Nodal variations and long-term changes in the main tides on the coasts of China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1215-1232

  Feng, Xiangbo ^a,b   Tsimplis, Michael N ^a   Woodworth, Philip L ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese coasts; linear trend; nodal variation; sea level; tide

Indexed keywords

LONG-TERM CHANGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; TIDAL CONSTANT; TIDAL CONSTITUENT; TIDE GAUGE; TREND ANALYSIS;

BOHAI SEA; CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN STRAIT; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 85027958820     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC010312     Document Type: Article

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