A related collaboration and focused symposium by Okeanos — Foundation for
the Sea advanced these efforts, bringing in new partners and ideas (view the Hamburg report).
The overarching goal of this WCRP research
effort, led by WCRP's Core Project «Climate and Ocean Variability, Predictability and Change» (CLIVAR) as a Research Focus, is to establish a quantitative understanding of the natural and anthropogenic mechanisms of regional to local
sea level variability; to promote
advances in observing systems required for an integrated
sea level monitoring; and to foster the development of
sea level predictions and projections that are of increasing benefit for coastal zone management.