu. Pomorski zbornik, 25, 585-594.

5.      Degobbis, D., 1989. Increased eutrophication in the northern Adriatic Sea. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 20, 452-457.

6.      Degobbis, D., 1990. A stoichiometric model of nutrient cycling in the northern Adriatic Sea and its relation to regeneration processes. Mar. Chem., 29, 235-253.

7.      Degobbis, D. 1990. Eutrophication-related phenomena in the Adriatic Sea and Yugoslav coastal region. In: H. Bart, L. Fegan (Editors), Proceedings of the Workshop "Eutrophication-Related Phenomena in the Adriatic Sea and in other Mediterranean Coastal Zones", Rome, 28-30 May 1990. Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Science, Research and Development, Water Pollution Research Report 16, Brussels, 83-95.

8.      Degobbis, D. and Gilmartin, M., 1990. Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon budgets for the northern Adriatic Sea. Oceanol. Acta, 13, 31-45.

9.      Gilmartin, M., Degobbis, Revelante, N., Smodlaka, N., 1990. The mechanism controlling plant nutrient concentrations in the northern Adriatic Sea. Int. Rev. gesam. Hydrobiol., 75, 425-445.

10.   Degobbis, D., Ivančić, I., Precali, R., Smodlaka, N., 1991. Neuobičajene oceanografske prilike u sjevernom Jadranu tokom 1989. godine. 1. Oceanografska svojstva, ciklus hranjivih soli i jesenska pridnena anoksija. Hidrografski godišnjak 1989, 27-47.

11.   Degobbis, D., Ivančić, I., Precali, R., 1991. Neuobi…ajene oceanografske prilike u sjevernom Jadranu tokom 1989. godine. 2. Omjeri AOU i koncentracije hranjivih soli tokom procesa regeneracije. Hidrografski godišnjak 1989, 48-60.

12.   Degobbis, D., Precali, R., Ivančić, I., Filipić, B., Smodlaka, N., 1991. Mogući mehanizam stvaranja sluzavih nakupina u sjevernom Jadranu u razdoblju 1988-1990. Pomorski Zbornik, 29, 337-354.

13.   Grñetiƒ, Z., Precali, R., Degobbis, D., Škrivanić, A., 1991. Nutrient enrichment and phytoplankton response in an Adriatic karstic estuary. Mar. Chem., 32, 313-331.

14.   Degobbis, D., Fonda-Umani, S., Franco, P., Malej, A., Precali, R., Smodlaka, N., 1995. Changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem and appearance of hypertrophic gelatinous aggregates. Sci. Total Envir., 165, 43-58.

15.   Degobbis, D., Precali, R., Ivančić, I., Smodlaka, N., Kveder, S., 1997. The importance and problems of nutrient flux measurements to study eutrophication of the northern Adriatic. Period. Biol., 99, 161-167.

16.   Najdek, M., Degobbis, D., 1997. The relative importance of autochthonous and allochthonous sources of organic matter in the northwestern Adriatic sediment. Period. Biol., 99, 181-191.

17.   Degobbis, D.; Malej, A.; Fonda-Umani, S., 1999. The mucilage phenomenon in the northern Adriatic. A critical review of the present scientific hypotheses. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanit, 35(3), 373-381.

18.   Harding, Jr., L.W.; Degobbis, D.; Precali, R., 1999. 5. Production and fate of phytoplankton: annual cycles and interannual variability. Malone T.C., Malej A., Harding L.W., Smodlaka N., Turner R. E. (eds), Ecosystems at the Land-Sea Margin. Drainage Basin  to Coastal Sea. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, (55), American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, pp. 131-172.

19.   Degobbis, D.; Precali, R.; Ivančić, I.; Smodlaka, N.; Fuks, D.; Kveder, S., 2000. Long-term changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem related to anthropogenic eutrophication. Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 13(1-6), 495-533.

20.   Malej, A.; Degobbis, D.; Fonda Umani, S. 2000. Problems and issues of the wider northern Adriatic. In: Crisciani, F.; Degobbis, D., Malačič, V., Pagnotta, R., Purini, R., eds. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Coordinated Adriatic Observing System@ CAOS, 21-22 October 1998, Trieste. CNR, Thalassographic Institute, Trieste, pp. 25-31.

21.   Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, D., 2000. The Istrian countercurrent and its year to year variability. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci, 51, 385-397.

22.   Najdek, M., Degobbis, D., Mioković, D., Ivančić, I., 2002. Fatty acid and phytoplankton compositions of different types of mucilaginous aggregates in the northern Adriatic Sea. J. Plankton Res. 24 (5), 429-441.

23.   Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, Ðakovac, T., Krajcar, V., Precali, R., 2001-2002. Occurrence of the Istrian Coastal Countercurrent in 2000, a year with a mucilage event. Geofizika, 18-19, 45-57.

24.   Supić, N., Orlić, M., Degobbis, D., 2003. Istrian Coastal Countercurrent in the year 1997. Nuovo Cimento, 26, 117-131.

25.   Cozzi, S., Ivančić, I., Catalano, G., Djakovac, T., Degobbis, D., 2004. Dynamics of the oceanographic properties during mucilage appearance in the northern Adriatic Sea: analysis of the 1997 event in comparison to earlier events. J. Mar. Systems, 50, 223-241.

26.   Russo, A., Maccaferri, S., Djakovac, T., Precali, R., Degobbis, D., Deserti, M., Paschini, E., Lyons, D. 2005. Meteorological and Oceanographic conditions in the northern Adriatic Sea during the period June 1999 - July 2002: Influence on the mucilage phenomenon. Sci. Total Envir., 353, 24-38.

27.   Grilli, F., Marini, M., Degobbis, D., Ferrari, C.R., Fornasiero, P., Russo,A., Gismondi, M., Djakovac, T., Precali, R., Simonetti, R. 2005. Circulation and fluxes in the northern Adriatic Sea in the period June 1999-July 2002. Part II: Nutrient budgets. Sci. Total Envir., 353, 115-125.

28.   Degobbis,D., Precali, R., Ferrari, C.R., Djakovac, T., Rinaldi, A., Ivančić, I., Gismondi, M., Smodlaka, N. 2005. Changes in nutrient concentrations and ratios during mucilage events in the period 1999-2002. Sci. Total Envir., 353, 103-114.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 8 March 2004.

LECTURER: Dr. Davorka Herak, associate professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Department of Geophysics

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: herak@irb.hr; http://www.gfz.hr/osobne_stranice/davorka_herak/index.html

BIOGRAPHY:

Main research activities are seismicity of Croatia, earthquake locations, determination of velocity structures, anisotropy studies, surface waves, quantification of earthquakes, historical seismology, attenuation of seismic waves, mid-term earthquake prediction for External Dinarides, earthquake hazard and risk.

Publications: 40 scientific papers, 29 conference papers and abstracts, one book chapter, 3 invited communications, several professional and popular papers.

Teaching: Seismology, Theory of elasticity with applications in geophysics, Gravity and  figure of the Earth and  Physics of the Earth and atmosphere (undergraduate courses). Physics of the Earth interior (postgraduate course).

Scientific activities: Collaborator in a number of international and national seismological projects, e.g. GSHAP seismic hazard assesment for the Adria region; Interpretation of broadband seismograms and Regional and global seismicity since the beginning of the 20^th century in the framework of the cooperation of the Zagreb and Hamburg Universities; Project 436 KRO 17/1/96 (Study of mechanical seismographs and the records of historical earthquakes) Deutche-forschungs-gemeinschaft, (Bonn);  COST 625; Physical, spatial and temporal characteristics of seismicity in Croatia; Seismicity of Croatia. Principal investigator of the scientific project „Study of the geomagnetic field and heterogeneities of the litosphere in Croatia“ since 2007.

Technical Editor of the Geofizika journal (1984-1989). Secretary of the Geofizika journal (1990-2003). Member of Editorial Board of the Geofizika journal. Reviewer for the international scientific journals.

Head of the Department of Geophysics (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb) since 2004.

1.      LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

2.      Herak, D., M. Herak, E. Prelogović, S. Markušić, Ž. Markulin: Jabuka island (Central Adriatic Sea) earthquakes of 2003. Tectonophysics, vol. 398, 2005, 167-180.

3.      Herak, M., D. Herak (2005): Empirical earthquake recurrence laws in Croatia estimated by forward modeling. Proceedings of the Second International Conference Science and Technology for Safe Development of Lifeline Systems, CEI, Bratislava, October 24-25, 2005, 68-73.

4.      Ivančić I., Herak D., Markušić S., Sović I., M. Herak: Seismicity of Croatia in the period 2002-2005. Geofizika 23/2 2006, 87-103.

5.      Herak, D., M. Herak: Andrija Mohorovičić (1857– 1936) – on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. Seismological Research Letters, vol. 78, 2007, 671-674.

6.      Herak, M., D. Herak: Development of seismometry and seismic tomography in Croatia. Computerized Tomography Theory and Application 17/3, 2008, 18-26.

7.      Herak, M. Herak, D.: Estimating building fundamental frequencies and damping from vibrations induced by ambient noise.  Proceedings of International seminar on seismic risk and rehabilitation on the 10th anniversary of the July 9 1998 Azores earthquake, (Eds. Oliveira, C. S., Costa, A.,; Nunes, J. C.), Horta, Faial, Universidade dos Asores,  July 9-13, 2008. 137-140.

8.      Herak, M., D. Herak: Development of seismometry and seismic tomography in Croatia. Computerized Tomography Theory and Application 17/3, 2008, 18-26.

9.      Herak, D., Herak, M., Tomljenović, B.: Seismicity of North-Western Croatia.  Tectonophysics, 2009, 465, 212-220.

10.   Herak, M., Herak, D., Stipčević, J.: Azimuthal anisotropy of Pg-wave velocity in hypocentral volumes of NW Croatia. Acta Geophysica. (2009) (accepted for publication).

PUBLICATIONS QUALIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      Herak M., D. Herak: Određivanje disperzije Rayleighevih valova na nekoliko putanja do Skopja. Acta Seismologica Iugoslavica 9, 1983, 33-43.

2.            Herak. D., M. Herak: Utjecaj parametara jednog modela Zemljine kore i gornjeg plašta na disperziju Rayleighevih valova. Geofizika 1, 1984, 203-215.

3.      Herak D., M. Herak: Body-wave velocities in the circum-Adriatic region. Tectonophysics 241, 1995, 121-141.

4.      Herak, M. and D. Herak: Distance dependence of M_s and calibrating function for 20 second Rayleigh waves. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 83, No. 6, 1993, 1881-1892.

5.      Herak M., M. Živčić, Herak D.: Pg-wave velocity anisotropy in the hypocentral volume of the Krn Mt. (Slovenia) earthquake sequence. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 54, 3-4, 2003, 257-264.

6.      Herak, M., Herak, D., Stipčević, J.: Azimuthal anisotropy of Pg-wave velocity in hypocentral volumes of NW Croatia. Acta Geophysica. (2009) (accepted for publication).

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 2007.

LECTURER: Dr. Branko Grisogono, full professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: bgrisog@gfz.hr, http://www.gfz.hr/osobne_stranice/grisogono/branko_home.htm

BIOGRAPHY:

B.S. and M.S. at Fac. of Sci. 1983 and 1987, PhD at DRI-UNR, USA, 1992. Postdoc at Uppsala Univ., Sweden, 1993-1995; assoc. prof. 1996. Stockholm Univ., Sweden, 1997-2003, assoc. prof. Fac. of Sci., Zagreb, since 2003, full prof. 2007. Advisory board of 'Tellus' since 12/2002, Editorial board ‘Meteorol. Atmos. Phys.’; guest editor in ‘Bound.-Layer Meteorol.’ and ‘Meteorol. Z.’ Co-organized one intl. conference and two intl. workshops.  Published over 45 peer-reviewed papers, cited over 440 times, editorial book (Springer 2007), textbook on dynamic meteorology (Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2008), etc.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Parmhed, O., J. Oerlemans and B. Grisogono, 2004: Describing surface-fluxes in katabatic flow on Breidamerkurjökull, Iceland. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 130, 1137-1151.

2.      G.B. and L. Enger, 2004: Boundary-layer variations due to orographic wave-breaking in the presence of rotation. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 130, 2991-3014.

3.      Parmhed, O., I. Kos and B. Grisogono, 2005: An approximate Ekman layer solution for smooth eddy diffusivity profiles. Bound.-Layer Meteorol. 115, 399-407.

4.      Mauritsen, T., G. Svensson, and B. Grisogono, 2005: Wave flow simulations over Arctic leads. Bound.-Layer Meteorol. 117, 259-273.

5.      Jeričević A. and B. Grisogono, 2006: The critical bulk Richardson number in urban areas: verification with application in NWP model. Tellus. 58A, 19-27.

6.      Belušić, D., M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and B. Grisogono, 2006: On local and non-local properties of turbulence in the bora flow. Meteorol. Z. 15, 301-306.

7.      Kraljević, L. and B. Grisogono, 2006: Sea-surface temperature effects on 3D Bora-like flow. Meteorol. Z. 15, 169-178.

8.      G.B, B. Ivancan-Picek and M. Furger, 2006: International Conference on Alpine Meteorology and MAP Meeting 23-27 May 2005, Zadar, Croatia. Meteorol. Z. 15, 131-131 (editors’ report).

9.      Telišman Prtenjak, M., B. Grisogono and T. Nitis, 2006: Shallow mesoscale flows at the north-eastern Adriatic coast. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 132, 2191-2216.

10.   Zilitinkevich, S. H. Savijärvi, A. Baklanov, B. Grisogono and K. Myrberg, 2006: Forthcoming meetings on planetary boundary-layer theory, modeling and applications. Bound.-Layer Meteorol. 119, 591-593.

11.   Stiperski, I., I. Kavčič, B. Grisogono and D. R. Durran, 2007: Including Coriolis effects in the Prandtl model for katabatic flow. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 133, 101–106.

12.   Telišman Pretenjak, M. and B. Grisogono, 2007: Sea/land breeze climatological characteristics along the northern Croatian Adriatic Coast. Theoretical & Applied Climatology.  90, 201-215.

13.   Kavčič, I. and B. Grisogono, 2007: Katabatic flow with Coriolis effect and gradually varying eddy diffusivity. Bound.-Layer Meteorol. 125, 377-387.

14.    Mauritsen, T., G. Svensson, S. Zilitinkevich, I. Esau, L. Enger and B. Grisogono, 2007: A total turbulent energy closure model for neutrally and stably stratified atmospheric boundary layers.  J. Atmos. Sci. 64, 4113-4126.

15.   Belušić, D., B. Grisogono and Z. Bencetić Klaić, 2007: Atmospheric origin of the devastating coupled air-sea event in the east Adriatic. J. Geophys. Res. 112, D17111.

16.   Belušić, D., M. Žagar and B. Grisogono, 2007: Numerical simulation of pulsations in the bora wind. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 133, 1371-1388.

17.   Baklanov, A. and B. Grisogono (Eds.), 2007: Atmospheric Boundary Layers Nature, Theory and Applications to Environmental Modelling and Security. Springer, 241 pp.

18.   Grisogono, B., L. Kraljević and A.  Jeričević, 2007: The low-level katabatic jet height versus Monin-Obukhov height. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 133, 2133-2136.

19.   Teixeira, M.A.C. and B. Grisogono, 2008: Internal wave drag in stratified flow over mountains on a beta plane. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 134, 11-19.

20.   Telišman Prtenjak, M., Z. Pasarić, Zoran, M. Orlić i B. Grisogono, 2008: Rotation of sea/land breezes along the northeastern Adriatic coast. Ann. Geophys. 26, 1711-1724.

21.   Grisogono B., and D. Belušić, 2008: Improving mixing length-scale for stable boundary layers. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 134, 2185-2192.

22.   Grisogono, B. and D. Belušić, 2009: A review of recent advances in understanding the meso- and micro-scale properties of the severe Bora wind. Tellus 61A, 1-16.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      G.B., 1995: A generalized Ekman layer profile within gradually-varying eddy diffusivities. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 121, 445-453.

2.      G.B., 1995: Wave-drag profiles in a mesoscale model with a higher-order closure turbulence scheme. J. Appl. Meteorol. 34, 941-954.

3.      Smedman, A.-S., H. Bergström and B. Grisogono, 1997: Evolution of stable internal boundary layers over a cold sea. J. Geophys. Res. 102, 1091-1099.

4.      Rogers, D., C. Dorman, K. Edwards, I. Brooks, K. Melville, S. Burk, W. Thompson, T. Holt, L. Ström, M. Tjernström, B. Grisogono, J. Bane, W. Nuss, B. Morley and A. Schanot, 1998: Highlights of Coastal Waves 1996. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc. 79, 1307-1326.

5.      G.B. and J. Oerlemans, 2001: A theory for the estimation of surface fluxes in simple katabatic flows. Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc. 127, 2725-2739.

6.      G. B, B. Ivancan-Picek and M. Furger, 2006: International Conference on Alpine Meteorology and MAP Meeting 23-27 May 2005, Zadar, Croatia. Meteorol. Z. 15, 131-131 (Editorial).

7.      Baklanov, A. and B. Grisogono, 2007: Atmospheric boundary layers: nature, theory and applications to environmental modelling and security. Bound.-Layer Meteorol. 125, 157-160. DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9217-2. (Editorial)

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 15/05/2007.

LECTURER: Dr. Vanda Grubišić, full professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy, University of Vienna

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: vanda.grubisic@univie.ac.at, http://fgga.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=33583&L=2

BIOGRAPHY:  

Education

B.Sc.  1987            University of Zagreb, Croatia                  Physics/Meteorology

M.Phil. 1992            Yale University                                     Atmospheric Sciences

Ph.D.  1995            Yale University                                     Atmospheric Sciences

Postdoctoral   1995-1997     National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesoscale Meteorology

Professional Experience

2009–present    Full Professor, University of Vienna, Department of Meteorology and Geophysics

2005–2009    Associate Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences

2004–2007    Director, Advanced Computing in Environmental Sciences (ACES) computational and visualization facilities at the Desert Research Institute

2002–2006    Coordinator, ACES program, Nevada System of Higher Education

1999–2005    Assistant Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences

1997–1999    Visiting Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division

1995–1997    Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Advanced Study Program

1991–1995    Graduate Assistant in Research, Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics

1987–1989    Research Assistant, University of Zagreb, Geophysical Institute

Synergistic Activities

Chair, Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) Scientific Steering Committee, 2004–present

Member, US National Science Foundation, Advisory Committee for the Geoscience Directorate, 2008­–present

Member, American Meteorological Society Committee on History of Atmospheric Science, 2008–present

Member, American Meteorological Society Committee on Mesoscale Processes, 2006–present

Chair, Committee for Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences, 2000–2009

Member, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) President’s Advisory Committee on University Relations, 2006–2009

Member Representative, Nevada System of Higher Education at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 2003–2009

Member, Mesoscale Alpine Programme Steering Committee, 2001–2006

Chair, American Meteorological Society Committee on Mountain Meteorology, 2000–2004

Member, American Meteorological Society Committee on Mountain Meteorology, 1998–2004

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Grubišić, V., and I. Stiperski, 2009: Lee wave resonances over double bell-shaped orography. J. Atmos. Sci., In press.

2.      Doyle, J. D., V. Grubišić, W. O. J. Brown, S. F. J. De Wekker, A. Dörnbrack, Q. Jiang, S. Mayor, and M. Weissmann, 2009: Observations and numerical simulations of subrotor vortices during T-REX. J. Atmos. Sci., In press.

3.      Wang, J., J. Bian, W. O. J. Brown, H. Cole, V. Grubišić, and K. Young, 2009: Vertical air motion from T-REX radiosonde and dropsonde data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., In press.

4.      Li, Y., R. B. Smith, and V. Grubišić, 2009: Using surface pressure variations to categorize the diurnal valley circulations: Experiments in Owens Valley. Mon. Wea. Rev., In press.   

5.      Horvath, K., S. Ivatek-Šahdan, B. Ivančan-Picek, and V. Grubišić, 2009: Evolution and structure of severe cyclonic bora: Contrast between the northern and southern Adriatic. Weather and Forecasting, In press.

6.      Grubišić, V., and B. J. Billings, 2008: Summary of the Sierra Rotors Project wave and rotor events. Atmos. Sci. Letters, 9, 176-181. 

7.      Grubišić, V., J. D. Doyle, J. Kuettner, S. Mobbs, R. B. Smith, C. D. Whiteman, R. Dirks, S. Czyzyk, S. A. Cohn, S. Vosper, M. Weissmann, S. Haimov, S. F. J. DeWekker, L. L. Pan, F. K. Chow, 2008: The Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment: A field campaign overview including observational highlights. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89, 1513–1533.

8.      Smith, R. B., B. K. Woods, J. Jensen, W. A. Cooper, J. D. Doyle, Q. Jiang, and V. Grubišić, 2008: Mountain waves entering the stratosphere. J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 2543–2562.

9.      Grubišić, V., and B. J. Billings, 2008: Climatology of the Sierra Nevada mountain wave events. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 757–768. 

10.   Grubišić, V., and B. J. Billings, 2007: The intense lee-wave rotor event of Sierra Rotors IOP 8. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 4178–4201.

11.   Grubišić, V., and M. Orlić, 2007: Early observations of rotor clouds by Andrija Mohorovičić. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, 693–700.

12.   Mitchell, D. L., A. Huggins, and V. Grubišić, 2006: A new snow growth model with application to radar precipitation estimates. Atmos. Res., 82, 2–18.

13.   Billings B., V. Grubišić, and R. D. Borys, 2006: Maintenance of a mountain valley cold pool: A numerical study. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 2266–2278.

14.   Grubišić, V., R. K. Vellore, A. W. Huggins, 2005: Quantitative precipitation forecasting of wintertime storms in the Sierra Nevada: Sensitivity to the microphysical parameterization and horizontal resolution.  Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 2834–2859.

15.   Grubišić, V., 2004: Bora-driven potential vorticity banners over the Adriatic. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 130, 2571–2603.

16.   Grubišić, V., and J. Lewis, 2004: Sierra Wave Project revisited: 50 years later. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 1127–1142.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

All of the above.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 2009.

LECTURER: Dr. Zvjezdana Bencetić Klaić, associate professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: zklaic@rudjer.irb.hr; http://www.gfz.hr/eng/

BIOGRAPHY:

Education

1998 Ph.D. Natural Science-Physics, University of Zagreb, Croatia

1989 M.S. Physics-Atmospheric Physics, University of Zagreb, Croatia

1983 B.S. Physics-Meteorology, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Professional Experience

2006-present Associate Professor, Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

2002-2006 Assistant Professor, Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

1998-2002 Senior Assistant, Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

1994-1998 Assistant, Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

1991-1994 Creation of databases, software enterprise '3Dnet', Zagreb

1988-1991 Hydrological and hydrotechnical modeling, 'Hidroprojekt', Zagreb

1983-1988 Graduate Research Assistant, Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

Research Areas

Planetary Boundary Layer Pollution, Modeling of the Long-range Transport of Pollutants, Mesoscale Modeling, Biometeorology, Stratosphere-troposphere exchange

Scholarships, Professional and Scientific Visits

2000 Post-doctoral scholarship of the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) at Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

2000 Visiting Scientist at Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, USA

1998 Professional collaboration on ALADIN project, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France

1987 Post-graduate scholarship of the Norwegian Government at Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway

Professional activities

2003-present: Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geofizika

2003-present: Member of the EURASAP Committee

2005-present: Member of the Managing Committee of the Croatian Meteorological Society

2006-present: Member of the Advisory Board of the journal Meteorologische Zeitschrift

2009- present EURASAP Newsletter Editor

1.      LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

2.      Klaić, Z. B., Pasarić, Z., Tudor, M., 2009: On the interplay between sea-land breezes and Etesian winds over the Adriatic. J. Marine Syst., in press.

3.      Nitis, T., Kitsiou, D., Moussiopoulos, N. Klaić, Z. B., 2009: Meteorological simulations with use of satellite data for assessing urban heat island under summertime anticyclonic conditions. Int. J. Environment and Pollution, in press.

4.      Špoler Čanić, K., Vidič, S., Klaić, Z. B., 2009: Precipitation chemistry in Croatia during the period 1981–2006. J. Environ. Monit., DOI: 10.1039/b816432k.

5.      Bešlić, I., Šega, K., Čačković, M., Klaić, Z. B., Bajić, A., 2008: Relationship between 4-day air mass back trajectories and metallic components in PM10 and PM2.5 particle fractions in Zagreb air, Croatia. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 80, 270-273.

6.      Bešlić, I., Šega, K., Čačković, M., Klaić, Z. B., Vučetić, V., 2007: Influence of weather types on concentrations of metallic components in airborne PM10 in Zagreb, Croatia, Geofizika, 24, 93-107.

7.      Belušić, D., Grisogono, B., Klaić, Z. B., 2007: Atmospheric origin of the devastating coupled air-sea event in the east Adriatic. J. Geopyis. Res.-Atmos., DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008204.

8.      Pasarić, Z., Belušić D., Klaić, Z. B., 2007: Orographic influences on the Adriatic sirocco wind. Ann. Geophysicae, 25, 1263-1267.

9.      Belušić D., Klaić Z. B., 2006: Mesoscale dynamics, structure and predictability of a severe Adriatic bora case. Meteorol. Z., 15, 157-198.

10.   Bešlić, I., Šega, K., Šišović, A., Klaić, Z. B., 2005: PM10, CO and NOx concentrations in the Tuhobić road tunnel, Croatia. Int. J. Environ. Pollut, 25, 251-262.

11.   Nitis, T., Kitsiou, D., Klaić, Z. B., Prtenjak, M. T., Moussiopoulos, N., 2005: The effects of basic flow and topography on the development of the sea breeze over a complex coastal environment. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 305–327.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      Belušić D., Klaić Z. B., 2006: Mesoscale dynamics, structure and predictability of a severe Adriatic bora case. Meteorol. Z., 15, 157-198.

2.      Klaić, Z. B., Belušić, D., Herceg Bulić, I., Hrust, L., 2003: Mesoscale modelling of meteorological conditions in the lower troposphere during a winter stratospheric ozone intrusion over Zagreb, Croatia. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 108, 4720, 10.1029/2003JD003878.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: February 2006.

LECTURER: Dr. Darko Koračin, research professor

AFFILIATION: Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, USA.

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: darko.koracin@dri.edu, http://www.dri.edu/People/darko

BIOGRAPHY:

Dr. Koračin has over 15 years experience in conducting research and application studies focused on atmospheric, dispersion, and air quality modeling and forecasting.  He investigates the properties and evolution of atmospheric flows over both complex terrain and the ocean through the development and application of high-resolution mesoscale meteorological models. His expertise includes assessing the emission, transport, and dispersion of environmental pollutants using national regulatory and advanced air quality models for complex terrain.  His work also aims to coupling of atmospheric models with oceanic and hydrological modules. He received three U.S. Fulbright awards (2001, 2003, and 2005) as a Senior Scientist Specialist in the area of Environmental Modeling to design and conduct Atmospheric Modeling course at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Dr. Koračin has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in recognized US and international journals and has presented over 80 conference papers at domestic and international conferences.  He is currently serving as an editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres and for Geofizika. He has been invited to visit many institutions and participate in and design environmental research and education in the US, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia, Brazil, and Turkey. He is actively involved in the Atmospheric Sciences graduate program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Koracin has been teaching graduate level classes (Boundary-layer Modeling, Atmospheric Modeling, Regional Scale Dynamics, and Atmospheric Radiation) and mentoring students in the M.S. and PhD programs as well as post-doctoral research associates. He was recently elected as Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Koracin is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the American Geographical Society, and the American Geophysical Union. He is an elected member of the Coastal Environment Committee of the American Meteorological Society.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Koracin, D., J. Lewis, W. T. Thompson, C. E. Dorman, and J. A. Businger, 2001: Transition of a stratus layer into a fog layer along the California coast: Observations and modeling. J. Atmos. Sci, 58, 1714-1731.

2.      Koracin, D., and C. Dorman, 2001: Marine atmospheric boundary layer divergence and clouds along California in June 1996. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 2040-2055.

3.      Beg Paklar, G., V. Isakov, D. Koracin, V. Kourafalou, and M. Orlic, 2001: A case study of bora-driven flow and density changes on the Adriatic shelf (January 1987). Cont. Shelf Res., 21, 1751-1783.

4.      Podnar, D., D. Koracin, and A. Panorska, 2002: Application of artificial neural networks to modeling the transport and dispersion of tracers in complex terrain. Atmos. Environ. 36, 561-570.

5.      Lewis, J., D. Koracin, R. Rabin, and J. Businger, 2003: Sea fog off the California coast: Viewed in the context of transient weather systems. J. Geoph. Res. (Atmos). 108, No. D15, 4457, 10.1029/2002JD002833.

6.      Lewis, J., D. Koracin, and K. Redmond, 2004: Sea fog research in the UK and USA: Historical essay including outlook. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 85, 395–408.

7.      Koracin, D., C. E. Dorman, and E. P. Dever, 2004: Coastal perturbations of marine layer winds, wind stress, and wind stress curl along California and Baja California in June 1999. J. Phys. Ocean., 34, 1152-1173.

8.      Kos, I., D. Belusic, A. Jericevic, K. Horvath, D. Koracin, and M. T. Prtenjak, 2004: Education and Research: Initial development of the Atmospheric Lagrangian Particle Stochastic (ALPS) dispersion model.  Geofizika, 21, 37-52.

9.      Koracin, D., A. Kochanski, C. E. Dorman, and E. P. Dever, 2005: Wind stress curl and upwelling along the California coast, Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 86, 629-630.

10.   Luria, M., R.L. Tanner, R.J. Valente, S. T. Bairai, D. Koracin, and A. W. Gertler, 2005: Local and transported pollution over San Diego California. Atmospheric Environment, 39, 6765-6776.

11.   Koracin, D., D. F. Leipper, and J. M. Lewis, 2005: Modeling sea fog on the U.S. California coast during a hot spell event.  Geofizika, 22, 59-82.

12.   Bebis, G., R. Boyle, D. Koracin, and B. Parvin, Eds, 2005: Advances in Visual Computing.  Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3804, Springer, 755pp.

13.   Koracin, D., J. A. Businger, C. E. Dorman, and J. M. Lewis, 2005: Formation, evolution, and dissipation of coastal sea fog.  Bound.-Layer Meteorol., 117, 447-478.

14.   Chow, J. C., J. G. Watson, L-W. A. Chen, D. Koracin, B. Zielenska, D. Tang, F. Perera, J. Cao, and S.C. Lee, 2006:  Exposure to PM2.5 and PAHs from the Tong Liang, China - Epidemiological Study.  J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A (in print).

15.   Dorman, C. E., E. P. Dever, J. Largier, and D. Koracin, 2006: Buoy measured wind, wind stress, and wind stress curl over the shelf off Bodega Bay, California. Deep Sea Research (in print).

PUBLICATIONS QULIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP: All.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 1 July 2002

LECTURER: Dr. Marijan Herak, full professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: herak@irb.hr, http://geo101.gfz.hr/~mherak/index.html

BIOGRAPHY:

Born: October 3, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia            

Nationality: Croatian                             

Marital status: Married, one son

CURRENT POSITION/ADDRESS:

Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac bb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.       

Phone: +385 1 460 5914,   Fax: +385 1 4680 331,   E-mail: herak@irb.hr

EDUCATION:

1975: Graduate Secondary school in Zagreb;

1981: B.Sc. Physics (Geophysics), Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb;

1985: M.Sc. Physics of the Earth's interior, University of Zagreb;

1991: Ph. D. Physics of the Earth's interior, University of Zagreb

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

2002–               Full professor, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

1997–2002        Associate professor, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

1992–1997        Assistant professor, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

1982–1992         Assistant, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES:

2000–2004         Head of the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science

2004–2008         Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science

TEACHING:

Seismology, Engineering seismology, Statistical methods in geophysics (undergraduate courses); Coordinator of the postgraduate courses in Geophysics, University of Zagreb

LANGUAGES:

English (fluent), German (fair)

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND STUDY VISITS:

1984: "Ettore Majorana" – Centre for Scientific Culture, International School of Applied Geophysics, Erice, Italy;

1991: UNESCO training course in seismology, Potsdam, Germany;

1993, 1995: Workshop on nonlinar dynamics, Trieste, Italy;

1984: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA;

1987–1999: 12 visits to the Institute of Geophysics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;

1998: International workshop on intraplate earthquakes, Beijing, China.

MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS:

Seismology: Seismicity of Croatia, earthquake locations, determination of velocity structures, anisotropy studies, surface waves, quantification of earthquakes, historical seismology, attenuation of seismic waves, earthquake statistics, earthquake prediction, earthquake hazard and risk, seismic zonation.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Editor-in-Chief, Geofizika journal (since 1994); editor, Geofizika journal (1984–1994), Secretary of the Croatian Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics; Titular member of Croatia in the European Seismological Commission (since 1998);

SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS:

Principal investigator on the project Seismicity of Croatia (since 1997). Collaborator in a number of international seismological projects: GSHAP seismic hazard assessment for the Adria region (1994–1997); IGCP seismotectonics and seismic hazard assessment N.382 of the Mediterranean basin (1996–2000); "Interpretation of broadband seismograms" and "Regional and global seismicity since the beginning of the 20th century", in the framework of the cooperation of the Zagreb and Hamburg Universities (since 1983); project 436 KRO 17/1/96 (Study of mechanical seismographs and the records of historical earthquakes) – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (1996–1997); UNESCO/IGCP project 414 – Seismic ground motion in large urban areas (since 1997); SESAME – Seismic Hazard Assessment in the European-Mediterranean region (IGCP project n. 382) (2000–2003); MIDSEA project (Zürich, Switzerland, 1998); GSHAP – The global seismic hazard assessment program, (ILP, ICSU, UN/IDNDR project) (1992–1998); COPERNICUS Programme “Quantitative seismic zoning of the Circum-Pannonian Region” (1997–2000); “Physical, spatial and temporal characteristics of seismicity in Croatia (1980–1996)”, COST Action 625 – 3-D monitoring of active tectonic structures (2004–2006); NATO SfP project “Assessment of seismic site amplification and of seismic building vulnerability in the Republic of Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia“ (2004-2008), Bilateral project with Macedonia: Istraživanje anizotropije brzine seizmičkih valova na području Makedonije (2005.–2007. ), Istraživanje geomagnetskog polja i nehomogenosti litosfere u području Hrvatske  (MZOŠ: 119-1193086-1314, 2006–); NATO SfP 983054 – Harmonization of seismic hazard maps for the Western Balkan countries (2007–2010); M.E.E.T.I.N.G. (Mitigation of Earthquake Effects in Towns and in Industrial Regional Districts) (2008); and others.

MEMBERSHIPS:

Seismological Society of America (since 1983); Associate member of Croatian Academy of Science and Arts (since 2006)

MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, CONGRESSES:

43 presentations (see http://moho.gfz.hr/~mherak)

PUBLICATIONS:

56 scientific papers (33 of which published in journals covered in Current Contents), 2 books (co-editor), 7 chapters in books, 9 popular papers.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Herak, M., I. Lokmer, F. Vaccari, G. F. Panza: Linear amplification of horizontal strong ground motion in Zagreb (Croatia) for a realistic range of scaled point sources, PAGEOPH, 161, 2004, 1021-1041.

2.      Herak, D., M. Herak, E. Prelogović, S. Markušić, Ž. Markulin: Jabuka island (Central Adriatic Sea) earthquakes of 2003, Tectonophysics, 2005, 398, 167-180.

3.      Herak, M., D. Herak: Empirical earthquake recurrence laws in Croatia estimated by forward modeling. Proceedings of the Second International Conference Science and Technology for Safe Development of Lifeline Systems, CEI, Bratislava, October 24-25, 2005, 68-73.

4.      Ivančić I., Herak D., Markušić S., Sović I., M. Herak: Seismicity of Croatia in the period 2002-2005. Geofizika, 23/2, 2006, 87-103.

5.      Herak, D., M. Herak: Andrija Mohorovičić (1857– 1936) – on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. Seismological Research Letters, vol. 78, 2007, 671-674.

6.      Herak, M., D. Herak: Development of seismometry and seismic tomography in Croatia. Computerized Tomography Theory and Application 17/3, 2008, 18-26.

7.      Herak, M. Herak, D.: Estimating building fundamental frequencies and damping from vibrations induced by ambient noise.  Proceedings of International seminar on seismic risk and rehabilitation on the 10th anniversary of the July 9 1998 Azores earthquake, (Eds. Oliveira, C. S., Costa, A., Nunes, J. C.), Horta, Faial, Universidade dos Asores,  July 9-13, 2008, 137-140.

8.      Herak, M., D. Herak: Development of seismometry and seismic tomography in Croatia. Computerized Tomography Theory and Application 17/3, 2008, 18-26.

9.      Herak, M.: ModelHVSR - A Matlab® Tool to Model Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio of Ambient Noise.  Computers and Geosciences. 34, 2008, 11, 1514-1526.

10.   Herak, D., Herak, M., Tomljenović, B.: Seismicity of North-Western Croatia. Tectonophysics, 2009, 465, 212-220.

11.   Mucciarelli M., Herak, M., Cassidy J. (Eds.): Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data, Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, 2009, pp 382.

12.   Herak, M.: The use of ambient noise for building and soil characterisation, Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data (M. Mucciarelli, M. Herak, J. Cassidy,  Eds.), Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, 2009, 1-2.

13.   Herak, M.: Recent applications of ambient vibration measurements in Croatia, Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data (M. Mucciarelli, M. Herak, J. Cassidy,  Eds.), Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, 2009, 281-292.

14.   Herak, M. and Herak D.: Recent measurements of ambient vibrations in free-field and in buildings in Croatia, Coupled Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects with Application to Seismic Risk Mitigation (T. Schantz and R. Iankov, eds.), Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, 2009, (in press).

15.   Herak, M.: Overview of recent ambient noise measurements in Croatia in free-field and in buildings, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, (2009) (accepted for publication).

16.   Tomljenović, B., Herak, D., Herak, M.: Seismotectonics of the Zagreb area, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, (2009) (accepted for publication).

17.   Herak, M., Herak, D., Stipčević, J.: Azimuthal anisotropy of Pg-wave velocity in hypocentral volumes of NW Croatia.  Acta Geophysica. (2009) (accepted for publication).

PUBLICATIONS QUALIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      Herak, M. (1989): HYPOSEARCH – An earthquake location program. Computers & Geosciences, 15, No. 7, 1157-1162.

2.      Panza, G. F., Duda, S. J., Cernobori, L., M. Herak (1989): Surface-wave magnitude calibrating function: theoretical basis from synthetic seismograms. Tectonophysics, 166, 35-43.

3.      Herak, M., D. Herak (1990): Anomalous seismicity of the Knin area prior to the M=5.5 earthquake of 1986. Tectonophysics, 172, 323-329.

4.      Lee, V., Trifunac, M., Herak, M., Živčić, M., D. Herak (1990): M_L^SM computed from strong motion accelerograms recorded in Yugoslavia. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 19, 1167-1179.

5.      Herak, M. (1991): Lapse time dependent Q_c-spectra observed in the Dinarides region. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 67, 303-312.

6.      Herak, M., D. Herak (1993): Distance dependence of Ms and calibrating function for 20 second Rayleigh waves, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 83, No. 6, 1881-1892.

7.      Herak, D., Herak, M. (1995): Body-wave velocities in the circum-Adriatic region, Tectonophysics, 241, 121-141.

8.      Herak, M., D. Herak, S. Markušić (1996): Revision of the earthquake catalogue and seismicity of Croatia, 1908-1992, Terra Nova, 8, 86-94.

9.      Herak, M., Allegretti, I., S. J. Duda (1996): Magnification of undamped seismographs and the analysis of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake record obtained on the Vicentini seismograph in Zagreb (Croatia). Terra Nova, 8, 286-292.

10.   Herak, M., I. Allegretti, D. Herak, S. J. Duda (1998): Numerical modeling of the observed Wiechert seismograph magnification. PAGEOPH, 152, 539-550.

11.   Markušić S., Herak, M. (1999): Seismic zoning of Croatia, Natural Hazards, 18, 269-285.

12.   Herak, D., M. Herak, G. F. Panza, G. Costa (1999): Application of the CN intermediate term earthquake prediction algorithm to the area of the Southern External Dinarides, PAGEOPH, 156, 689-699.

13.   Lokmer, I., M. Herak (1999): Anisotropy of P-wave velocity in the upper crust of the central External Dinarides, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 43, 345-356.

14.   D. Slejko, R. Camassi, I. Cecić, D. Herak, M. Herak, S. Kociu, V. Kouskouna, J. Lapajne, K. Makropoulos, C. Meletti, B. Muco, C. Papaioannou, L. Peruzza, A. Rebez, P. Scandone, E. Sulstarova, N. Voulgaris, M. Živčić, P. Zupančič (1999): Seismic hazard assessment for Adria, Annali di Geofisica, 42, 1085-1107.

15.   Herak, M. (1999): Principal contributor for Croatia in Giardini D., Grunthal G., Shedlock K., P. Zhang. (Eds.): Global seismic hazard map (GSHAP Project). Attachment to Annali di Geofisica, 42.

16.   Markušić, S., Suhadolc, P., Herak, M., Vaccari, F. (2000): A contribution to seismic hazard assessment in Croatia from deterministic modeling. PAGEOPH, 157, 1/2, 185-204.

17.   Allegretti, I., Herak, D., Herak, M., Duda, S. J. (2000) Consistency of magnitudes of the largest historical earthquakes of the first half of the 20^th century determined on the basis of Göttingen and Zagreb Wiechert seismograms, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 44, 13-25.

18.   Herak, M., G. F. Panza, G. Costa (2001): Theoretical and observed depth correction for M_S, PAGEOPH, 158, 1517-1530.

19.   Herak, M., Orlić, M., Kunovec-Varga, M. (2001): Did the Makarska earthquake of 1962 generate a tsunami in the central Adriatic archipelago? Journal of Geodynamics, 31, 71-86.

20.   Herak, M., Herak, D., Markušić, S., I. Ivančić (2001): Numerical modelling of the Ston-Slano (Croatia) aftershock sequence, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 45, 251-266.

21.   Herak, M., Markušić, S., I. Ivančić (2001): Attenuation of peak horizontal and vertical acceleration in the Dinarides area, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 45, 383-394.

22.   Markušić, S., Herak, M., Herak, D., I. Ivančić (2002): Peak horizontal-to-vertical acceleration ratio and local amplification of strong ground motion, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 46, 83-92.

23.   Panza, G. F., Alvarez, L., Aoudia A., Ayadi, A., Benhallou, H., Benouar, D., Chen Yun-Tai, Cioflan, C., Ding Zhifeng, El-Sayed, A., Garcia, J., Garofalo, B., Gorshkov, A., Gribovszki, K., Harbi, A., Hatzidimitriou, P., Herak, M., Kouteva, M., Kuznetzov, I., Lokmer, I., Maouche, S., Marmureanu, G., Matova, M., Natale, M., Nunziata, C., Parvez, I., Paskaleva, I., Pico, R., Radulian, M., Romanelli, F., Soloviev, A., Suhadolc, P., Triantafyllidis, P., Vaccari, F. (2002): Realistic modeling of seismic input for megacities and large urban areas (the UNESCO/IUGS/IGCP project 414), Episodes, 25, No. 3, 160-184.

24.   Lokmer, I., M. Herak, G. F. Panza, F. Vaccari (2002): Amplification of strong-ground motion in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, estimated by computation of synthetic seismograms, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22, 105-113.

25.   Herak, M., M. Živčić, D. Herak (2003): Azimuthal anisotropy of the P-wave velocity in the hypocentral volume of the Krn Mt. (Slovenia) earthquake sequence, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 54, 3-4, 257-264.

26.   Herak, M., I. Lokmer, F. Vaccari, G. F. Panza (2004): Linear amplification of horizontal strong ground motion in Zagreb (Croatia) for a realistic range of scaled point sources, PAGEOPH, 161, 1021-1041.

27.   Herak, D., M. Herak, E. Prelogović, S. Markušić, Ž. Markulin (2005): Jabuka island (Central Adriatic Sea) earthquakes of 2003, Tectonophysics, 398, 167-180.

28.   Herak, M. (2008): ModelHVSR - A Matlab® Tool to Model Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio of Ambient Noise.  Computers and Geosciences. 34, 11 1514-1526.

29.   Mucciarelli M., Herak, M., Cassidy J. (Eds.) (2009): Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data, Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, pp 382.

30.   Herak, M. (2009): The use of ambient noise for building and soil characterisation, Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data (M. Mucciarelli, M. Herak, J. Cassidy,  Eds.), Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, 1-2.

31.   Herak, M. (2009): Recent applications of ambient vibration measurements in Croatia, Increasing Seismic Safety by Combining Engineering Technologies and Seismological Data (M. Mucciarelli, M. Herak, J. Cassidy,  Eds.), Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, 281-292.

32.   Herak, M. and Herak D. (2009): Recent measurements of ambient vibrations in free-field and in buildings in Croatia, Coupled Site and Soil-Structure Interaction Effects with Application to Seismic Risk Mitigation (T. Schantz and R. Iankov, eds.), Springer – NATO series, Dordrecht, (in press).

33.   Herak, M., Herak, D., Stipčević, J. (2009): Azimuthal anisotropy of Pg-wave velocity in hypocentral volumes of NW Croatia.  Acta Geophysica. (accepted for publication).

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 2002 (full-professor), 2007 (re-election)

LECTURER: Dr. Mirko Orlić, full professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: orlic@irb.hr, http://geo101.gfz.hr/~morlic

BIOGRAPHY:

Mirko Orlić was born on 26 May 1955 in Zagreb, and has obtained B. Sc. (1978), M. Sc. (1981) and Ph. D. (1988) degrees at the University of Zagreb. Worked for a while in Great Britain (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Birkenhead, 1980), spent an academic year as a visiting scholar in USA (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Ca, 1993). First employed by the Rudjer Bošković Institute, since 1983 works at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Teaches physical oceanographic courses in Zagreb and introductory geophysical courses at the Split and Osijek universities. Supervised preparation of about twenty B. Sc. theses, six M. Sc. theses and five Ph. D. theses. Was Head of the Graduate Study of Physics at the University of Zagreb (1994-2000). By performing empirical and theoretical investigations of physical processes in the coastal sea and of atmosphere-sea interaction has authored or co-authored more than 60 refereed publications (more than 40 in CC/SCI journals), about 100 conference communications (12 of which were invited) and a book (which has got the J. J. Strossmayer award). Since 1980 planned, participated in, and published results from physical oceanographic experiments in the North Adriatic, since 1983 supervises tide-gauge station at Bakar. Led three national projects and a number of international projects concerned with the atmosphere-sea interaction (in the scope of Croatian-USA, Croatian-Slovenian-Italian and Croatian-EU cooperation), participated in the international research cruises in the Adriatic in 2002, 2003 and 2006. Formerly active as the editor of “Geofizika” and of two conference proceedings, presently is a guest-editor of “Journal of Geophysical Research” and “Journal of Marine Systems” and the geophysics editor of “Encyclopaedia Croatica”. Acted as reviewer for several Croatian and a number of international journals, took part in the organization of a dozen symposia held in Croatia and abroad. Has performed various administrative duties at the University of Zagreb and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports.

LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      D. Belušić, M. Pasarić and M. Orlić: Quasi-periodic bora gusts related to the structure of the troposphere. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 130, 2004, 1103-1121.

2.      N. Leder and M. Orlić: Fundamental Adriatic seiche recorded by current meters. Ann. Geophys. 22, 2004, 1449-1464.

I.       Vilibić, N. Domijan, M. Orlić, N. Leder and M. Pasarić: Resonant coupling of a traveling air pressure disturbance with the east Adriatic coastal waters. J. Geophys. Res. 109, C10001, 2004, doi: 10.1029/2004JC002279.

3.      M. Pasarić and M. Orlić: Meteorological forcing of the Adriatic – present vs. projected climate conditions. Geofizika 21, 2004, 69-87.

4.      C. M. Lee, F. Askari, J. Book, S. Carniel, B. Cushman-Roisin, C. Dorman, J. Doyle, P. Flament, C. K. Harris, B. H. Jones, M. Kuzmić, P. Martin, A. Ogston, M. Orlić, H. Perkins, P.M. Poulain, J. Pullen, A. Russo, C. Sherwood, R. P. Signell and D. Thaler: Northern Adriatic response to a wintertime bora wind event. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86, 2005, 157-165.

5.      H. Peters and M. Orlić: Turbulent mixing in the springtime central Adriatic Sea. Geofizika 22, 2005, 1-19.

6.      Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and C. M. Lee: Aliasing due to sampling of the Adriatic temperature, salinity and density in space. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 69, 2006, 636-642.

7.      H. Mihanović, M. Orlić and Z. Pasarić: Diurnal internal tides detected in the Adriatic. Ann. Geophys. 24, 2006, 2773-2780.

8.      M. Orlić, G. Beg Paklar, Z. Pasarić, B. Grbec and M. Pasarić: Nested modeling of the east Adriatic coastal waters. Acta Adriat. 47 (Suppl.), 2006, 219-245.

9.      M. Orlić, V. Dadić, B. Grbec, N. Leder, A. Marki, F. Matić, H. Mihanović, G. Beg Paklar, M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić and I. Vilibić: Wintertime buoyancy forcing, changing seawater properties, and two different circulation systems produced in the Adriatic. J. Geophys. Res. 111, C03S07, 2006, doi: 10.1029/2005JC003271 [printed 112(C3)2007].

10.   H. Peters, C. M. Lee, M. Orlić and C. E. Dorman: Turbulence in the wintertime northern Adriatic Sea under strong atmospheric forcing. J. Geophys. Res. 112, C03S09, 2007, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003634.

11.   M. Lazar, M. Pavić, Z. Pasarić and M. Orlić: Analytical modeling of wintertime coastal jets in the Adriatic Sea. Continent. Shelf Res. 27, 2007, 275-285.

12.   M. Telišman Prtenjak, Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and B. Grisogono: Rotation of sea/land breezes along the northeastern Adriatic coast. Ann. Geophys. 26, 2008, 1711-1724.

13.   G. Beg Paklar, N. Žagar, M. Žagar, R. Vellore, D. Koračin, P.-M. Poulain, M. Orlić, I. Vilibić and V. Dadić: Modeling the trajectories of satellite-tracked drifters in the Adriatic Sea during a summertime bora event. J. Geophys. Res. 113, C11S04, 2008, doi: 10.1029/2007JC004536.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFAYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      M. Orlić: On the frictionless influence of planetary atmospheric waves on the Adriatic sea level. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 13, 1983, 1301-1306.

2.      M. Orlić, M. Kuzmić and Z. Vučak: Wind-curl currents in the Northern Adriatic and formulation of bottom friction. Oceanol. Acta 9, 1986, 425-431.

3.      M. Orlić: Oscillations of the inertia period on the Adriatic Sea shelf. Continent. Shelf Res. 7, 1987, 577-598.

4.      M. Orlić, B. Penzar and I. Penzar: Adriatic sea and land breezes: clockwise versus anticlockwise rotation. J. Appl. Meteor. 27, 1988, 675-679.

5.      M. Orlić, M. Gačić and P. E. LaViolette: The currents and circulation of the Adriatic Sea. Oceanol. Acta 15, 1992, 109-124.

6.      M. Orlić, M. Kuzmić and Z. Pasarić: Response of the Adriatic Sea to the bora and sirocco forcing. Continent. Shelf Res. 14, 1994, 91-116.

7.      Cerovečki, M. Orlić and M. C. Hendershott: Adriatic seiche decay and energy loss to the Mediterranean. Deep-Sea Res. I 44, 1997, 2007-2029.

8.      N. Supić and M. Orlić: Seasonal and interannual variability of the northern Adriatic surface fluxes. J. Mar. Sys. 20, 1999, 205-229.

9.      M. Orlić and M. Pasarić: Sea-level changes and crustal movements recorded along the east Adriatic coast. Nuovo Cim. C 23, 2000, 351-364.

10.   M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić and M. Orlić: Response of the Adriatic sea level to the air pressure and wind forcing at low frequencies (0.01-0.1 cpd). J. Geophys. Res. 105, 2000, 11423-11439.

11.   N. Supić, M. Orlić and D. Degobbis: Istrian Coastal Countercurrent and its year-to-year variability. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 51, 2000, 385-397.

12.   G. Beg Paklar, V. Isakov, D. Koračin, V. Kourafalou and M. Orlić: A case study of bora-driven flow and density changes on the Adriatic shelf (January 1987). Continent. Shelf Res. 21, 2001, 1751-1783.

13.   M. Herak, M. Orlić and M. Kunovec-Varga: Did the Makarska earthquake of 1962 generate a tsunami in the central Adriatic archipelago? J. Geodyn. 31, 2001, 71-86.

14.   M. Orlić: Anatomy of sea level variability – an example from the Adriatic. F. El-Hawary (ed): The Ocean Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), 2001, 1.1-1.14.

14.   I. Vilibić and M. Orlić: Adriatic water masses, their rates of formation and transport through the Otranto Strait. Deep-Sea Res. I 49, 2002, 1321-1340.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 13 September 2005.

LECTURER: Dr. Zoran Pasarić, assistant professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: pasaric@irb.hr

BIOGRAPHY:

Education:

1999. Ph. D.  University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Mathematical Department

1989. M. Sc. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Mathematical Department

1983. B. Sc., University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Mathematical Department

Working experience:

2006. – present, assistant professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Geophysical Department

2001. – 2005., senior lecturer, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Geophysical Department

2000., senior research assistant, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb

1990. – 1999., research assistant, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb

1986.-1989., assistant, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      V. Radić, Z. Pasarić and N. Šinik (2004): Analysis of Zagreb climatological data series using empirically decomposed intrinsic mode functions, Geofizika 21, 15-36.

2.      D. Belušić, M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and B. Grisogono (2005): On local and non-local properties of turbulence in the bora flow, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 14, 1-6.

3.      I. Vilibić, M. Orlić, S. Ćupić, N. Domijan, N. Leder, H. Mihanović, M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić, M. Srdelić and G. Strinić (2005): A new approach to sea level observations in Croatia. Geofizika. 22, 21-57, (review article).

4.      S. Cocito, M. Novosel, Z. Pasarić and M.M. Key Jr. (2006): Growth of the carbonate bryozoan Pentapora fascialis (Cheilostomata, Ascophora) around submarine freshwater springs in the Adriatic Sea, Linzer biologische Beiträge, 38(1), (in press).

5.      J. Juras and Z. Pasarić (2006): The correlation coefficient of bivariate normal distribution as a measure of association in the contingency table, Geofizika 23, (in press).

6.      Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and C. M. Lee (2006): Aliasing due to Sampling of the Adriatic Temperature, Salinity and Density in Space, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 69, (in press).

7.      H. Mihanović, M. Orlić, and Z. Pasarić (2006): Diurnal internal tides detected in the Adriatic,  Annales Geophysicae - Atmospheres Hydrospheres & Space Sciences 24(11), 2773-2780.

8.      Z. Pasarić, D. Belušić and Z. Bencetić Klaić (2007): Orographic influences on the Adriatic sirocco wind, Annales Geophysicae 25(6), 1263-1267.

9.      M. Orlić, V. Dadić, B. Grbec, N. Leder, A. Marki, F. Matić, H. Mihanović, G. Beg Paklar, M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarićand I.Vilibić (2007): Wintertime buoyancy forcing, changing seawater properties, and two different circulation systems produced in the Adriatic, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 112(C3), 1-21.

10.   M. Lazar, M. Pavić, Z. Pasarić and M. Orlić (2007): Analytical modelling of wintertime coastal jets in the Adriatic Sea, Continental Shelf Research 27(2), 275-285.

11.   M. Orlić, G. Beg Paklar, Z. Pasarić, B. Grbec and M. Pasarić (2006): Nested modeling of the east Adriatic coastal waters, Acta Adriatica 47, Supplement, 219-245.

12.   M. Telišman Prtenjak, Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and B. Grisogono (2008): Rotation of sea/land breezes along the northeastern Adriatic coast, Annales Geophysicae - Atmospheres Hydrospheres & Space Sciences. 26(7), 1711-1724.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFAYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      M. Pasarić, Z. Pasarić and M. Orlić (2000): Response of the Adriatic sea level to the air pressure and wind forcing at low frequencies (0.01-0.1 cpd), Journal of Geophysical Research 105, 11423-11439

2.      Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and C. M. Lee (2006): Aliasing due to Sampling of the Adriatic Temperature, Salinity and Density in Space, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 69, (in press)

3.      M. Telišman Prtenjak, Z. Pasarić, M. Orlić and B. Grisogono (2008): Rotation of sea/land breezes along the northeastern Adriatic coast, Annales Geophysicae - Atmospheres Hydrospheres & Space Sciences. 26(7), 1711-1724.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 14 July 2006.

LECTURER: Dr. Robert Precali, senior research associate

AFFILIATION: “Ruđer Bošković” Institute, Center for Marine Research, G. Paliaga 5, 52210 Rovinj

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: precali@cim.irb.hr; www.cim.irb.hr

BIOGRAPHY:

I was born on 27 April 1953 at Volosko, Croatia. B.Sc. in chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagreb University, 1976. M.Sc. in oceanography, Zagreb University, 1981. Ph.D. in chemistry, Zagreb University, 1995. Specialisations at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA, UNEP, Athens, Greece. My main filed of interest is the research of processes involved in organic matter cycling in the marine ecosystem, mainly the seasonal cycle of primary production, mechanisms of eutrophication (anoxia, mucilage events) and long-term changes in the Adriatic ecosystem. In 1986 I designed and realised the CMR oceanographic database which I am steel maintaining and improving. I regularly participated in the research programs granted by the Ministry of Science as many national and international scientific projects (granted by NSF and Smithsonian Institution, USA; Alpe-Adria; UNEP etc.). I was coordinator of 3 scientific and 2 applied projects. The work resulted in 55 scientific publications, of which 25 with international review and 20 scientific notes and extended abstract. I attended about 30 scientific congresses. From 1998 as a consultant for UNEP I am participating in the design and implementation of the Long-Trend Monitoring Programme of contaminants in biota and sediments in some Mediterranean countries. In 2002 I also participated in the definition of UNEP/MED POL monitoring strategy for assessing Mediterranean eutrophication.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Lučić, D., Njire, J., Morović, M., Precali, R., Fuks, D., Bolotin, J. 2003. Microzooplankton in the open waters of the northern Adriatic Sea from 1990 to 1993: the importance of copepod nauplii densities. Helgol Mar Res 57, 73-81.

2.      Pečar, O, Precali, R., Giani, M., Blažina, M., Smodlaka, N. 2004. Northern Adriatic mesocosm experiment Rovinj 2003: primary production and total organic carbon. Period Biol 106 23-29.

3.      Degobbis,D., Precali, R., Ferrari, C.R., Djakovac, T., Rinaldi, A., Ivančić, I., Gismondi, M., Smodlaka, N. 2005. Changes in nutrient concentrations and ratios during mucilage events in the period 1999-2002. Sci Total Environ 353, 103-114.

4.      Grilli, F., Marini, M., Degobbis, D., Ferrari, C.R., Fornasiero, P., Russo,A., Gismondi, M., Djakovac, T., Precali, R., Simonetti, R. 2005. Circulation and fluxes in the northern Adriatic Sea in the period June 1999-July 2002. Part II: Nutrient budgets. Sci Total Environ 353, 115-125.

5.      Grilli, F., Paschini, E., Russo, A., Precali, R., Supić, N. 2005. Circulation and horizontal fluxes in the northern Adriatic Sea (June 1999-July 2002). Part I: Geostrophic circulation and current measurement. Sci Total Environ 353, 57-67.

6.      Fonda Umani, S., Milani, L., Borme, D., de Olazabal, A., Parlato, S., Precali, R., Kraus, R., Lučić, D., Njire, J., Totti, C., Romagnoli, T., Pompei, M., Cangini,. M. 2005. Inter-annual variations of planktonic food webs in the northern Adriatic Sea and their role in driving organic carbon fluxes. Sci Total Environ 353, 218-231.

7.      Precali, R., Giani, M., Marini, M., Grilli, F., Ferrari, C. R., Pečar, O., Paschini, E. 2005. Mucilaginous aggregates in the northern Adriatic Sea in the period 1999-2002: Typology and distribution. Sci Total Environ 353, 10-23.

8.      Russo, A., Maccaferri, S., Djakovac, T., Precali, R., Degobbis, D., Deserti, M., Paschini, E., Lyons, D. 2005. Meteorological and Oceanographic conditions in the northern Adriatic Sea during the period June 1999 - July 2002: Influence on the mucilage phenomenon. Sci Total Environ 353, 24-38.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFAYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      Fuks, D., Devescovi, M., Precali, R., Krstulović, N., Šolić, M., 1991. Bacterial abundance and activity in the highly stratified estuary of the Krka River. Mar. Chem. 32: 333-346.

2.      Fuks, D., Precali, R., Devescovi, M., 1994. Bacterial production in the stratified karstic estuary of the Krka River. Acta Adriat. 34: 21-28.

3.      Degobbis, D., Precali, R., Ivančić, I., Smodlaka, N., Fuks, D., Kveder, S., 2000. Long-term changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem related to anthropogenic eutrophication. Int J Environ Poll 13, 495-533.

4.      Pečar, O, Precali, R., Giani, M., Blažina, M., Smodlaka, N. 2004. Northern Adriatic mesocosm experiment Rovinj 2003: primary production and total organic carbon. Period Biol 106 23-29.

5.      Fonda Umani, S., Milani, L., Borme, D., de Olazabal, A., Parlato, S., Precali, R., Kraus, R., Lučić, D., Njire, J., Totti, C., Romagnoli, T., Pompei, M., Cangini,. M. 2005. Inter-annual variations of planktonic food webs in the northern Adriatic Sea and their role in driving organic carbon fluxes. Sci Total Environ 353, 218-231.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 28 October 2005.

LECTURER: Dr. Franjo Šumanovac, full professor

AFFILIATION: Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: franjo.sumanovac@rgn.hr

BIOGRAPHY:

He was born on August, 14^th 1959 in Bošnjaci and completed secondary school in Županja in 1978. He graduated in 1983 in the Study of Geology of the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering with excellent score and average grade of all examinations of 4.9. Ph. D. thesis under the title "Quantitative gravity interpretation and its application in complex geophysical explorations" was defended on November, 22^nd 1989 at the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering.

He has taken employment at the Department of Geophysical Exploration and Mine Surveying of the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering since 1983. He accomplished academic title of the assistant professor in 1991, the associate professor in 1998, and full professor in 2002. From March, 1st to December, 31 1992 he stayed at the TNO Institute of Applied Geoscience in Delft (the Netherlands) using postdoctoral fellowship granted by the Commission of the European Community.

He is lecturer for several courses in the PhD study at the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering. He regularly participated in research project funded by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and leads the scientific research project "Geophysical explorations of aquifer systems, environment and energy resources". He participated in international scientific research project "ALP 2002–Seismic Exploration of the Alpine Lithosphere" and led Croatian part of the project. The project was carried out in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia, but scientists from other countries also participated (Poland, Denmark, USA, Canada, Finland, etc.).

He presented papers at many international and domestic scientific meetings. He led many research projects that enabled supply with several geophysical instruments, software and additional equipment. He advanced professional geophysical work in Croatia introducing the electrical tomography method in hydrogeological explorations. He is head of the Department of Geophysical Exploration and Mine Surveying of the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering. He is a member of international and domestic professional societies (Society of Exploration Geophysicists, European Association of Geoscientist and Engineers, Scientific Council for Oil of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, etc.).

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Šumanovac, F. (2004): Electrical imaging of faults in karst water explorations. Near Surface 2004, Proceedings of the 10^th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, P-036, Utrecht.

2.      Šumanovac, F. & ALP 2002-Radna grupa (2005): ALP 2002 – Istraživanja litosfere na području Alpa i Dinarida. Knjiga sažetaka, 3. Hrvatski geološki kongres, 153-154, Opatija.

3.      Šumanovac, F., Filipović, I., Orešković, J. & ALP 2002-Radna grupa (2005): ALP 2002 – Two-dimensional Seismic Modelling on ALP01 and ALP02 Profiles. Abstract Book, 7^th Workshop on Alpine Geological Studies, 93-94, Opatija.

4.      Šumanovac, F. (2005): Geophysical water exploration on the Korčula Island (Croatia). 67th Conference, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), paper G002, Madrid.

5.      Šumanovac, F. (2005): Electrical tomography in the exploration of construction material material deposits. 67th Conference, European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), paper P113, Madrid.

6.      Šumanovac, F. (2006): Mapping of thin sandy aquifers by using high resolution reflection seismics and 2-D electrical tomography. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 58, 144-157.

7.      Šumanovac, F., Pekaš, Ž. & Majtanić, H. (2006): Mapping Limestone Aquifer by Electrical and Seismic Methods in the Zmajevac Area (Croatia). 12th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics - Near Surface 2006, P064, Helsinki.

8.      Šumanovac, F., Ženko, T., Matjašić, I. & Majtanić, H. (2006): Električna tomografija u istraživanju ležišta tehničko-građevnog kamena. Zbornik radova simpozija "Mining 2006", Žunec, N. (ur.), Zagreb: Springer Business Media Croatia, 16-25, Dubrovnik.

9.      Orešković, J. & Šumanovac, F. (2007): Reservoir Characterization of the Stari Gradac Gas Condensate Field Using Seismic Attributes. Nafta, 58, 94-104.

10.   Šumanovac, F. & Dominković Alavanja, S. (2007): Determination of resolution limits of electrical tomography on the block model in a homogenous environment by means of electrical modelling. Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, 19; 47-56.

11.   Terzić, J., Šumanovac, F. & Buljan, R.  (2007): An Assessment of Hydrogeological Parameters on the Karstic Island of Dugi Otok, Croatia. Journal of Hydrology, 343, 29-42.

12.   Brückl, E., Bleibinhaus, F., Gosar, A., Grad, M., Guterch, A., Hrubcová, P., Keller, G.R., Majdański, M., Šumanovac, F., Tiira, T., Yliniemi, J., Hegedűs, E. & Thybo, H. (2007): Crustal structure due to collisional and escape tectonics in the Eastern Alps region based on profiles Alp01 and Alp02 from the ALP 2002 seismic experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 112, B6; 06308-25.

13.   Engelsfeld, T., Šumanovac, F. & Pavin, N. (2008): Investigation of underground cavities in a two-layer model using the refraction seismic method. Near Surface Geophysics, 6, 221-231.

14.   Šumanovac, F., Orešković, J., Kolar, S. & ALP 2002 Working Group (2008): Lithospheric structure at the contact of the Dinarides and the Pannonian Basin in the area of Croatia, ELGI Centenary Conference, Budapest.

PUBLICATIONS QUALIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      Zagorac, Ž., Šumanovac, F. & Jungwirth, M. (1988): Duboko istraživanje novom geoelektričnom metodom kod Ferdinandovca. Nafta, 39, 255-261, Zagreb.

2.      Šumanovac, F. (1990): Računanje oblika struktura iz gravimetrijskih karata uz upotrebu podataka iz bušotina. Nafta, 41, 161-187, Zagreb.

3.      Zagorac, Ž. & Šumanovac, F. (1990): Geomagnetska istraživanja ležišta građevinskih materijala. Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, 2, 35-39, Zagreb.

4.      Zagorac, Ž. & Šumanovac, F. (1992): Gravity prospecting in platform areas. Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, 4, 1-5, Zagreb.

5.      Šumanovac, F. (1996): Three-dimensional modelling software in gravity inversion procedure. Nafta, 47, 161-167.

6.      Šumanovac, F., Ritsema, I.L. & Bril, B.H. (1996): System architecture for 3D gravity modelling. Geologia Croatica, 49/2, 145-153,

7.      Šumanovac, F. & Weisser, M. (2001): Evaluation of resistivity and seismic methods for hydrogeological mapping in karst terrains. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 47, 13-28.

8.      Šumanovac, F. (2004): Electrical imaging of faults in karst water explorations. Near Surface 2004, Proceedings of the 10^th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, P-036, Utrecht.

9.      Šumanovac, F. (2006): Mapping of thin sandy aquifers by using high resolution reflection seismics and 2-D electrical tomography. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 58, 144-157.

10.   Šumanovac, F. & Dominković Alavanja, S. (2007): Determination of resolution limits of electrical tomography on the block model in a homogenous environment by means of electrical modelling. Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik, 19; 47-56.

11.   Terzić, J., Šumanovac, F. & Buljan, R. (2007): An Assessment of Hydrogeological Parameters on the Karstic Island of Dugi Otok, Croatia. Journal of Hydrology, 343, 1-2; 29-42.

12.   Brückl, E., Bleibinhaus, F., Gosar, A., Grad, M., Guterch, A., Hrubcová, P., Keller, G.R., Majdański, M., Šumanovac, F., Tiira, T., Yliniemi, J., Hegedűs, E. & Thybo, H. (2007): Crustal structure due to collisional and escape tectonics in the Eastern Alps region based on profiles Alp01 and Alp02 from the ALP 2002 seismic experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 112, B6; 06308-25.

13.   Engelsfeld, T., Šumanovac, F. & Pavin, N. (2008): Investigation of underground cavities in a two-layer model using the refraction seismic method. Near Surface Geophysics, 6, 221-231.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 17th April, 2007.

LECTURER: Dr. Bruno Tomljenović, associate professor

AFFILIATION: Faculty of Geology, Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: bruntom@rgn.hr

BIOGRAPHY:

Education:

1988. B.Sc. in Geology at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petrol. Engineering and Faculty of Sciences.

1995. M.Sc. in Natural Sciences, Field: Geosciences, Branch: Geology and Mineralogy at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Zagreb.

2002. Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Field: Geosciences, Branch: Geology and Mineralogy at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Zagreb.

Working experience:

1990–1995   Assistant at the Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petrol. Engineering, University of Zagreb;
Exercises in: General Geology, General and Stratigraphic Geology;

1995–2004   Assistant and Senior Assistant at the Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petrol. Engineering, University of Zagreb; Courses and exercises in: Structural Geology, General Geology, General and Stratigraphic Geology.

2005–2008   Docent (Assistant Professor) at the Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petrol. Engineering, University of Zagreb; Courses and exercises in: Structural Geology, General Geology, Petrology and Geology.

2008-         Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petrol. Engineering, University of Zagreb; Courses in Structural Geology, Tectonics, Tectonic Geomorphology, Seismotectonics, General Geology, Petrology and Geology

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.      Herak, D., Herak, M. & Tomljenović, B. (2009): Seismicity and earthquake focal mechanisms in North-Western Croatia.- Tectonophysics.- 465, 212-220.

2.      Judik, K., Rantitsch, G., Rainer, T.M., Arkai, P. & Tomljenović, B. (2008): Alpine metamorphism of organic matter in metasedimentary rock from Mt. Medvednica (Croatia). - Swiss. J. Geosci., 101, 605-616.

3.      Tomljenović, B., Csontos, L., Marton, E., & Marton, P. (2008): Tectonic evolution of the northwestern Internal Dinarides as constrained by structures and rotation of Medvednica Mountains, North Croatia.- U: Siegesmund, S., Fügenschuh, B. & Froitzheim, N. (ur.): Tectonic Aspects of the Alpine-Dinaride-Carpathian System, Geological Society London, Spec. Publ., 298, 145-167.

4.      Balen, D., Horváth, P., Tomljenović, B., Finger, F., Humer, B., Pamić, J.(†), Árkai, P. (2006): A record of pre-Variscan Barrovian regional metamorphism in the eastern part of the Slavonian Mountains (NE Croatia).- Mineralogy and Petrology, 87, 143-162.

5.      Márton, E., Jelen, B., Tomljenović, B., Pavelić, D., Poljak, M., Márton, P., Avanić, R., & Pamić, J., (2006): Late Neogene counterclockwise rotation in the SW part of the Pannonian Basin. - Geol Carpathica; 57, 1, 41-46.

6.      Márton, E.; Pavelić, D.; Tomljenović, B.; Márton, P.; & Avanić, R. (2005): Paleomagnetic investigations in the Croatian part of the Pannonian Basin: a review. - Acta Geol. Hungarica, 48, 2, 225-233.

7.      Judik, K.; Árkai, P.; Horváth, P.; Dobosi, G.; Tibljaš, D.; Balen, D.; Tomljenović, B.; Pamić, J. (2004): Diagenesis and low-temperature metamorphism of Mt. Medvednica, Croatia: Mineral assemblages and phyllosilicate characteristics. - Acta Geol. Hungarica, 47, 2-3; 151-176.

8.      Prelogović, E., Pribičević, B.; Ivković, Ž.; Dragičević, I.; Buljan, R.; Tomljenović, B. (2004): Recent structural fabric of the Dinarides and tectonically active zones important for petroleum-geological exploration in Croatia.- Nafta, 55, 4; 155-161

PUBLICATIONS QUALIFYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

1.      Herak, D., Herak, M. & Tomljenović, B. (2009): Seismicity and earthquake focal mechanisms in North-Western Croatia.- Tectonophysics.- 465, 212-220.

2.      Tomljenović, B., Herak, D., Herak, M. & Kralj, J. (2008): Seismogenic zones of northwestern Croatia. - 46-47.

3.      Tomljenović, B., Csontos, L., Marton, E., & Marton, P. (2008): Tectonic evolution of the northwestern Internal Dinarides as constrained by structures and rotation of Medvednica Mountains, North Croatia.- U: Siegesmund, S., Fügenschuh, B. & Froitzheim, N. (ur.): Tectonic Aspects of the Alpine-Dinaride-Carpathian System, Geological Society London, Spec. Publ., 298, 145-167.

4.      Márton, E., Jelen, B., Tomljenović, B., Pavelić, D., Poljak, M., Márton, P., Avanić, R., & Pamić, J., (2006): Late Neogene counterclockwise rotation in the SW part of the Pannonian Basin. - Geol Carpathica; 57, 1, 41-46.

5.      Márton, E.; Pavelić, D.; Tomljenović, B.; Márton, P.; & Avanić, R. (2005): Paleomagnetic investigations in the Croatian part of the Pannonian Basin: a review.- Acta Geol. Hungarica, 48, 2, 225-233.

6.      Prelogović, E., Pribičević, B.; Ivković, Ž.; Dragičević, I.; Buljan, R.; Tomljenović, B. (2004): Recent structural fabric of the Dinarides and tectonically active zones important for petroleum-geological exploration in Croatia.- Nafta, 55, 4; 155-161.

7.      Pamić, J., Tomljenović, B. & Balen, D. (2002): Geodynamic and petrogenetic evolution of Alpine ophiolites from the central and NW Dinarides: an overview.- Lithos, 65, 113-142;

8.      Márton, E., Pavelić, D., Tomljenović, B., Avanić, R., Pamić, J., & Márton, P. (2002): In the wake of a counterclockwise rotating Adriatic microplate: Neogene paleomagnetic results from northern Croatia. - Int. J.  Earth Sci., 91, 3; 514-523.

9.      Tomljenović, B. & Csontos, L. (2001): Neogene-Quaternary structures in the border zone between Alps, Dinarides and Pannonian Basin (Hrvatsko zagorje and Karlovac Basins, Croatia). - Int J Earth Sci, 90, 3; 560-578.

10.   Haas, J., Mioč, P., Pamić, J., Tomljenović, B., Árkai, P., Bérczi-Makk, A., Koroknai, B., Kovács, S. & Rálisch-Felgenhauer, E. (2000): Complex structural pattern of the Alpine-Dinaridic-Pannonian triple junction.- Int J Earth Sci, 89, 2; 377-389.

11.   Márton, E., Pavelić, D., Tomljenović, B., Pamić, J., Márton, P. (1999): First paleomegnetic results on Tertiary rocks from the Slavonian Mountains in the southern Pannonian basin, Croatia.- Geol. Carpathica, 50, 3; 273-279.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 15.07.2008.

LECTURER: Dr. Giuliana Verbanac, assistant professor

AFFILIATION: Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb

E-MAIL AND WEB ADDRESS: verbanac@irb.hr

BIOGRAPHY:

EDUCATION:

2006                       Ph. D. Physics. Earth's magnetic field, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

2002                     Master degree in Atomic and Molecular physics and Astrophysics, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

1996                       Diploma of Engineering in Physics, Faculty of science, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

1990                      Diploma from School of mathematics and computer sciences, Secondary school Labin, Croatia.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

2009-                     Assistant professor, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

2006-2009            Senior research assistant, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

2003-2006            Research assistant, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

1982–1992             Assistant, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

TEACHING:

Planetary science, Geomagnetism and aeronomy, Geophysical practicum

MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS:

Planetary magnetism, modelling the  Earth's magnetic field, comparative planetology, solar-        terrestrial interrelationship

LANGUAGES:

English, German, Italian

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND STUDY VISITS:

2009                                     Workshop on Terrestrial magnetism, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland

2007                                     Workshop on Magnetospheric  dynamic, International school of Space Science, L'Aquila, Italy

2008, 2006, 2005, 2003      Geophysical Institute in Potsdam (GeoForscungsZentrumPotsdam) , Germany

2004                                     IAGA Workshop, Japan.

2003                                    Astronomy Department, University of California at Berkeley.

2003                                 Workshop on European Magnetic Repeat Station Surveys, Niemegk, Germany.

2000, 2001                      Astronomy Department, University of California at Berkeley.

2000                                 Workshop in Adaptive optics, University of California at Santa Cruz.

1995,1996                         Department of the Earth and Planetary science,  Trieste, Italy.

PROJECTS:

Principal investigator of the bilateral Croatian-German project: "Modelling the European secular variation on regional scale". Collaborator on the project: "Istraživanje geomagnetskog polja i nehomogenosti litosfere u području Hrvatske" (MZOŠ: 119-1193086-1314, 2006–).

PROMOTION OF SCIENCE:

2002            Participant of the V Academic school in Zadar, Croatia, in the debate:  "The position of the science and the young scientists in Croatia".

July, 2002     Teaching astronomy at the Summer youth school of natural sciences, Croatia.

June, 2002     Contact and Training seminar in Ohrid, Macedonia, organized by YouthNet Center. Participant.

2001, 2002      Giving presentations in astronomy, in a few high schools.

1999               Establishing the Croatian Association For The Promotion And Application of Sciences.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS:

1.         Brajša, Roman; Wohl, Hubertus; Hanslmeier, Arnold; Verbanac, Giuliana; Ruždjak, Domagoj; Cliver, Edward; Svalgaard, Leif; Roth, Markus: On solar cycle predictions and reconstructions. Astronomy & Astrophysics. (2008) (accepted for publication)

2.         Showalter, Mark; de Pater, Imke; Verbanac, Giuliana; Hamilton, Douglas; Burns, Joseph: Properties and dynamics of Jupiter's gossamer rings from Galileo, Voyager, Hubble and Keck images. Icarus. 195 (2008), 1; 361-377.

3.         Brajša, Roman; Wöhl, Hubertus; Vršnak, Bojan; Ruždjak, Vladimir; Clette, Frederic; Hochedez, Jean-Francois; Verbanac, Giuliana; Skokić, Ivica; Hanslmeier, Arnold: Proper Motions of Coronal Bright Points. Central European astrophysical bulletin. 32 (2008); 165-190.

4.         Verbanac, Giuliana; Korte, Monika; Mandea, Mioara: On minimizing the external field contributions in annual means of the geomagnetic observatories. Geofizika. 25 (1) (2008); 27-39.

5.         Brajša, Roman; Wohl, Hubertus; Ruždjak, Domagoj; Vršnak, Bojan; Verbanac, Giuliana; Svalgaard, Leife; Hochedez, Jean-Francois: On the solar rotation and activity. Astronomische Nachrichten (0004-6337) 328 (2007), 10; 1013-1015.

6.         Verbanac, Giuliana; Korte, Monika; Mandea, Mioara: On long-term trends of the European geomagnetic observatory biases. Earth, Planets and Space. 59 (2007), 7; 685-695.

7.         Verbanac, Giuliana; Lühr, Hermann; Rother, Martin; Korte, Monika; Mandea, Mioara: Contributions of the external field to the observatory annual means and a proposal for their corrections. Earth, Planets and Space. 59 (2007), 4; 251-257.

8.         Verbanac, Giuliana: On regional modelling of the main geomagnetic field.  Geofizika. 24 (2007), 1; 1-27.

9.         Verbanac, Giuliana; Lühr, Hermann; Rother, Martin: Evidence of the ring current effect in geomagnetic observatories annual means. Geofizika. 23 (2006); 13-20.

10.     Verbanac, Giuliana; Korte, Monika: The geomagnetic field in Croatia. Geofizika. 23 (2006), 2; 105-117.

11.     Wong, Michael H.; de Pater, Imke; Showalter, Mark R.; Roe, Henry G.; Macintosh, Bruce; Verbanac, Giuliana: Ground-based near infrared spectroscopy of Jupiter's ring and moons.  Icarus. 185 (2006), 2; 403-415.

12.     Brajša, Roman; Woehl, Hubertus; Vršnak, Bojan; Ruždjak, Vladimir; Clette, Frederic; Hochedez, Jean-Francois; Verbanac, Giuliana; Temmer, Manuela: Spatial distribution and north-south asymmetry of coronal bright points from mid-1998 to mid-1999. Solar physics. 231 (2005), 1; 29-44.

13.     Verbanac, Giuliana; de Pater, Imke; Showalter, Mark; Lissauer, Jack.Keck: Infrared Observations of Saturn's Main Rings Surrounding Earth's August 1995 Ring Plane Crossing. Icarus (New York, N.Y.). 174 (2005); 241-252.

14.     Vujnović, Vladis; Verbanac, Giuliana; Orešković, Jasna; Marki, Antun; Marić, Krešimir; Lisac, Inga; Ivandić, Monika: Results of the preliminary geomagnetic field strength measurements in the northern part of middle Croatia.  Geofizika. 21 (2004), 1; 1-13.

15.     Brkić, Mario; Bašić, Tomislav; Verbanac, Giuliana: Geomagnetism in Croatia - a Historical Overview. Geodetski list. 57 (80) (2003), 3; 183-194.

PUBLICATIONS QULIFAYING FOR LECTURSHIP:

All of the above.

DATE OF THE LAST PROMOTION: 2009.