Evidence for changes to the northeast Pacific wave climate

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 194-201

  Seymour, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

buoy; climate change; ENSO; MEI; NPI; Pacific Ocean; PDO; wave climate; Waves

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DATABASE; DEEP WATER; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL WARMING; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE ENERGY;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551513984     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-09-00149.1     Document Type: Article

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