A unique asymmetry in the pattern of recent sea level change

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 7675-7683

  Thompson, Philip R ^a   Merrifield, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

satellite altimetry; sea level; tide gauges

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; SATELLITES; SURFACE WATERS; TIDE GAGES;

GLOBAL MEAN SEA LEVELS; NORTH-SOUTH ASYMMETRY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TIDE GAUGES; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

SEA LEVEL;

ASYMMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIDE GAUGE; VOLUME CHANGE;

EID: 84912136959     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061263     Document Type: Article

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