Recent global sea level acceleration started over 200 years ago?
We present a reconstruction of global sea level (GSL) since 1700 calculated from tide gauge records and analyse the evolution of global sea level acceleration during the past 300 years. We provide observational evidence that sea level acceleration up to the present has been about 0.01 mm/yr(2) and a...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:5399 2024-06-09T07:46:48+00:00 Recent global sea level acceleration started over 200 years ago? Jevrejeva, S. Moore, J. C. Grinsted, A. Woodworth, P. L. 2008-04-30 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5399/ http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/gl0808/2008GL033611/ https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033611 unknown Jevrejeva, S. orcid:0000-0001-9490-4665 Moore, J. C.; Grinsted, A.; Woodworth, P. L. 2008 Recent global sea level acceleration started over 200 years ago? Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (8). L08715. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033611 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033611> Marine Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2008 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033611 2024-05-15T08:49:44Z We present a reconstruction of global sea level (GSL) since 1700 calculated from tide gauge records and analyse the evolution of global sea level acceleration during the past 300 years. We provide observational evidence that sea level acceleration up to the present has been about 0.01 mm/yr(2) and appears to have started at the end of the 18th century. Sea level rose by 6 cm during the 19th century and 19 cm in the 20th century. Superimposed on the long-term acceleration are quasi-periodic fluctuations with a period of about 60 years. If the conditions that established the acceleration continue, then sea level will rise 34 cm over the 21st century. Long time constants in oceanic heat content and increased ice sheet melting imply that the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates of sea level are probably too low Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Geophysical Research Letters 35 8 |
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We present a reconstruction of global sea level (GSL) since 1700 calculated from tide gauge records and analyse the evolution of global sea level acceleration during the past 300 years. We provide observational evidence that sea level acceleration up to the present has been about 0.01 mm/yr(2) and appears to have started at the end of the 18th century. Sea level rose by 6 cm during the 19th century and 19 cm in the 20th century. Superimposed on the long-term acceleration are quasi-periodic fluctuations with a period of about 60 years. If the conditions that established the acceleration continue, then sea level will rise 34 cm over the 21st century. Long time constants in oceanic heat content and increased ice sheet melting imply that the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates of sea level are probably too low |
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Recent global sea level acceleration started over 200 years ago? |
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Recent global sea level acceleration started over 200 years ago? |
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Jevrejeva, S. orcid:0000-0001-9490-4665 Moore, J. C.; Grinsted, A.; Woodworth, P. L. 2008 Recent global sea level acceleration started over 200 years ago? Geophysical Research Letters, 35 (8). L08715. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033611 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033611> |
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