Sensitivity of ocean waves to speed changes of the weather stream

Global Atmosphere and Ocean System

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-106

  Bauer, E ^a   Von Storch, H ^b   Stolley, M ^c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL MARITIME AND HYDROGRAPHIC AGENCY   (Germany)

Author keywords

North Atlantic storm track; Significant wave height; Storm frequency

Indexed keywords

SEA STATE; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; STORM TRACK; WAVE MODELING; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033289917     PISSN: 10236732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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