Wave climate changes in the North Atlantic and North Sea
Abstract This article presents a review of all available data describing long‐term trends in the wave climate of the North Atlantic and North Sea, using both visual estimates and instrumental measurements of wave height. Long series of measurements from Seven Stones Light Vessel (1962–1986), sited o...
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crwiley:10.1002/joc.3370110507 2024-09-15T18:21:13+00:00 Wave climate changes in the North Atlantic and North Sea Bacon, S. Carter, D. J. T. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.3370110507 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjoc.3370110507 https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.3370110507 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Journal of Climatology volume 11, issue 5, page 545-558 ISSN 0899-8418 1097-0088 journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3370110507 2024-08-27T04:26:07Z Abstract This article presents a review of all available data describing long‐term trends in the wave climate of the North Atlantic and North Sea, using both visual estimates and instrumental measurements of wave height. Long series of measurements from Seven Stones Light Vessel (1962–1986), sited off the south‐west tip of England, and Ocean Weather Station Lima (1975–1988), at 57°N,20°W, are both examined for evidence of trends in mean wave height; the former data set is also examined for evidence of trends in annual maximum wave height and extreme (50‐year return value) wave height. All available data show an increase in mean wave height over the whole of the North Atlantic in recent years, possibly since 1950, of about 2 per cent per year. There are insufficient data to say with confidence whether maxima or extremes have also risen. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library International Journal of Climatology 11 5 545 558 |
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Abstract This article presents a review of all available data describing long‐term trends in the wave climate of the North Atlantic and North Sea, using both visual estimates and instrumental measurements of wave height. Long series of measurements from Seven Stones Light Vessel (1962–1986), sited off the south‐west tip of England, and Ocean Weather Station Lima (1975–1988), at 57°N,20°W, are both examined for evidence of trends in mean wave height; the former data set is also examined for evidence of trends in annual maximum wave height and extreme (50‐year return value) wave height. All available data show an increase in mean wave height over the whole of the North Atlantic in recent years, possibly since 1950, of about 2 per cent per year. There are insufficient data to say with confidence whether maxima or extremes have also risen. |
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