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GMSL Rates

CU: 3.4 ± 0.4 mm/yr
AVISO: 3.3 ± 0.5 mm/yr
CSIRO: 3.3 ± 0.4 mm/yr
NASA GSFC: 3.4 ± 0.4 mm/yr
NOAA: 3.2 ± 0.4 mm/yr (w/ GIA)
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Frequent Questions

  • What is the definition of global mean sea level (GMSL) and its rate?
  • Why is the GMSL different than local tide gauge measurements?
  • Do you account for plate tectonics in the global mean sea level trend?
  • Can I subscribe to the mean sea level estimates?
  • What determines the x-intercept (i.e., "zero-crossing" or "base year") of the GMSL plots?
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Sea Level Links

  • AVISO
  • CLS Radar Altimetry Tutorial
  • CSIRO
  • GFZ GRACE
  • Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)
  • JPL GRACE Tellus
  • JPL Ocean Surface Topography
  • LEGOS-CTOH
  • NASA EO: World of Change
  • NASA Global Climate Change
  • NOAA Satellite Altimetry
  • Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)
  • Radar Altimeter Database (RADS)
  • USF Grace Ocean Mass
  • UT/CSR GRACE

CU Sea Level Library

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2010
White, J., R. Alley, J. Brigham-Grette, J. Fitzpatrick, A. E. Jennings, S. J. Johnsen, G. H. Miller, R. S. Nerem, and L. Polyak. "Past rates of climate change in the Arctic." Quaternary Science Reviews 29, no. 15-16 (2010): 1716-1727. Abstract
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2012
Meehl, G., A. Hu, C. Tebaldi, J. Arblaster, W. Washington, H. Teng, B. Sanderson, T. Ault, W. Strand, and J. White. "Relative outcomes of climate change mitigation related to global temperature versus sea-level rise." Nature Climate Change 2, no. 8 (2012): 576-580. Abstract
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CU Sea Level Blog

  • New group publication: "Is the detection of accelerated sea level rise imminent?" by Fasullo et al.
  • 10 things you should know about sea level rise and how bad it could be
  • Correction: New GMSL release and Jason-2 Switch to Side-B Platform Module
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Our Publications

  • Climate-change–driven accelerated sea-level rise detected in the altimeter era
  • On the “Cal-Mode” Correction to TOPEX Satellite Altimetry and Its Effect on the Global Mean Sea Level Time Series
  • Is the detection of accelerated sea level rise imminent?
  • Uncovering an anthropogenic sea-level rise signal in the Pacific Ocean
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Recent Articles

  • Climate-change–driven accelerated sea-level rise detected in the altimeter era
  • On the “Cal-Mode” Correction to TOPEX Satellite Altimetry and Its Effect on the Global Mean Sea Level Time Series
  • Is the detection of accelerated sea level rise imminent?
  • Unabated planetary warming and its ocean structure since 2006
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Climate Science News

  • Smoke on the frozen water
  • 2 - 8 July week
  • July 2018: Adopting a Swot crossover for biophysical studies
  • A sluggish June
  • 25 June - 1 July 2018 week
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We would like to thank JPL and G. Kruizinga for providing the altimetry database software. This work was funded by the NASA under a OSTM/Jason science investigation.

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder