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Global sea-level changes during the past centuryA novel technique, initially developed for climate studies, is used to reevaluate the estimate of relative sea-level change over the past century. The technique produces a composite regional average sea-level curve from the tide-gage data of individual stations. The effects of glacioisostasy and long-term tectonism are accounted for using late Holocene sea-level indicators. Along the east coast of North America, an apparent maximum sea-level rise is detected in both tide-gage and late Holocene sea-level indicators between Chesapeake Bay and New Jersey. Sea-level changes in western North America reveal greater spatial variations than for the east coast, which can be related to more active tectonism in California and British Columbia and to strong localized isostatic rebound in Alaska.
Document ID
19880062159
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Gornitz, Vivien
(NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York; Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades NY, United States)
Lebedeff, Sergej
(NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Sigma Data Services Corp. New York, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
88A49386
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC5-29
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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