Young, IanZieger, SVinoth, JBabanin, Alexander V2015-12-132015-12-13June 9-149780791855324http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81278Satellite observations of the ocean surface provide a powerful method for acquiring global data on wind speed and wave height. Radar altimeters have now been in operation for more than 25 years, providing a reasonably long term data set with global coveraGlobal trends in extreme wind speed and wave height201310.1115/OMAE2013-100212015-12-11