Timing of emergence of modern rates of sea-level rise by 1863

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 966
• Main Authors: Walker, Jennifer S., Kopp, Robert E., Little, Christopher M., Horton, Benjamin P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 18.02.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 19th century; 704/106/413; 704/106/694; 704/106/829; Climate change; Estimates; Glaciers; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Ocean temperature; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sea level; Sea level rise; Trends; Variability

Sea-level rise is a significant indicator of broader climate changes, and the time of emergence concept can be used to identify when modern rates of sea-level rise emerged above background variability. Yet a range of estimates of the timing persists both globally and regionally. Here, we use a globa...