Discussion of: Houston, J.R. and Dean, R.G., 2011. Sea-Level Acceleration Based on U.S. Tide Gauges and Extensions of Previous Global-Gauge Analyses
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Title:
Discussion of: Houston, J.R. and Dean, R.G., 2011. Sea-Level Acceleration Based on U.S. Tide Gauges and Extensions of Previous Global-Gauge Analyses
Series Title:
Journal of Coastal Research Volume 27 Issue 3
Creator:
Rahmstorf, Stefan
Vermeer, Martin
Affiliation:
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Aalto University of Engineering -- Department of Surveying
Publisher:
Coastal Education and Research Foundation
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Language:
English

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Climate Change ( lcsh )
Sea Level Rise ( lcsh )
Global Warming ( lcsh )
Ocean ( lcsh )

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Summary:
A recent article published in the Journal of Coastal Research analysed a number of different sea-level records and reported that they found no acceleration of sea-level rise. We show that this is due to their focusing on records that are either too short or only regional in character, and on their specific focus on acceleration since the year 1930, which represents a unique minimum in the acceleration curve. We find that global sea-level rise is accelerating in a way strongly correlated with global temperature. This correlation also explains the acceleration minimum for time periods starting around 1930; it is due to the mid-twentieth-century plateau in global temperature.

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