Articles | Volume 8, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-697-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-697-2017
Research article
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08 Aug 2017
Research article |  | 08 Aug 2017

Satellite altimetry reveals spatial patterns of variations in the Baltic Sea wave climate

Nadezhda Kudryavtseva and Tarmo Soomere

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We discuss for the first time changes in the wave climate in the Baltic Sea over the last 2 decades derived from satellite altimetry data spanning over 26 years. We found in the study that there are variations in the wave climate of the Baltic Sea, which can be interpreted as being caused predominantly by a rotation of wind direction rather than increased wind speed, implying that associated variations in the airflow direction can be a dominant driver of regional climate changes.
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