Seasonal variability of the global ocean wind and wave climate

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 931-950

  Young, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ocean waves and swell; Southern Ocean; Wave climatology; Wind speed and direction; World ocean

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WAVE GENERATION; WIND-WAVE INTERACTION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0032756442     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199907)19:9<931::AID-JOC412>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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