The evolution of UK sea-level projections

• Published in: Environmental Research Communications
• Main Authors: Jennifer H Weeks, Fai Fung, Benjamin J Harrison, Matthew D Palmer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2023
• Subjects: sea-level projections; climate change; IPCC AR6; UK climate projections; UKCP18; coastal climate services; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; Lowe; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acc020; https://doaj.org/article/415eef8761344f818bd34738f1b142af

The methods used to generate process-based global and local mean sea-level projections have evolved substantially over the last fifteen years, including improved process understanding, advances in ice-sheet modelling, the use of emulators and further development of high-end scenarios. During this ti...