Trend in absolute sea level across Europe based on satellite measurements, 1993-2019

Figure Created 22 Nov 2019 Published 04 Dec 2019 Last modified 04 Dec 2019

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Topics: Climate change adaptation

Spatial distribution of trends in mean sea level in European seas (January 1993- February 2019).

Temporal coverage:: 1993-2019
Tags:: climate change , sea level
Geographic coverage:: Albania , Austria , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czechia , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Kosovo , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Montenegro , Netherlands , North Macedonia , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom
Methodology:: Based on satellite data; trends in mm/year, inverted barometer included, seasonal signal removed, The global mean sea level trend is corrected for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (using the ICE5G-VM2 GIA model) to take into account the associated volume changes of the ocean.
Units:: mm/year
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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

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