Concepts and Terminology for Sea Level: Mean, Variability and Change, Both Local and Global

Changes in sea level lead to some of the most severe impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Consequently, they are a subject of great interest in both scientific research and public policy. This paper defines concepts and terminology associated with sea level and sea-level changes in order to faci...

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Published in:Surveys in geophysics Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 1251 - 1289
Main Authors: Gregory, Jonathan M., Griffies, Stephen M., Hughes, Chris W., Lowe, Jason A., Church, John A., Fukimori, Ichiro, Gomez, Natalya, Kopp, Robert E., Landerer, Felix, Cozannet, Gonéri Le, Ponte, Rui M., Stammer, Detlef, Tamisiea, Mark E., van de Wal, Roderik S. W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Subjects:
Anthropogenic climate changes
Anthropogenic factors
Astronomy
Climate change
Communication
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geophysics/Geodesy
Human communication
Human influences
Observations and Techniques
Public policy
Sciences of the Universe
Scientific research
Sea level
Sea level changes
Terminology
Sea level
Concepts
Terminology
ISSN:0169-3298, 1573-0956
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Summary:Changes in sea level lead to some of the most severe impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Consequently, they are a subject of great interest in both scientific research and public policy. This paper defines concepts and terminology associated with sea level and sea-level changes in order to facilitate progress in sea-level science, in which communication is sometimes hindered by inconsistent and unclear language. We identify key terms and clarify their physical and mathematical meanings, make links between concepts and across disciplines, draw distinctions where there is ambiguity, and propose new terminology where it is lacking or where existing terminology is confusing. We include formulae and diagrams to support the definitions.
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ISSN:0169-3298
1573-0956
DOI:10.1007/s10712-019-09525-z