Marine Science Faculty Publications
Evaluation of the Global Mean Sea Level Budget Between 1993 and 2014
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
Sea level, Ocean mass, Steric sea level, Climate change
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-016-9381-3
Abstract
Evaluating global mean sea level (GMSL) in terms of its components—mass and steric—is useful for both quantifying the accuracy of the measurements and understanding the processes that contribute to GMSL rise. In this paper, we review the GMSL budget over two periods—1993 to 2014 and 2005 to 2014—using multiple data sets of both total GMSL and the components (mass and steric). In addition to comparing linear trends, we also compare the level of agreement of the time series. For the longer period (1993–2014), we find closure in terms of the long-term trend but not for year-to-year variations, consistent with other studies. This is due to the lack of sufficient estimates of the amount of natural water mass cycling between the oceans and hydrosphere. For the more recent period (2005–2014), we find closure in both the long-term trend and for month-to-month variations. This is also consistent with previous studies.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Surveys in Geophysics, v. 38, p. 309-327
Scholar Commons Citation
Chambers, Don P.; Cazenave, Anny; Champollion, Nicolas; Dieng, Habib; Llovel, William; Forsberg, Rene; Schuckmann, Karina von; and Wada, Yoshihide, "Evaluation of the Global Mean Sea Level Budget Between 1993 and 2014" (2017). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 1399.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1399
