Florida's Changing Sea Level
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Material Information

Title:
Florida's Changing Sea Level
Series Title:
Shoreline
Creator:
Maul, George A.
Publisher:
Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Climate Change ( lcsh )
Key West(Fla.) ( lcsh )
Sea Level Rise ( lcsh )
Florida ( lcsh )

Notes

Abstract:
Key West has the distinction of being the Western Hemisphere’s longest sea level record. It dates back to 1846, and although it has several multi-year gaps, it shows a long-term trend of rising sea level of about +2 mm per year. Records such as those at Key West are a measure of the ocean’s surface relative to fixed survey points on land called benchmarks, and is titled relative sea level (RSL). Changing sea level is a study of the inter-annual trends calculated by a linear least-squares fit to monthly or annual means as shown below for Key West (data from the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level). ( English )

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
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