title: Methods of Analyzing Nonstationary Variability of the Black Sea Wave Climate
abstract: Based on the data of Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program of the Black Sea waves in 1950-2007, the wave climate variability and its relation to the main climatic indices is analyzed by the example of the maximum annual wave heights. Climatic indices characterizing the North Atlantic, Atlantic Multi-Decadal and Pacific Decadal oscillations, as well as fluctuations of the East Atlantic-Western Russia teleconnection pattern are considered. It is shown that the methods based on the wavelet analysi
journal: Physical Oceanography