Wave climate evolution in the Bay of Biscay over two decades

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 105-114

  Dupuis, Hélène ^a   Michel, Denis ^a   Sottolichio, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Climatic data; NAO index; North Atlantic Ocean; Wave climate; Wave data

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; OCEAN CURRENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; SURFACE WAVES;

BAY OF BISCAY; CLIMATIC DATA; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; WAVE CLIMATES; WAVE DATA;

WATER WAVES;

CLIMATE VARIATION; DATA ACQUISITION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STORM; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE HEIGHT;

AQUITAINE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BAY OF BISCAY; BISCAROSSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GARONNE RIVER; LANDES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751189611     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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