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Ocean model resolution dependence of Caribbean sea-level projections.
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Scientific Reports . 9/3/2020, Vol. 10 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Sea-level rise poses severe threats to coastal and low-lying regions around the world, by exacerbating coastal erosion and flooding. Adequate sea-level projections over the next decades are important for both decision making and for the development of successful adaptation strategies in these coastal and low-lying regions to climate change. Ocean components of climate models used in the most recent sea-level projections do not explicitly resolve ocean mesoscale processes. Only a few effects of these mesoscale processes are represented in these models, which leads to errors in the simulated properties of the ocean circulation that affect sea-level projections. Using the Caribbean Sea as an example region, we demonstrate a strong dependence of future sea-level change on ocean model resolution in simulations with a global climate model. The results indicate that, at least for the Caribbean Sea, adequate regional projections of sea-level change can only be obtained with ocean models which capture mesoscale processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SEA level
*MARINE geodesy
*COASTAL changes
*FLOODS
*CLIMATE change
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20452322
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Scientific Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145492905
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71563-0