On the rocks: The challenges of predicting SEA level rise

Eos (United States)

Volumn 96, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 8-12

  Holland, David ^a   Holland, Denise ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDICTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 84949551007     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2015eo036667     Document Type: Conference Paper

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