Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins
The spatial and temporal variability of extreme wave climate in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea is assessed using a 31-year wave model hindcast. Seasonality accounts for 50 % of the extreme wave height variability in North Atlantic Ocean and up to 70 % in some areas of the Mediter...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:osd85197 2023-05-15T17:25:36+02:00 Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins Morales-Márquez, Verónica Orfila, Alejandro Simarro, Gonzalo Marcos, Marta 2020-05-06 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2020-34 https://os.copernicus.org/preprints/os-2020-34/ eng eng doi:10.5194/os-2020-34 https://os.copernicus.org/preprints/os-2020-34/ eISSN: 1812-0792 Text 2020 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2020-34 2020-07-20T16:22:11Z The spatial and temporal variability of extreme wave climate in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea is assessed using a 31-year wave model hindcast. Seasonality accounts for 50 % of the extreme wave height variability in North Atlantic Ocean and up to 70 % in some areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Once seasonality is filtered out, the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Scandinavian Index are the dominant large-scale atmospheric patterns that control the interannual variability of extreme waves during winters in the North Atlantic Ocean; and to a lesser extent, the East Atlantic Oscillation also modulates extreme waves in the central part of the basin. In the Mediterranean Sea, the dominant modes are the East Atlantic and East Atlantic/Western Russia modes which act strongly during their negative phases. Text North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Copernicus Publications: E-Journals |
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The spatial and temporal variability of extreme wave climate in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea is assessed using a 31-year wave model hindcast. Seasonality accounts for 50 % of the extreme wave height variability in North Atlantic Ocean and up to 70 % in some areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Once seasonality is filtered out, the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Scandinavian Index are the dominant large-scale atmospheric patterns that control the interannual variability of extreme waves during winters in the North Atlantic Ocean; and to a lesser extent, the East Atlantic Oscillation also modulates extreme waves in the central part of the basin. In the Mediterranean Sea, the dominant modes are the East Atlantic and East Atlantic/Western Russia modes which act strongly during their negative phases. |
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Morales-Márquez, Verónica Orfila, Alejandro Simarro, Gonzalo Marcos, Marta Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins |
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Morales-Márquez, Verónica Orfila, Alejandro Simarro, Gonzalo Marcos, Marta |
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Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins |
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Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins |
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Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins |
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Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins |
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Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the Eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins |
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extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the eastern north atlantic and mediterranean basins |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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