@book{c01bbd9636704b9db8b11422673a606e,
title = "Benefits of meteorological services in Croatia",
abstract = "This research report looks into the benefits of hydrological and meteorological information services in Croatia. The benefits generated by the services were investigated by beneficiary sector, each sector studied by different researchers. The methods used were mainly literature reviews and statistics, expert interviews and workshops, and analytical, conceptual and qualitative model building and modeling of expected impacts. Assuming that the annual budget of DHMZ is about 8 million per year this study concludes that the services delivered by DHMZ pay themselves back at least 3-fold each year. Taking into account all the excluded sectors, it further concluded that the factual ratio is even higher. The results seem to be in line with other research results. By improving the services, especially their deliverance, substantial additional benefits can be generated hence justifying the investments in the improvement of hydrological and meteorological services.",
keywords = "information services, pricing, meteorological information, hydrological information, Croatia, day-to-day services, cost-benefit analysis, transportation, agriculture, energy production, construction industry",
author = "Pekka Levi{\"a}kangas and Raine Hautala and Jukka R{\"a}s{\"a}nen and Risto {\"O}{\"o}rni and Sanna Sonninen and Martti Hekkanen and Mikael Ohlstr{\"o}m and Ari Ven{\"a}l{\"a}inen and Seppo Saku",
note = "Project code: 16669 ",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-951-38-6979-3",
series = "VTT Tiedotteita - Meddelanden - Research Notes",
publisher = "VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland",
number = "2420",
address = "Finland",
}