Difference between revisions of "Eustatic sea level rate"
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Revision as of 16:20, 25 November 2008
Definition of Eustatic sea level rate:
The worldwide change of sea level elevation with time. The changes are 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
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References
- ↑ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, 2000, Silver Spring, MD, Tide and Current Glossary
