A mid-shelf, mean wave direction climatology for southeastern Australia, and its relationship to the El Niño - Southern Oscillation since 1878 A.D

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1715-1729

  Goodwin, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

El Ni o southern oscillation; Mean sea level pressure; Mean wave direction; South east Australia; Wave climate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO); MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; MEAN WAVE DIRECTION (MWD);

CLIMATOLOGY;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE DIRECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 27744553515     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1207     Document Type: Article

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