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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3143-2022
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Research article
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06 Oct 2022
Research article |
| 06 Oct 2022
| 06 Oct 2022
The 2017 Split wildfire in Croatia: evolution and the role of meteorological conditions
Ivana Čavlina Tomašević
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Ravnice 48, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb,
Horvatovac 95, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Kevin K. W. Cheung
E-Complexity Consultant, Eastwood, NSW 2122, Australia
Višnjica Vučetić
Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Ravnice 48, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Paul Fox-Hughes
Bureau of Meteorology, Level 5, 111 Macquarie St., Hobart, TAS 7001,
Australia
Kristian Horvath
Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Ravnice 48, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Telišman Prtenjak
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb,
Horvatovac 95, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Paul J. Beggs
School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
Barbara Malečić
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb,
Horvatovac 95, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Velimir Milić
Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Ravnice 48, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Short summary
One of the most severe and impactful urban wildfire events in Croatian history has been reconstructed and analyzed. The study identified some important meteorological influences related to the event: the synoptic conditions of the Azores anticyclone, cold front, and upper-level shortwave trough all led to the highest fire weather index in 2017. A low-level jet, locally known as bura wind that can be explained by hydraulic jump theory, was the dynamic trigger of the event.
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