The recent implementation, development and successful runs of the kilometer-scale atmosphere-ocean Adriatic Sea and Coast (AdriSC) climate model for the historical period of 1987-2017 and for an extreme climate projection (RCP 8.5) for the 2070-2100 period, have provided the necessary dataset to better understand the potential impact of climate change within the Adriatic basin. Here, temperature, salinity and ocean currents were extracted and formatted from the AdriSC ocean model at 1 km resolution. This dataset was then used to reproduce in the past (1987-2017 period) and project in the future (2070-2100 period) the expected growth of five bivalve species in the northern Adriatic Sea at two different locations: Barbariga and along the western coast of Istria.

For any enquiries about the AdriSC model contact: Clea Denamiel at cdenami@irb.hr