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Per-reviewed publications

Zagar, N., A. Stoffelen, G.-J. Marseille, C. Accadia and P. Schluessel, 2007: Impact assessment of simulated Doppler wind lidars with a multivariate variational assimilation in the tropics. Accepted in Mon. Wea. Rev. (pdf)

Zagar, N., Andersson, E., Fisher, M. and A. Untch, 2007: Influence of the quasi-biennial oscillation on the ECMWF model short-range forecast errors in the tropical stratosphere. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 133, 1843-1853. (pdf)

Zagar, N., M. Zagar, J. Cedilnik. G. Gregoric and J. Rakovec, 2006: Validation of mesoscale low-level winds obtained by dynamical downscaling of ERA40 over complex terrain. Tellus, 58A, str. 445-455. (pdf)

Zagar, N., Andersson, E. and M. Fisher, 2005: Balanced tropical data assimilation based on a study of equatorial waves in ECMWF short-range forecast errors. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 987-1011. (pdf)

Zagar, N., N. Gustnafsson and E. Kallen, 2004: Dynamical response of equatorial waves in four-dimensional variational data assimilation. Tellus, 56A, 29-46. (pdf)

Zagar, N., N. Gustafsson and E. Kallen, 2004: Variational data assimilation in the tropics: the impact of a background error constraint. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 130, 103-125. (pdf)

Zagar, N., 2004: Assimilation of equatorial waves by line of sight wind observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 61, 1877-1893. (pdf)

Zagar, N.: Dynamical aspects of data assimilation in the tropics. PhD thesis. Stockholm University 2004. (pdf)

Brzovic, N., 1998/1999: A cold air outbreak on 20 April 1997 over Croatia. Cro. Meteorol. J., 33/34, 1-18.

Mladek, R., Barckicke, J., Bougeault, P., Brzovic, N., Geleyn, J.F., Hoffman, J. and P. Pottier, 2000: Evaluation of operational precipitation forecasts for MAP seasons. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 72, 111-129.

Georgelin, M., P. Bougeault, T. Black, N. Brzovic, J. Calvo, V. Casse, M. Desgagne, R. El-Khatib, J.-F. Geleyn, T. Holt, S.Y. Hong, K. Kurihara, T. Kato, B. Lacroix, F. Lalaurette, Y. Lemaitre, J. Mailhot, D. Majewski, P. Malguzzi, V. Masson, J. McGregor, E. Minguzzi and C. Wilson, 2000: The second COMPARE exercise: a model intercomparison using a case of a typical mesoscale orographic flow, the PYREX IOP3. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 126, 991-1029.

Brzovic, N., 1999: Factors affecting the Adriatic cyclone and associated windstorms. Contrib. Atmos. Phys., 72, 51-65. (pdf)

Brzovic, N. and N. Strelec Mahovic, 1998: Cyclonic activity and severe jugo in the Adriatic. Phys. chem. earth, Part B, 24, 653-657. (pdf)

Brzovic, N. and V. Jurcec, 1997: Numerical simulation of the Adriatic cyclone development. Geofizika, 14, 29-46.

Brzovic, N., 1996: Is there a Gric attractor? Cro. Meteorol. J., 31, 41-54.

Jurcec, V. and N. Brzovic, 1995: The Adriatic Bora: Special case studies, Geofizika, 12, 15-32.

Brzovic, N. and M. Benkovic, 1994: Severe bora on the Adriatic during the period 1987-1993. Cro. Meteorol. J., 29, 65-74.


Reports, Conferences, etc

Zagar, N. et al., 2007: Towards an improved data assimilation in the tropics. AMS 16th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Santa Fe, NM, June 2007. Poster: (pdf), flyer: (pdf)

Zagar, N. et al., 2007: Doppler wind lidar measurements scenarios in the tropics. 2007 EUMETSAT meteorological satellite conference & 15th American Meteorological Society satellite meteorology and oceanography conference, Amsterdam, September 2007. Poster: (pdf) , Conf. proceedings: (pdf)

Zagar, N., 2006: Study on Doppler wind lidar sampling scenarios. Final report for EUMETSAT contract EUM/CO/05/1447/PS. (pdf)


Selected talks

Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division seminar serie: (pdf), MMM/NCAR, Boulder, CO, November 2006.

Presentation on the Atmospheric Dynamic Mission (ADM) workshop: (pdf), ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands, September 2006.

Presentation at the WMO-award ceremony: (pdf), Stockholm University, Sweden, October 2005.

Presentation on the 27th EWGLAM meeting: (pdf), Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 2005.

Presentation on the 2005 EUMETSAT meteorological satellite conference: (pdf), Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 2005.

Presentation on the 28th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology: (pdf), Zadar, Croatia, May 2005.

Presentation on the 6th Workshop on Adjoint Applications in Dynamic Meteorology: (pdf), Acquafredda di Maratea, Basilicata, Italy, May 2004.

PhD thesis defence talk: (pdf), Stockholm University, Sweden, May 2004.


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