Sea Level Rise: History and Consequences
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Table of contents
- Contentsvii
- Contributorsxi
- Forewordxiii
- Prefacexvii
- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sea Level1
- 1.1 The Importance of Sea Level Rise1
- 1.2 Sea Level and Geoid3
- 1.3 Characteristics of Sea Level Records7
- References10
- Chapter 2. Late Holocene Sea Level Variations13
- 2.1 Introduction13
- 2.2 Evidence for Past Sea Levels: The Data and the Conclusions Drawn14
- 2.3 The Historical Record as Evidence for Sea Level Variation25
- 2.4 The Late Holocene Sea Level Record26
- 2.5 The Question of Higher Sea Levels Than Present during the Late Holocene30
- 2.6 Conclusions32
- References33
- Chapter 3. Sea Level Change in the Era of the Recording Tide Gauge37
- 3.1 Introduction37
- 3.2 Tide Gauges and Their Data40
- 3.3 Interpreting Sea Level Records43
- 3.4 Tide Gauge Records Suitable for Global Sea Level Analyses55
- 3.5 Acceleration of Global Sea Level in the 20th Century59
- 3.6 Concluding Remarks62
- References62
- Chapter 4. Global Glacial Isostatic Adjustment and Modern Instrumental Records of Relative Sea Level65
- 4.1 Introduction65
- 4.2 The Modern Global Theory of the Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Process68
- 4.3 Global Properties of Present-Day Signatures of the GIA Process: Tuning the Model73
- 4.4 GIA-Decontaminated Tide Gauge Estimates of the Rate of Global Sea Level Rise81
- 4.5 Implications of the Mid-Holocene Highstand of Sea Level at Sites Distant from the Main Concentra86
- 4.6 Summary91
- References93
- Chapter 5. Impoundment, Groundwater Mining, and Other Hydrologic Transformations: Impacts on Global97
- 5.1 Introduction97
- 5.2 Processes That Increase River Runoff101
- 5.3 Processes That Reduce Runoff108
- 5.4 Discussion112
- 5.5 Conclusions115
- References116
- Chapter 6. Observations of Sea Level Change from Satellite Altimetry121
- 6.1 Introduction121
- 6.2 The Altimeter Measurement125
- 6.3 Calibrating the Measurement137
- 6.4 Results from the TOPEX/POSEIDON Mission146
- 6.5 The Future155
- References159
- Chapter 7. Decadal Variability of Sea Level165
- 7.1 Introduction165
- 7.2 A Closer Examination of Some Important Details: Low-Frequency Waves in the Ocean172
- 7.3 The Underlying Physics of the Problem175
- Appendix177
- References179
- Chapter 8. Social and Economic Costs of Sea Level Rise181
- 8.1 Introduction181
- 8.2 Data Considerations184
- 8.3 Sandy Beach Erosion188
- 8.4 Coastal Wetlands196
- 8.5 Deltaic Coasts199
- 8.6 Small Island Vulnerability203
- 8.7 The Chesapeake Bay: A Case Study209
- 8.8. Conclusions218
- References220
- Index225
- International Geophysics Series229
- Technical Support233
- Color Plate SectionColor Plate-1
Sea Level Rise, History and Consequences includes a special emphasis on the evidence for historical sea level change; case studies are used to demonstrate the resulting consequences. A CD-ROM is included which contain tide gauge data and trends of relative sea level from the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level. The material on the CD-ROM is either in the form of text files, or web sites that can be opened by widely available web-browsers.
Sea level is expected to rise as much as 60-100 centimeters over the next century due to greenhouse-induced global warming -- or at least that is what the some scientists predict. However, the concept of sea level is extremely complex, which makes the prediction of sea level rise anything but certain. The reviewers are in consensus in enthusiastically endorsing this comprehensive book and CD-ROM treatment.
This book will be a comprehensive review of the subject using the data themselves (on CD-ROM) to illustrate the principles involved, rather than detailed mathematical treatments. The book should be readily accessible to upper division and first-year graduate students in the environmental sciences, geography, geology, and other interdisciplinary fields. Four pages (up to 16 pages) of color in the printed text.
The book will have wide appeal. It will be read by geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, oceanographers, meteorologists, environmental scientists, geomorphologists, coastal engineers, and policy makers in all of these fields.
Sea level is expected to rise as much as 60-100 centimeters over the next century due to greenhouse-induced global warming -- or at least that is what the some scientists predict. However, the concept of sea level is extremely complex, which makes the prediction of sea level rise anything but certain. The reviewers are in consensus in enthusiastically endorsing this comprehensive book and CD-ROM treatment.
This book will be a comprehensive review of the subject using the data themselves (on CD-ROM) to illustrate the principles involved, rather than detailed mathematical treatments. The book should be readily accessible to upper division and first-year graduate students in the environmental sciences, geography, geology, and other interdisciplinary fields. Four pages (up to 16 pages) of color in the printed text.
The book will have wide appeal. It will be read by geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, oceanographers, meteorologists, environmental scientists, geomorphologists, coastal engineers, and policy makers in all of these fields.