Open AccessAccounting for Accelerated East Coast Sea Level Rise
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo076381
Subject(s) - tide gauge , east coast , latitude , sea level rise , oceanography , climatology , sea level , west coast , geography , ice sheet , geology , climate change , geodesy
An analysis of tide gauge records and physical models shows acceleration of sea level rise on the East Coast due to melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is especially pronounced south of 40°N latitude.