Coherent modulation of the sea-level annual cycle in the United States by Atlantic Rossby waves

Francisco M. Calafat; Thomas Wahl; Fredrik Lindsten; Joanne Williams; Eleanor Frajka-Williams

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04898-y

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Coherent modulation of the sea-level annual cycle in the United States by Atlantic Rossby waves

Francisco M. Calafat,
Thomas Wahl,
Fredrik Lindsten,
Joanne Williams,
Eleanor Frajka-Williams

Affiliations

Francisco M. Calafat: National Oceanography Centre
Thomas Wahl: Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida
Fredrik Lindsten: Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University
Joanne Williams: National Oceanography Centre
Eleanor Frajka-Williams: Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04898-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Changes in the sea-level annual cycle have a profound effect on the coast, yet little is known about their drivers. Here the authors show a considerable variability in the amplitude of the cycle along the United States Gulf and Southeast coasts and relate it to Atlantic Rossby waves.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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