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Showing 1 to 20 of 860 for “"sea level"”.
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Semi-empirical sea-level modelling
Semi-empirical sea-level models (SEMs) exploit physically motivated empirical relationships between global sea level and certain drivers, in the following global mean temperature. This model class evolved as a supplement to process-based models (Rahmstorf (2007)) which were unable to fully …
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Sea level and climate variability at Zanzibar
… focuses on general features and variations of sea level at Zanzibar, and the relation of these to climate variability over the tropical western Indian Ocean during the 1997-1998 EI Niño and the 2000-2001 la Niña periods. The sea level data used in this study has been collected over a period of …
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Holocene sea-level changes in the Falkland Islands: new insights into accelerated sea-level rise in the 20th Century
This thesis investigates sea-level changes in order to test the hypothesis that the main contribution to early 20th century sea-level rise was Northern Hemisphere land-based ice melt. Multiproxy sea-level reconstructions were established for the Falkland Islands, a location where models suggest …
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Using Sea-Level Data to Constrain the Contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet to Contemporary and Recent Sea-Level Change
… potentially wide-reaching impacts on climate and sea-level change of a declining Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS), the mass balance of the past decade has caused concern that the ice sheet is reacting to increased temperatures of the industrial era and that the ice sheet is in the initial stages of …
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Coastal floods in view of sea level rise
The sea level rise induced intensification of coastal floods is a serious threat to many regions in proximity to the ocean. Although severe flood events are rare they can entail enormous damage costs, especially when built-up areas are inundated. Fortunately, the mean sea level advances slowly and …
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Estimating the economic cost of sea-level rise
(cont.) In the case of a classical linear sea-level rise of one meter per century, the use of DIVA generally decreases the protection fraction of the coastline, and results in a smaller protection cost because of high spatial concentration of capital. As in past studies, wetland loss continues to …
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Understanding the Effect of Internal Climate Variability on 20th Century Indian Ocean Sea Level: Results from Newly Reconstructed Sea Level Data
… that border the Indian Ocean are at risk due to sea level rise. However, sea level change in the Indian Ocean is poorly understood primarily due to short and sparse tide gauge observations. Although satellite altimetry provides accurate basin-wide sea level measurements, trends computed from its …
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Regional Sea Level Rise Along the United States Coasts
… studies focused on reconstructing global mean sea level (GMSL) for the 20th century, along with projecting rates out into the future. Of greater importance for mitigation and adaptation plans, however, is the rate of local or regional sea level (RSL) rise. Ocean dynamics along with changes in …
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Recent relative sea-level change in Eastern North America
Thesis (M.S.)--Joint Program in Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 1987.
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Control of salinity intrusion caused by sea level rise
The objectives of this research are to take advance steps to assess the potential impacts of sea level rise on our nation's estuarine environments and water resources management. Specific engineering solutions to control salinity intrusion are studied. Structure measures such as construction of …
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Sea level variability: examples from the Atlantic coast of Europe
… the statistics of the long-term variability in sea level records and trends along the Atlantic coast of Europe. This is undertaken for a range of regionally-representative open-sea sites. Tidal variability on a shorter time-scale is also investigated, for a local area subjected to intense …
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Earthquakes and sea-level change in Hokkaido, north-east Japan
… of an investigation into the pattern of relative sea-level (RSL) changes in north-east Hokkaido, Japan. The aim of the research is to better understand the importance of seismic and non-seismic processes in controlling spatial patterns of vertical land motions over a range of timescales. The main …
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Sea level variability and coastal trapped waves around southern Africa
… by analyzing the observed daily mean sea level data from 16 coastal tide gauges, as well as outputs of sea level anomalies from the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) at a grid point closest to each tide gauge station under consideration. The observed records showed sea level …
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Sea Level Rise and Commercial Office Markets in Southeast Florida
Sea level rise is an indisputably mounting predicament that has exacerbated consequences in Southeast Florida. In this thesis, we explore the impacts of sea level rise risk in commercial office markets in Miami-Dade County. We examine 560 commercial office properties with sale price records from …
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Sea level rise and private property rights in shoreline management
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1996.
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Urban planning and the scientific uncertainties of sea level rise
… the future holds in terms of climate change and sea level rise, various limitations and uncertainties inherent in climate models challenge our ability to plan appropriately for the future. As planners and designers adopt various sea level rise thresholds in their policies and designs, the …
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