Mirko Orlić

Mirko Orlić obtained Ph. D. at the University of Zagreb where he works as a professor of geophysics. Also, he is a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a vice-president of the European Academies Science Advisory Council. He visited several oceanographic institutes in Europe and worked as a visiting scholar at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (La Jolla, Ca, USA). He supervised tide gauge station at Bakar over four decades and took part in a number of research cruises, aboard Croatian, German and USA research vessels. He participated in a number of projects and led six national projects and eight international projects. His major research interests include physical processes in the sea, atmosphere-sea interaction, and methods of data analysis. Thus, for example, he investigated the currents and circulation of the Adriatic Sea, worked on the formulation of a method that enables global sea levels to be related to global temperatures, and contributed to the development of partial wavelet analysis which has recently found application not only in geosciences but also in economy. He authored and co-authored about 100 refereed publications, more than 170 conference communications, and a book on weather and climate of the Adriatic area. The publications have up to now received more than 2800 citations (Scopus) and more than 4700 citations (Google Scholar). He was editor of Geofizika, four conference proceedings and two books, and was guest editor of Journal of Geophysical Research and Journal of Marine Systems. He obtained the Fulbright Award, the Croatian State Science Award, the Croatian Academy Science Award, and the Andrija Mohorovicic Award.