Teleconnection pattern influence on sea-wave climate in the bay of Biscay

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 641-652

  Le Cozannet, Gonéri ^a   Lecacheux, Sophie ^a   Delvallee, Etienne ^a   Desramaut, Nicolas ^a   Oliveros, Carlos ^a   Pedreros, Rodrigo ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Oceanic; Teleconnections; Trends; Wave properties; Waves

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; OCEANIC; TELECONNECTIONS; TRENDS; WAVE PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEAN STRUCTURES; STORMS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OCEAN WAVE; TELECONNECTION; WAVE PROPERTY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 79953774087     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3589.1     Document Type: Article

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