Total sea level change since 1993
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-G56VP-YMBL0-DU7VM&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6 |
| Author | UNEP/GRID-Geneva |
| Maintainer | UNEP/GRID-Geneva |
| Last Updated | December 7, 2022, 08:15 (UTC) |
| Created | December 7, 2022, 08:15 (UTC) |
| GUID | MX-G56VP-YMBL0-DU7VM |
| Issued | 2018-12-21 18:58:15 |
| Language | EN |
| Modified | 2022-01-28 17:14:04 |
| Publisher email | info@mapx.org |
| Publisher name | UNEP/GRID-Geneva |
| Theme | Web Map |
| data_type | geospatial |
| keywords_m49 | WLD |
| projects_description | World Environment Situation Room: Climate |
| projects_id | MX-5Z8-45E-K4I-SKH-75H |
| projects_title | WESR: Climate |
| range_end_at_year | 2022 |
| range_start_at_year | 2018 |
| source_abstract | Units: Sea level trends (mm/yr) One of the most significant potential impacts of climate change is sea level rise that may cause inundation of coastal areas and islands, shoreline erosion, and destruction of important ecosystems such as wetlands and mangroves. As global temperatures increase, sea level rises due to a thermal expansion of upper layers of the ocean and melting of glaciers and ice sheets. The measurement of long-term changes in global mean sea level can provide an important corroboration of predictions by climate models of global warming. Satellite altimeter radar measurements can be combined with precisely known spacecraft orbits to measure sea level on a global basis with unprecedented accuracy. A series of satellite missions that started with TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P) in 1992 and continued with Jason-1 (2001–2013) and Jason-2 (2008–present) estimate global mean sea level every 10 days with an uncertainty of 3–4 mm. Source: altimetry data are provided by the NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry. |
| source_title | Total sea level change since 1993 |
| spatial | WLD |