M.E. Tamisiea
Sea level: measuring the bounding surfaces of the ocean
Tamisiea, M.E.; Hughes, C.W.; Williams, S.D.P.; Bingley, R.M.
Authors
C.W. Hughes
S.D.P. Williams
RICHARD BINGLEY RICHARD.BINGLEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Geodetic Surveying
Abstract
The practical need to understand sea level along the coasts, such as for safe navigation given the spatially variable tides, has resulted in tide gauge observations having the distinction of being some of the longest instrumental ocean records. Archives of these records, along with geological constraints, have allowed us to identify the century-scale rise in global sea level. Additional data sources, particularly satellite altimetry missions, have helped us to better identify the rates and causes of sea level rise and the mechanisms leading to spatial variability in the observed rates. Analysis of all of the data reveals the need for long-term and stable observation systems to assess accurately the regional changes as well as to improve our ability to estimate future changes in sea level. While information from many scientific disciplines is needed to understand sea level change, this paper focuses on contributions from geodesy and the role of the ocean’s bounding surfaces: the sea surface and the Earth’s crust.
Citation
Tamisiea, M., Hughes, C., Williams, S., & Bingley, R. (2014). Sea level: measuring the bounding surfaces of the ocean. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical and physical sciences, 372(2025), Article 20130336. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2013.0336
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 13, 2014 |
Publication Date | Sep 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Jun 8, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 8, 2016 |
Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series A: Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences |
Electronic ISSN | 0080-4614 |
Publisher | The Royal Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 372 |
Issue | 2025 |
Article Number | 20130336 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2013.0336 |
Keywords | geodesy, sea level, observing systems |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/994571 |
Publisher URL | http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/372/2025/20130336 |
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