Sentences with phrase «contributed to sea level rise during»
Anthropogenic forcing, resulting in thermal expansion from ocean warming and glacier mass loss, has very likely contributed to sea level rise during the latter half of the 20th century.
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During this period, we estimate that the Eurasian Ice Sheet contributed around 2.5 metres to global sea level rise» states Patton.
The conclusion that the Greenland ice sheet melting was significantly enhanced by the increased N. Hemispheric insolation during the Eemian affects projections of future (near term) sea level rise insofar as Greenland melt contributed to the Eemian sea level rise.
Quantitatively, Vasskog et al. estimate that during this time (the prior interglacial) the GrIS was «probably between ~ 7 and 60 % smaller than at present,» and that that melting contributed to a rise in global sea level of «between 0.5 and 4.2 m.» Thus, in comparing the present interglacial to the past interglacial, atmospheric CO2 concentrations are currently 30 % higher, global temperatures are 1.5 - 2 °C cooler, GrIS volume is from 7 - 67 % larger, and global sea level is at least 0.5 - 4.2 m lower, none of which observations signal catastrophe for the present.
The melting of the Antarctica ice sheet, on the other hand, contributed five millimeters to the sea level rise during the same period.
During this period, we estimate that the Eurasian Ice Sheet contributed around 2.5 metres to global sea level rise» states Patton.
Over the past decade, Greenland has contributed to sea level rise at an average rate of ~ 270 Gt / year, with a peak up to ~ 640 Gt during the extreme year of 2012.
So, based on these peer reviewed and generally accepted numbers, 20th century sea levels rose at a 25 % slower rate in the second half of the century than the first which, on any reasonable interpretation, contradicts the notion that global temperature increases during the last 50 years contributed to any sea level rise!»
Which of the topics discussed so far in State of the Cryosphere have the potential to contribute to a rising sea level during a warming climate?