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Latest revision as of 14:04, 5 October 2021

Definition of Eustatic sea level rate:
The worldwide change of sea level elevation with time due to such causes as glacial melting or formation, thermal expansion or contraction of sea water, etc.[1].
This is the common definition for Eustatic sea level rate, other definitions can be discussed in the article

See: Sea level rise

References

  1. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, 2000, Silver Spring, MD, Tide and Current Glossary