A probabilistic approach to 21st century regional sea-level projections using RCP and High-end scenarios

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 146, Issue , 2016, Pages 179-189

  Jackson, Luke P ^a,b   Jevrejeva, Svetlana ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Probability; RCP scenarios; Sea level projection; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE MODELS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; ICE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; SEA LEVEL; UNLOADING;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETS; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RCP SCENARIOS; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CHANGE; ICE SHEET; PROBABILITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84992092962     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.10.006     Document Type: Article

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