Relative sea-level change: a critical evaluation. Unesco (COMAR) working group on mean sea-level rise and its influence on the coastal zone
Stewart, R.W.; Kjerfve, B.; Milliman, J.D.; Dwivedi, S.N. (1990). Relative sea-level change: a critical evaluation. Unesco (COMAR) working group on mean sea-level rise and its influence on the coastal zone. UNESCO Reports in Marine Science = Rapports de l'Unesco sur les sciences de la mer, 54. UNESCO: Paris. ix, 22 pp. Part of: UNESCO Reports in Marine Science = Rapports de l'Unesco sur les sciences de la mer. UNESCO: Paris. ISSN 0253-0112; e-ISSN 0257-6589, more |  |
| Authors | | Top | - Stewart, R.W.
- Kjerfve, B.
- Milliman, J.D.
- Dwivedi, S.N.
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| Abstract | The Unesco COMAR working group on mean sea-level rise and its influence on the coastal zone analyses various aspects of relative sea-level change, both in recent geological and historical times and with a view towards future decades. The report provides a critical summary of the causes, likelihood and consequences of relative mean sea-level change. Most of these are seen to be site-specific rather than global. The working group also suggests components and basic considerations for the establishment of international programmes to ascertain sea-level change. Included with the text are six illustrations, one table and a list of references on the subject.The authors conclude that, while current scientific opinion does not tend toward “doomsday” forecasts of dramatic global sea-level rise, significant changes in the levels of both the land and the sea are likely. Future studies should concentrate on site-specific aspects of such changes in areas under threat. |
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