Patterns of Indian Ocean Sea-Level Change in a Warming Climate

• Main Authors: Han, Weiqing, Meehl, Gerald A., Rajagopalan, Balaji, Fasullo, John T., Hu, Aixue, Lin, Jialin, Large, William G., Wang, Jih-wang, Quan, Xiao-Wei, Trenary, Laurie L.
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Geodesy; *OCEAN CURRENTS; *INDIAN OCEAN; *SEA LEVEL; *OCEAN MODELS; *WIND; *GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MELTING; CLIMATE; ALTIMETERS; SEA ICE; BENGAL BAY; ROSSBY WAVES; BANGLADESH; ZANZIBAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THERMAL EXPANSION; FRESH WATER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; GRAPHS; IN SITU ANALYSIS; INDIA; REPRINTS; HADLEY CELLS; WALKER CELLS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYCOM(HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODEL); POP(PARALLEL OCEAN PROGRAM); AGCM(ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS); NCAR(NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH); ICOADS(INTERNATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE OCEAN ATMOSPHERE DATA SET); SLA(SEA LEVEL ANOMALIES); KENDALL THEIL TRENDS; SST(SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE); MALDIVES; PE0602435N; 73-8677-10-5; Indian; Kendall; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA540559; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA540559

Global sea level has risen during the past decades as a result of thermal expansion of the warming ocean and freshwater addition from melting continental ice. However, sea-level rise is not globally uniform. Regional sea levels can be affected by changes in atmospheric or oceanic circulation. As lon...