Sea level changes can be driven by either variations in the masses or volume of the oceans, or by changes of the land with respect to the sea surface. In the first case, a sea level change is defined ‘eustatic’; otherwise, it is defined ‘relative’. Several techniques can be used to observe changes in sea level, from satellite data to tide gauges to geological or archeological proxies. Regardless of the technique used, ‘eustasy’ cannot be measured directly, but only calculated after perturbing factors of different origins are taken into account. In this paper, we review the meaning and main processes that contribute to eustatic and relative sea level changes, and we give an overview of the different techniques used to observe them.
Rovere A., Stocchi P. and Vacchi M. (2016) Eustatic and Relative Sea Level Changes. Current Climate Change Reports 2(4): 221-231. 10.1007/s40641-016-0045-7
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Title = {Eustatic and Relative Sea Level Changes},
Author = {Rovere, Alessio and Stocchi, Paolo and Vacchi, Matteo},
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Journal = {Current Climate Change Reports},
Year = {2016},
Pages = {221-231},
Volume = {2},
Doi = {10.1007/s40641-016-0045-7},
Abstract = {Sea level changes can be driven by either variations in the masses or volume of the oceans, or by changes of the land with respect to the sea surface. In the first case, a sea level change is defined ‘eustatic’; otherwise, it is defined ‘relative’. Several techniques can be used to observe changes in sea level, from satellite data to tide gauges to geological or archeological proxies. Regardless of the technique used, ‘eustasy’ cannot be measured directly, but only calculated after perturbing factors of different origins are taken into account. In this paper, we review the meaning and main processes that contribute to eustatic and relative sea level changes, and we give an overview of the different techniques used to observe them.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Rovere, Alessio
AU - Stocchi, Paolo
AU - Vacchi, Matteo
TI - Eustatic and Relative Sea Level Changes
T2 - Current Climate Change Reports
PY - 2016
SP - 221-231
VL - 2
DO - 10.1007/s40641-016-0045-7
AB - Sea level changes can be driven by either variations in the masses or volume of the oceans, or by changes of the land with respect to the sea surface. In the first case, a sea level change is defined ‘eustatic’; otherwise, it is defined ‘relative’. Several techniques can be used to observe changes in sea level, from satellite data to tide gauges to geological or archeological proxies. Regardless of the technique used, ‘eustasy’ cannot be measured directly, but only calculated after perturbing factors of different origins are taken into account. In this paper, we review the meaning and main processes that contribute to eustatic and relative sea level changes, and we give an overview of the different techniques used to observe them.
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