Global Trends in Wind Speed and Wave Height

被引:806
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作者
Young, I. R. [1 ]
Zieger, S. [1 ]
Babanin, A. V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Swinburne Univ Technol, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
NORTH-ATLANTIC; OCEAN WIND; CLIMATE; VARIABILITY; REANALYSIS; VALIDATION; SEA;
D O I
10.1126/science.1197219
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Studies of climate change typically consider measurements or predictions of temperature over extended periods of time. Climate, however, is much more than temperature. Over the oceans, changes in wind speed and the surface gravity waves generated by such winds play an important role. We used a 23-year database of calibrated and validated satellite altimeter measurements to investigate global changes in oceanic wind speed and wave height over this period. We find a general global trend of increasing values of wind speed and, to a lesser degree, wave height, over this period. The rate of increase is greater for extreme events as compared to the mean condition.
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页码:451 / 455
页数:5
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