Statistical trend analysis and extreme distribution of significant wave height from 1958 to 1999 - An application to the Italian Seas

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 525-538

  Martucci, G ^a,d   Carniel, S ^b   Chiggiato, J ^b   Sclavo, M ^b   Lionello, P ^c   Galati, M B ^c  

^a Consorzio Venezia Ricerche ^*  (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA STATE; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE FIELD; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE MODELING;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77953239341     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-525-2010     Document Type: Article

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