Analysis of the relationship between the North Atlantic oscillation and sea-level changes in northwest Europe

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 743-758

  Yan, Zhongwei ^a,b   Tsimplis, Michael N ^a,c   Woolf, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^c TYNDALL CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North Atlantic oscillation; Northwest European coasts; Sea level; Seasonal cycle; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; FLUXES; FREQUENCY AGILITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEA LEVEL; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

FREQUENCY BANDS; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL CONDITIONS;

OSCILLATIONS;

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONALITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 2442675053     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1035     Document Type: Article

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