Estimation of the long-term variability of extreme significant wave height using a time-dependent Peak Over Threshold (POT) model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Méndez, Fernando J ^a   Menéndez, Melisa ^a   Luceño, Alberto ^a   Losada, Inigo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER WAVES;

LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846171978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003344     Document Type: Article

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