Spatial variability of sea level rise due to water impoundment behind dams

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Fiedler, Julia W ^a   Conrad, Clinton P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH'S SURFACE; GLOBAL SEA LEVELS; GREENLAND; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; RESERVOIR BUILDINGS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TIDE GAUGES;

DAMS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEA LEVEL; TIDE GAGES; UNLOADING;

SEAWATER;

DAM; GEOID; RESERVOIR IMPOUNDMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIDE GAUGE; UNLOADING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 77954422674     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043462     Document Type: Review

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