Sea level rise : history and consequences / [edited by] Bruce C. Douglas, Michael S. Kearney, Stephen P.Leatherman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Douglas, B. C. (Bruce C.)

Kearney, Michael S.

Leatherman, Stephen P.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 75.

International geophysics series ; v. 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sea level.

Water levels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sea Level; 1.1 The Importance of Sea Level Rise; 1.2 Sea Level and Geoid; 1.3 Characteristics of Sea Level Records; References; Chapter 2. Late Holocene Sea Level Variations; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Evidence for Past Sea Levels: The Data and the Conclusions Drawn; 2.3 The Historical Record as Evidence for Sea Level Variation; 2.4 The Late Holocene Sea Level Record; 2.5 The Question of Higher Sea Levels Than Present during the Late Holocene; 2.6 Conclusions; References

Chapter 3. Sea Level Change in the Era of the Recording Tide Gauge; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Tide Gauges and Their Data; 3.3 Interpreting Sea Level Records; 3.4 Tide Gauge Records Suitable for Global Sea Level Analyses; 3.5 Acceleration of Global Sea Level in the 20th Century; 3.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Global Glacial Isostatic Adjustment and Modern Instrumental Records of Relative Sea Level History; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Modern Global Theory of the Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Process; 4.3 Global Properties of Present-Day Signatures of the GIA Process: Tuning the Model

4.4 GIA-Decontaminated Tide Gauge Estimates of the Rate of Global Sea Level Rise; 4.5 Implications of the Mid-Holocene Highstand of Sea Level at Sites Distant from the Main Concentrations of LGM Land Ice; 4.6 Summary; References; Chapter 5. Impoundment, Groundwater Mining, and Other Hydrologic Transformations: Impacts on Global Sea Level Rise; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Processes That Increase River Runoff; 5.3 Processes That Reduce Runoff; 5.4 Discussion; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Observations of Sea Level Change from Satellite Altimetry; 6.1 Introduction

6.2 The Altimeter Measurement; 6.3 Calibrating the Measurement; 6.4 Results from the TOPEX/POSEIDON Mission; 6.5 The Future; References; Chapter 7. Decadal Variability of Sea Level; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 A Closer Examination of Some Important Details: Low-Frequency Waves in the Ocean; 7.3 The Underlying Physics of the Problem; Appendix; References; Chapter 8. Social and Economic Costs of Sea Level Rise; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Data Considerations; 8.3 Sandy Beach Erosion; 8.4 Coastal Wetlands; 8.5 Deltaic Coasts; 8.6 Small Island Vulnerability; 8.7 The Chesapeake Bay: A Case Study; 8.8. Conclusions; References; Index; International Geophysics Series; Technical Support; Color Plate Section

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-05900-5

9786611059002

0-08-051679-3

OCLC:

476111830