Abstract
EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION,
VOL. 88, NO. 9,
PAGE 105, 2007
doi:10.1029/2007EO090001
FEATURE
Risk of rising sea level to population and land area
Department of Geography, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), University of Kansas, Lawrence
College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kans.
Department of Geography, CReSIS, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Department of Geography, CReSIS, University of Kansas, Lawrence
College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kans.
CReSIS, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Low-elevation land areas and their populations are at risk globally from rising sea level. Global sea level has risen by about 2 millimeters per year over the past century. About half of this rise may be attributed to thermal expansion of the ocean and the melting of temperate-latitude glaciers [Dyurgerov and Meier, 1997]. The remainder of the rise is believed to come from a net loss of mass from the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, although the exact contribution is unknown.
Citation: (2007), Risk of rising sea level to population and land area, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(9), 105, doi:10.1029/2007EO090001.
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