Interannual variability and predictability of summertime significant wave heights in the Western North Pacific

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-213

  Sasaki, Wataru ^a   Toshiyuki, Hibiya ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Predictability; Significant wave height; Tropical cyclone; Wave climate; Western North Pacific

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33847772420     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0022-9     Document Type: Article

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