A review of sea level observations and low frequency sea-level variability in South Atlantic

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 239-249

  Raicich, Fabio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

ENSO; Multidecadal variability; Sea level; South Atlantic Ocean; Trends

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEA LEVEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MEAN SEASONAL CYCLES; MULTIDECADAL VARIABILITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION; TIME SERIES;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; RIO DE LA PLATA; SICILY; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 39749125559     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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