Climate and Sea Level Change: Observations, Projections and Implications

Abstract

Part I. Overview: 1. Climate and sea level change: a synthesis Part II. Data: 2. Mean sea level changes in the recent past 3. Recent global sea levels and land levels 4. Improving sea level data 5. Global absolute sea level: the Hawaiian and US Atlantic coast-Bermuda regional networks 6. Long-term changes in eustatic sea level Part III. Projections: 7. Future changes in global mean temperature and sea level 8. Possible future contributions to sea level change from small glaciers 9. Possible changes in the mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and their effects on sea level 10. The Antarctic Peninsula contribution to future sea level rise 11. Model projections of CO2-induced equilibrium climate change 12. Observational data on the relationships between climatic change and the frequency and magnitude of severe tropical storms Part IV. Impacts and Case Studies: 13. Geographic information systems and future sea level rise 14. The storm surge problem and possible effects of sea level changes on coastal flooding in the Bay of Bengal 15. Geographical complexities of detailed impact assessment for the Ganges-Brahmaputra Meghna delta of Bangladesh 16. Possible impacts of, and adjustments to, sea level rise the cases of Bangladesh and Egypt 17. Impacts of sea level rise on coastal systems with special emphasis son the Mississippi River deltaic plain 18. Sea level rise: assessing the problems 19. Adjustment to greenhouse gas induced sea level rise on the Norfolk coast - a case study 20. What will happen to The Netherlands if sea level rise accelerates? 21. The vulnerability of the east coast of South America to sea level rise and possible adjustment strategies 22. Future sea level rise in Hong Kong and possible environmental effects Part V. Summaries and Recommendations: 23. Sea level changes 24. Severe tropical storms and storm surges 25. Regional effects of sea level rise.