Research Catalog

Title

Sea-level rise for the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington : past, present, and future / Committee on Sea Livel Rise in California, Oregon, and Washington, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Author

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Sea Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012], ©2012.

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Additional Authors

• National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Ocean Studies Board.

Description

xiv, 201 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

"Tide gages show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

• Coast changes > Pacific Coast (U.S.)
• Climatic changes > Pacific Coast (U.S.)
• Climate change mitigation > Pacific Coast (U.S.)
• Sea level > Climatic factors > Pacific Coast (U.S.)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

ISBN

• 9780309255943
• 0309255945

OCLC

• ocn809027630
• SCSB-5666326

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries