CATURBO - ChAracteristics of TURbulence of the BOra wind

Scientific project of the Croatian Science Foundation

First hot wire anemometer measurements of bora wind has been conducted

On Vratnik Pass hot wire anemometer measurements on a 2,5 m high mast were performed for the very first time in Croatia. Besides CATURBO collaborators (B. Grisogono - project leader, Ž. Večenaj - researcher, Z. Matica and D. Ptičar - technicians) few students of geophysics participated as well preparing themselves for their diploma work. Croatian television broadcasted a short report (in Croatian) in the noon news on March 27, 2014, which can be seen by clicking on the video link here...

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Hot wire anemometer calibration

Željko Večenaj (researcher), Damir Ptičar and Zlatko Matica (technicians), in collaboration with the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Zagreb, worked on the calibration of the hot wire anemometer, planned for field measurements of bora wind events during spring 2014 at Vratnik Pass.

New meteorological tower of the Geophysical Department

Our new 10 m meteorological tower with 3 level measurements at 20 Hz, has been mounted in the beginning of May 2015, in the immediate lee of the Southern Velebit mountain, dedicated to Bora turbulence.