Sea level change
- Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 1995 Scientific Assessment, Chapter 7. Sea Level Change, presents a modest revision of the similar chapter in the 1990 Assessment. Principal conclusions on observed sea-level change and the principal terms in the sea-level equation (ocean thermal expansion, glaciers, ice sheets, and land hydrology), including our knowledge of the present-day (defined as the 20th Century) components of sea-level rise, and projections of these for the future, are presented here. Some of the interesting glaciological problems which are involved in these studies are discussed in more detail. The emphasis here is on trends over decades to a century, not on shorter variations nor on those of the geologic past. Unfortunately, some of the IPCC projections had not been agreed at the time of writing of this paper, and these projections will not be given here. 15 refs., 2 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 535143
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960146-; TRN: 97:005075-0004
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. American Meteorological Society (AMS) symposium on global change studies, Atlanta, GA (United States), 28 Jan - 2 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Seventh symposium on global change studies; PB: 205 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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