TY - JOUR T1 - Sea State Decadal Variability in the North Atlantic: A Review A1 - Hochet,Antoine A1 - Dodet,Guillaume A1 - Ardhuin,Fabrice A1 - Hemer,Mark A1 - Young,Ian AD - Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, IFREMER, 29200 Brest, France AD - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia AD - Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia AD - Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, IFREMER, 29200 Brest, France UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00738/85025/ DO - 10.3390/cli9120173 KW - sea-state climate KW - climate modes KW - sea-state projection KW - sea-state observations N2 - Long-term changes of wind-generated ocean waves have important consequences for marine engineering, coastal management, ship routing, and marine spatial planning. It is well-known that the multi-annual variability of wave parameters in the North Atlantic is tightly linked to natural fluctuations of the atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation. However, anthropogenic climate change is also expected to influence sea states over the long-term through the modification of atmospheric and ocean circulation and melting of sea ice. Due to the relatively short duration of historical sea state observations and the significant multi-decadal variability in the sea state signal, disentangling the anthropogenic signal from the natural variability is a challenging task. In this article, the literature on inter-annual to multi-decadal variability of sea states in the North Atlantic is reviewed using data from both observations and model reanalysis. Y1 - 2021/12 PB - MDPI AG JF - Climate SN - 2225-1154 VL - 9 IS - 12 ID - 85025 ER -