Sea-level acceleration based on U.S. tide gauges and extensions of previous global-gauge analyses

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 409-417

  Houston, J R ^a   Dean, R G ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global climate change; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DATABASE; FORECASTING METHOD; GLOBAL CHANGE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDE GAUGE; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955986612     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00157.1     Document Type: Article

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