Open AccessModels find large natural variability in future regional sea level rise
Author(s) -
Schult Colin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo350014
Subject(s) - glacier , sea level rise , environmental science , seawater , natural (archaeology) , future sea level , pace , oceanography , climatology , atmospheric sciences , geology , physical geography , earth science , climate change , sea ice , cryosphere , geography , ice shelf , geodesy , paleontology
Melting glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets and thermal expansion of seawater, along with groundwater depletion, have already caused the global ocean to rise at a rate of 1.8 centimeters per decade over the past century. In recent decades the pace has climbed to 3.1 centimeters per decade. As the atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration continues to rise, so will the oceans.