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IPCC SROCC data on sea level rise

External Data Spec Published 05 Nov 2019

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Topics: Climate change adaptation , Water and marine environment ,

This data archive comprises all data underlying figures and maps in Chapter 4 (Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities) of the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate published in 2019.

Provider:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Dataset URL:

https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/download-report/

Dataset path:

Link to data archive:

https://report.ipcc.ch/srocc/pdf/SROCC_FinalDraft_Chapter4_SM_Data.zip

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Indicators using this data

Global and European sea-level rise This indicator comprises several metrics to describe past and future sea level rises globally and in European seas. Global sea level rise is reported because it is the second-most important metric of global climate change (after global mean surface temperature), and because it is a proxy of sea level rise in Europe. Past sea level trends across Europe are reported in two different ways: first, absolute sea level change based on satellite altimeter measurements that reflect primarily the contribution of global climate change to sea level rise in Europe; second, relative sea level change based on tide gauges that also include local land movement, which is more relevant for the development of regional adaptation strategies. The indicator also addresses changes in extreme sea level along the European coast. The following aspects of sea level rise are included: observed change in GMSL, based on two reconstructions from tide gauge measurements (since 1880) and on satellite altimeter data (since 1993); spatial trends in absolute sea level across European seas, based on satellite measurements (since 1993); spatial trends in relative sea level across European seas, based on European tide gauge stations with long time series (since 1970); projected change in global sea level for three different forcing scenarios; projected change in relative sea level across European seas; projected change in the frequency of flooding events along European coasts.

Produced figures

Change in the frequency of flooding events in Europe under projected sea level rise under two climate scenarios This maps show the estimated multiplication factor, by which the frequency of flooding events of a given height changes between 2010 and 2100 due to projected regional sea relative level rise under the RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 scenarios. Values larger than 1 indicate an increase in flooding frequency. Adapted from Figure 4.12 of the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere (SROCC).

Projected change in relative sea level, 2081-2100 European sea level change for 2081–2100 for RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 in metres. Results are median values based on the values in SROCC Table 4.4 for Antarctica including GIA and the gravitational and rotational effects, and results by Church et al. (2013) for glaciers, LWS and Greenland.

Visualisations produced

Projected rise in global mean sea level Global mean sea level projections up to 2100 for three representative concentration pathways (RCPs).

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