Sea Levels: Abrupt events and mechanisms of change
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International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 495 'Quaternary Land-Ocean Interactions: Driving Mechanisms and Coastal Responses' commenced in 2004, three decades after the first project specifically concerned with sea levels began (Project 61: 1974-82). Over thirty years of co-ordinated international research have produced a detailed picture of the spatial variability inherent in sea level change. Project 495 will undoubtedly refine this picture but in addition, it seeks to develop a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms responsible for these patterns. This report reviews examples of recent research concerned with identifying underlying mechanisms, and concentrates on the role of studies examining abrupt events and rapid changes.
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