Sea Level Rise
Subtitle: History and Consequences (International Geophysics)
Contributors: Bruce Douglas (Editor); Michael S. Kearney (Editor); Stephen P. Leatherman (Editor)
Edition: Har/Cdr edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: September 20, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780122213458
Subjects: Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Global warming; Oceanography (seas); Engineering - Civil; Dynamic Oceanography; Science; Sea level; Science/Mathematics; General; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Science / Oceanography; Earth Sciences - General
First sentence: Compared to spectacular geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes, the contemporary rate of long-term sea level rise appears benign.