Extreme sea levels in the Adriatic Sea: distribution and trends

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada je dati odgovor na nekoliko znanstvenih pitanja koja se tiču pojave ekstremno visokih razina mora i poplava u Jadranskome moru, konkretno, kakav je mjesečni hod esktrema, mjesečni hod srednjih razina mora te pojavljuju li se ekstremno visoke razine mora istovremeno u različitim dijelovima Jadranskog mora. Za potrebe ovog rada koristili su se satni nizovi razine mora mjerene na pet postaja duž Jadranskog mora (Trst, Rovinj, Zadar, Split i Dubrovnik). Provedeno istraživanje dalo je odgovore na postavljena znanstvena pitanja. Najviša razina mora zabilježena je u Trstu u mjesecu studenome (137 cm), dok su najniže ekstremne razine mora bilježene u Zadru u mjesecu kolovozu. Srednje razine mora su najviše u studenome i to na svim postajama, dok se najniže srednje razine mora bilježe u ožujku. Ekstremno visoke razine mora rijetko se javljaju istovremeno na svim postajama.The aim of this study is to answer several scientific questions related to the occurrence of floods in the Adriatic Sea, specifically, to estimate the monthly signal of the extremely high sea levels, to estimate the monthly signal of the mean sea levels and to find out whether floods occur simultaneously over different parts of the Adriatic Sea. For the purposes of the research, hourly sea levels measured at 5 stations along the Adriatic Sea (Trieste, Rovinj, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik) were used. The study provided answers to set scientific questions. The highest extreme sea level was recorded in Trieste in November (137 cm), while the lowest extreme sea level was recorded in Zadar in August. Mean sea level values are highest in November at all stations, while the lowest mean sea levels are recorded in March. The extreme sea levels rarely occurred simultaneously at all stations