Enhancement of hydrological and oceanographic data for assessing the exposure of transport infrastructure to climate change

Obrisani Korisnik — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:16:02 GMT

Acronym: HOPIK

Project ID: 100-034/26

Funding: Europska unija – NextGenerationEU

Co-funding: NPOO 2021. – 2026.

Duration: 1.10.2025. – 30.9.2029.

Description:

The HOPIK project brings together experts from GFZG, GFRI, and UL FGG, as well as industry partners, with the aim of improving hydrological and oceanographic data and methodologies for assessing the exposure of transport infrastructure to climate change. A field measurement campaign is being conducted to collect wave data at inter-island locations across the Adriatic Sea, together with precipitation and water-level measurements in a previously ungauged catchment.

The collected wave data will be integrated with archived measurements and used to establish a spectral wave model, which will provide the basis for developing a map of the inter-island wave climate under climate change conditions. In parallel, a methodology for determining the Synthetic Design Hydrograph (SDH) will be developed for studied catchments by combining statistical methods and machine learning, thereby providing a robust approach under climate change conditions. For the ungauged catchment, field measurements will be used to establish a hydrological model of the area and to generate synthetic data.

By integrating hydrological and oceanographic data and modelling frameworks, the project will establish a reliable basis for assessing climate exposure, thereby supporting the timely adaptation and climate proofing of transport infrastructure.

Principal Investigator:

Asst. Prof. Damjan Bujak, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Team members:

Prof. Damir Bekić, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Prof. Dalibor Carević, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Prof. Goran Lončar, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Prof. Kristina Potočki, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Asso. Prof. Nino Krvavica, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka

Hanna Miličević, PhD CRORIS

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Asso. Prof. Nejc Bezak, PhD Google Scholar

Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana

Ivan Žigo

Marecon d.o.o.

Tin Kulić, PhD CRORIS

Hidrokonzalt projektiranje, d.o.o.

Contact:

Asst. Prof. Damjan Bujak, PhD

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Hrvatska

damjan.bujak@grad.unizg.hr

Institutions:

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

Partner institutions:

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka

Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo, Ljubljana

Hidrokonzalt projektiranje

Marecon d.o.o.

Project HOPIK was co-financed by funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021–2026. Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.

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Enhancement of hydrological and oceanographic data for assessing the exposure of transport infrastructure to climate change