Title: Thermal expansion not a major source of sea level rise
Abstract:With the power to drown low‐lying nations, destroy infrastructure, and seriously affect sensitive coastal ecosystems, sea level rise may be one of the most readily apparent consequences of global warm...With the power to drown low‐lying nations, destroy infrastructure, and seriously affect sensitive coastal ecosystems, sea level rise may be one of the most readily apparent consequences of global warming that is already under way. The sources of, and dynamics driving, the rising waters, however, are not so clear. Melting land‐locked glaciers, shrinking ice sheets over Greenland and Antarctica, and the ocean's thermal expansion will all play a part, but the expected contribution from each of these sources is still up for debate. Previous studies have suggested that thermal expansion driven by rising sea surface temperatures will account for up to 70% of sea level rise in the near future, but research by McKay et al. suggests this may be a drastic overestimate.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-10-03
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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