Table 1 Linear trends in the seasonal WP and SST over the period 1979–2019.

From: Positive relationship between seasonal Indo-Pacific Ocean wave power and SST

 

DJF

MAM

JJA

SON

WP increase (kW/m dec−1)

Global ocean

0.89

0.94

1.08*

0.61

Southern ocean

1.40

2.55*

3.10*

1.50*

Indian ocean

1.29**

1.58**

1.50

1.14*

Pacific ocean

0.75

0.56

1.21**

0.54

Indo-Pacific ocean

0.83

0.88

1.16

0.51

SST increase (°C dec−1)

Global ocean

0.11**

0.10**

0.13**

0.14**

Southern ocean

0.03

− 0.01

0.04

0.04*

Indian ocean

0.13**

0.11**

0.11**

0.13**

Pacific ocean

0.10**

0.09**

0.14**

0.14**

Indo-Pacific ocean

0.10**

0.10**

0.13**

0.14**

  1. Statistically significant increases at the 95% and 99% level of confidence are marked with * and **, respectively.
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