one publication added to basket [127391] | Sea-level dependence on the NAO over the NW European Continental Shelf
Wakelin, S.L.; Woodworth, P.L.; Flather, R.A.; Williams, J.A. (2003). Sea-level dependence on the NAO over the NW European Continental Shelf. Geophys. Res. Lett. 30(7): 1403
In: Geophysical Research Letters. American Geophysical Union: Washington. ISSN 0094-8276; e-ISSN 1944-8007, more
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Levels > Water levels > Sea level Oscillations Marine/Coastal |
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- Wakelin, S.L.
- Woodworth, P.L.
- Flather, R.A.
- Williams, J.A.
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Abstract |
The connection between changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation ( NAO) and the sea level over the northwest European continental shelf is investigated for the period 1955 - 2000 using a two-dimensional model of tides and storm surges. There is a clear spatial pattern in the correlation between sea level and the NAO on a winter-mean timescale. Correlations are positive (> 0.8) in the northeast and negative (< - 0.7) in the south. The sensitivity of the sea level to the NAO is strongest in the southern North Sea ( up to 96 mm per unit NAO index), where most of the sensitivity is present also in the non-hydrostatic component of sea level. The relationships are validated using observed data recorded at coastal tide gauges. |
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