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Anthropogenic forcing dominates global mean sea-level rise since 1970

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  • Aimée B. A. Slangen

    (CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
    Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University)

  • John A. Church

    (CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere)

  • Cecile Agosta

    (Université de Liège)

  • Xavier Fettweis

    (Université de Liège)

  • Ben Marzeion

    (Institute of Geography, University of Bremen)

  • Kristin Richter

    (Institute of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck)

Abstract

Analysis of anthropogenic and natural contributions to twentieth-century sea-level rise shows natural contributions dominated in the early years. After 1970, anthropogenic forcing becomes the dominant contributor to sea-level rise.

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  • Aimée B. A. Slangen & John A. Church & Cecile Agosta & Xavier Fettweis & Ben Marzeion & Kristin Richter, 2016. "Anthropogenic forcing dominates global mean sea-level rise since 1970," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(7), pages 701-705, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate2991
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2991
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    1. Ibrahim A. Elshinnawy & Abdulrazak H. Almaliki, 2021. "Vulnerability Assessment for Sea Level Rise Impacts on Coastal Systems of Gamasa Ras El Bar Area, Nile Delta, Egypt," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-20, March.
    2. Le Bars, Dewi, 2018. "Uncertainty in sea level rise projections due to the dependence between contributors," Earth Arxiv uvw3s, Center for Open Science.
    3. Ben S. Hague & Andy J. Taylor, 2021. "Tide-only inundation: a metric to quantify the contribution of tides to coastal inundation under sea-level rise," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 107(1), pages 675-695, May.
    4. Guglielmo Maria Caporale & Luis A. Gil-Alana & Laura Sauci, 2020. "US Sea Level Data: Time Trends and Persistence," CESifo Working Paper Series 8274, CESifo.
    5. Vladimir J. Alarcon & Anna C. Linhoss & Christopher R. Kelble & Paul F. Mickle & Gonzalo F. Sanchez-Banda & Fernando E. Mardonez-Meza & Joseph Bishop & Steven L. Ashby, 2022. "Coastal inundation under concurrent mean and extreme sea-level rise in Coral Gables, Florida, USA," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 111(3), pages 2933-2962, April.

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