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Geodesy in Croatia, 2011-2014: Report submitted to the International Association of Geodesy of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

Croatia was admitted to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) soon after gaining independence: its membership status had been provisionally granted by the IUGG Executive Committee already in 1992 and the status was ratified by the IUGG Council at the meeting held in Boulder in 1995. From the beginning, the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts was the adhering organization, which supervised the election of members of the Croatian Committee of Geodesy and Geophysics. After being admitted to the IUGG, Croatian geodesists and geophysicists took part in the activities of IUGG associations and in the general assemblies. Moreover, they prepared reports on their work, covering three intervals: 1991–1994 (Geofizika, 11, 1994), 1995–1998 (Geodetski list, 53, 1999), and 1999–2002 (Geofizika, 18/19, 2001/2002). After an eight-year break, the practice of reporting to the IUGG is reestablished with this report. In the following pages, the work carried out between the years 2011 and 2014 by Croatian scientists, active in geodesy and in five geophysical disciplines (geomagnetism and aeronomy, hydrology, meteorology, physical oceanography, and seismology), is documented. The report shows that Croatian geodesists and geophysicists represent a vibrant part of the scientific community: most often their findings are relevant for Croatia and sometimes their results and methodological improvements turn out to be useful to colleagues working in other countries. The four-year output is impressive, having in mind the recent decline in national funding of research activities. It appears that the problem was partially offset by an improved access to international research projects. Although the international projects could complement but could not replace the national projects, it is to be hoped that the international collaboration of Croatian scientists will expand in the future and that the IUGG-related activities will contribute to the expansion.

Geodesy ; Geophysics

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