Open AccessThe Sea Level Conundrum: Insights From Paleo Studies: Empirical Constraints on Future Sea Level Rise; Bern, Switzerland, 25–29 August 2008
Author(s) -
Siddall Mark,
Clark Peter,
Thompson Bill,
Waelbroeck Claire,
Gregory Jonathan,
Stocker Thomas
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1029/2009eo090007
Subject(s) - paleoceanography , climate change , sea level , climatology , sea level rise , ice sheet , future sea level , forcing (mathematics) , climate science , oceanography , global change , geology , physical geography , geography , sea ice , cryosphere , antarctic sea ice
Eustatic sea level (ESL) rise during the 21st century is perhaps the greatest threat from climate change, but its magnitude is contested. Geological records identify examples of nonlinear ice sheet response to climate forcing, suggesting a strategy for refining estimates of 21st‐century sea level change. In August 2008, Past Global Changes (PAGES), International Marine Past Global Change Study (IMAGES), and the University of Bern cosponsored a workshop to address this possibility. The workshop highlighted several ways that paleoceanography studies can place limits on future sea level rise, and these are enlarged upon here.