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Total Sea Level Change

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Total Sea Level Change

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FAQs

  • What is the definition of global mean sea level (GMSL) and its rate?
  • Why is the GMSL different than local tide gauge measurements?
  • What is glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA), and why do you correct for it?
  • How often are the global mean sea level estimates updated?
  • What is the format of the dates in the GMSL time series?
  • Do you account for plate tectonics in the global mean sea level trend?
  • Is sedimentation in the oceans accounted for in the GMSL estimate?
  • What determines the x-intercept (i.e., "zero-crossing" or "base year") of the GMSL plots?
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Recent Publications

  • Consolidating Sea Level Acceleration Estimates from Satellite Altimetry
    T. Veng, O. Andersen
    Advances in Space Research: The Official Journal of the Committee on Space Research
  • Continuity of ice sheet mass loss in Greenland and Antarctica from the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On missions
    I. Velicogna, Y. Mohajerani, A. Geruo, F. Landerer, J. Mouginot, B. Noel, E. Rignot, T. Sutterly, M. van den Broeke
    Geophysical Research Letters
  • Are long tide gauge records in the wrong place to measure global mean sea level rise?
    P. Thompson, B. Hamlington, F. Landerer, S. Adhikari
    Geophysical Research Letters
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Related Links

AVISO
CLS Radar Altimetry Tutorial
CSIRO
CU Sea Level Explorer
GFZ GRACE
JPL GRACE Tellus
LEGOS-CTOH
NASA EO: World of Change
NASA Global Climate Change
NASA Sea Level Portal
NOAA Satellite Altimetry
Radar Altimeter Database (RADS)
USF Grace Ocean Mass
UT/CSR GRACE
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For questions or comments, please contact Professor R. Steven Nerem at nerem@colorado.edu.

We would like to thank NOAA and TU Delft for providing the Radar Altimetry Database System (RADS). For more information on RADS, visit this link.

 

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